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- ScienceBlog recently featured NCCOS research on deep sea corals. The report provides never before data about where these living species are found off the northeast coast of the US.
- The Press-News reports that scientists are predicting the toxic blue-green algae bloom in Lake Erie’s western basin will be mild this summer for the first time in years (July, 2012).
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Recent Posts
- TECHNOLOGY AND DATA: NOAA and Partners Deliver New Climate and Health Data Tool to Public
- NOAA Completes Ship-based mapping of the Northeast Reserves, Puerto Rico
- PARTNERSHIPS: Mapping Puerto Rico’s Marine Resources: An Interview with John Christensen, Director of the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
- Vol. 2, Issue 1 – NOAA in the Caribbean Newsletter: Connecting NOAA and Partners across the Caribbean
- Puerto Rico’s Northeast Reserve: where science and management converge.
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Category Archives: Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment
Vol. 2, Issue 1 – NOAA in the Caribbean Newsletter: Connecting NOAA and Partners across the Caribbean
By Simon Pittman Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Forecasting hurricanes, mapping coral reefs, monitoring climate change, operating tsunami warning systems, managing fisheries and producing navigation charts are just a few of the NOAA … Continue reading
Posted in Biogeography Branch, Caribbean, Caribbean Research, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coral, General, MPA Areas of Interest, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, NOAA in the Caribbean Newsletter, Ocean Research, Partnerships
Tagged bomb damaged reefs in Puerto Rico, Caribbean Regional Ocean Partnership, Regional Climate Outlook Forum for the Caribbean
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Puerto Rico’s Northeast Reserve: where science and management converge.
By Tim Battista Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science The relationship between science conducted to support marine management, and resource management supported by science, is one worth furthering. Historically, these two have not been … Continue reading
Posted in Areas of Special Biological Significance, Benthic Mapping, Biogeography Branch, Caribbean, Caribbean Research, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Coral Reef Institutes, General, MPA Areas of Interest, Nancy Foster Exploration, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, NOAA Marine Protected Areas, Ocean Exploration, Ocean Field Work
Tagged coastal development, Culebra, Escollo Grappler, lion fish, Point Miquillo, Puerto Rico, recreational boating, Vieques
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PARTNERSHIPS: The Growth of Collaborative Research at a Regional Level Series, Part 3: Interview with Sean Morton, Sanctuary Superintendent
Part 3 of a three-part series on the Tortugas Ecological Reserve, NOAA Ocean Science Blogger is pleased to sit down with Mr. Sean Morton, Superintendent of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) of NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. As Superintendent, … Continue reading
Posted in Benthic Mapping, Biogeography Branch, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coral, General, Marine Regional Planning, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Ocean Exploration, Ocean Field Work, Ocean Research, Partnerships, Science for Coastal Ecosystem Management
Tagged Chris Jeffrey, Florida, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuaries, Jerry Ault, NOAA Fisheries, Ocean Research, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, southeast US, Tortugas Ecological Reserve, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Miami
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PARTNERSHIPS: The Growth of Collaborative Research at a Regional Level Series, Part 2: Socioeconomics Focus with Dr. Bob Leeworthy
In an effort to show illustrate the role of economics in coastal and ocean resource conservation and management decision-making, NOAA Ocean Science Blogger sat down with Dr. Vernon (Bob) Leeworthy to talk about a study he conducted before and after … Continue reading
Posted in Benthic Mapping, Biogeography Branch, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coral, General, Marine Regional Planning, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, NOAA's National Ocean Service, Ocean Field Work, Science for Coastal Ecosystem Management
Tagged Florida, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuaries, Jerry Ault, NOAA Fisheries, Ocean Research, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, southeast US, Tortugas Ecological Reserve, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Miami
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PARTNERSHIPS: The Growth of Collaborative Research at a Regional Level Series, Part 1: Overview with Dr. Chris Jeffrey
In an effort to give readers a sense of how research changes over time, building on historical approaches, informing future study directions, NOAA Ocean Science Blogger sat down with NOAA’s Dr. Chris Jeffrey of the National Centers for Coastal Ocean … Continue reading
Posted in Benthic Mapping, Biogeography Branch, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coral, General, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, NOAA's National Ocean Service, Ocean Exploration, Ocean Field Work, Ocean Research, Partnerships
