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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.
Past Posts
Category Archives: Ocean Exploration
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: NCCOS Partners with UAF to Train Next Generation of Science Divers Series, Part 2: Interview with Reid Brewer
By Reid Brewer, Associate Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program agent in Dutch Harbor NOAA Ocean Science Blogger sat down with Reid Brewer of University of Alaska Fairbanks, giving readers a glimpse into the intersection … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research, General, NOAA, NOAA's National Ocean Service, Ocean Exploration, Ocean Field Work, Partnerships
Tagged Brenda Konar, cold water diving, Kris Holderied, Red king crab, Reid Brewer, science dive training, Science diving, University of Alaska
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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 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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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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Ocean Discoveries: 2012 Nancy Foster Mapping Mission: Field Notes/Day 18 – Education and Outreach aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster!
by Alicia Clarke and Tracy Gill, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science We are sad to announce that the 2012 NOAA ship Nancy Foster mapping mission has come to an end. But, before we left the mission for good, … Continue reading
Posted in Benthic Mapping, Biogeography Branch, Caribbean, Caribbean Research, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coral Reef Conservation Program, General, Marine Regional Planning, Nancy Foster Exploration, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, NOAA's National Ocean Service, Ocean Exploration, Ocean Field Work, Ocean Research
Tagged Alicia Clarke, Benthic Mapping, Coast Guard, Coral, Coral Reef Ecosystem Managers, EPA, Erik Ebert, Nancy Foster Exploration, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Ocean Exploration, Ocean Research, Ocean Reserach, Puerto Rico, Reef Smart, ROV, Tim Battista, Tracy Gill, University of Puerto Rico
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Ocean Discoveries: 2012 Nancy Foster Mapping Mission/Day 17 – Final Day of Science
By Alicia Clarke The Last 24 Hours of Science After an afternoon spent successfully calibrating this fish acoustics sonar system, Laura Kracker and Erik Ebert started the last 12 hours of fish acoustic operations for the mission. The team deployed … Continue reading
Posted in Benthic Mapping, Biogeography Branch, Caribbean, Caribbean Research, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coral, Coral Reef Conservation Program, General, Marine Regional Planning, Nancy Foster Exploration, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, NOAA Marine Protected Areas, NOAA's National Ocean Service, Ocean Exploration, Ocean Field Work, Ocean Research
Tagged Alicia Clarke, Coral, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Education, Erik Ebert, fish, Fish Acoustics, Laura Kracker, multibeam, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Puerto Rico, Reef Smart, ROV, San Juan, Sonar, Tim Battista
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