Tagged Florida, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuaries, Jerry Ault, NOAA Fisheries, Ocean Research, Southeast Fisheries Science Center, southeast US, Tortugas Ecological Reserve, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Miami
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Coastal Economies: Researching Aquaculture for Nutrient Mitigation in Long Island Sound
NOAA Ocean Science Blog sat down with Dr. Suzanne Bricker of NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA), Coastal Ocean Assessments, Status, and Trends (COAST Branch), to talk about her research to leverage aquaculture as a potential … Continue reading
Posted in Areas of Special Biological Significance, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coastal Ocean Assessment, Status, and Trends Branch, Contaminants, EPA, General, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, NOAA's National Ocean Service, Ocean Pollution, Partnerships, seafood safety
Tagged aquaculture, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coastal Economies - NOAA research, coastal ocean science, Contaminants, EPA region 1 and 2, EPA regional ecosystem services program, FARM model, Great Bay NH, HydroQual Inc., Long Island Sound, Long Island Sound Study, Longline Environment, Ltd., National Marine Fisheries Service, NCCOS, NEEA, New Hampshire, NOAA, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Nutrient Trading Programs, pollution, Shellfish Environment Services, Suzanne bricker, SWEM model, Total Maximum Daily Laod
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Ocean Discoveries: Predicting Mesophotic Coral Distributions in Hawaii Blog Series, Part 2 – A Word with Dr. Malia Chow, Superintendent of NOAA’s HIHWNMS
Dr. Malia Chow is the Superintendent of NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (sanctuary), a role that necessitates experience working with stakeholders, researchers and government officials, etc. on varying levels. What readers might not know is that Malia … Continue reading
Posted in Biogeography Branch, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, General, Hawaii, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, NOAA's National Ocean Service, Ocean Exploration, Ocean Research, Partnerships, Science for Coastal Ecosystem Management, Sponsored Research
Tagged Bryan Costa, CCMA, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coral, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Habitat Conservation, Hawaii, Mapping, Mesophotic Coral Reef Ecosystems, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
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Ocean Discoveries: Predicting Mesophotic Coral Distributions in Hawaii Blog Series – Part 1, Bryan Costa
By Bryan Costa, Geospatial Scientist, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Project Overview The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (HIHWNMS) is jointly managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the … Continue reading
Posted in Biogeography Branch, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research, Coral, Coral Reef Conservation Program, General, Hawaii, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Ocean Exploration, Ocean Research, Partnerships, Science for Coastal Ecosystem Management
Tagged Bryan Costa, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Hawaii DNR and coral, Humpback sanctuary, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA OMAO, Ocean Exploration, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
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Partnerships: NOAA Researchers Collaborate with Alaska Native Subsistence Communities to Assess Seafood Safety
By Dr. Dennis Apeti, Physical Scientist Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Alaska Native Communities Approach NOAA for Answers About Seafood Safety In 2007, NCCOS scientists at the Center for Coastal Monitoring … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, BioEffects, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Chugach, Climate Change, Coastal Ocean Assessment, Status, and Trends Branch, Contaminants, General, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Status and Trends, Native communities, NOAA, NOAA's National Ocean Service, Ocean Field Work, Ocean Pollution, Ocean Research, Partnerships, Port Graham, Prince William Sound, seafood safety, Southcentral Alaska, subsistence
Tagged Alaska, Alaska Native Subsistence, CCMA, chugach regional rescources commission, Dennis Apeti, Field Research, Nanawalek, NCCOS, NOAA, Ocean Pollution, Partnerships, Port Graham, Qutekcak, Seldovia, shellfish safety, Tatitlek
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Resource Management: Mapping Coral Reefs in the Marshall Islands, Matt Kendall
An atoll not at all what I expected The Mission The Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) within the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) at NOAA is among those responsible for creating maps of coral reefs. Maps … Continue reading
Posted in Biogeography Branch, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coral, Coral Reef Conservation Program, General, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, NOAA's National Ocean Service, Ocean Field Work, Ocean Research, Science for Coastal Ecosystem Management
Tagged atoll, CCMA, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coral bleaching, coral ground truthing, coral reef research, CRCP, Majuro coral reefs, marshall islands, Matt Kendall, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, NOAA, pacific coral reefs, reef mapping, remote sensing of coral reefs
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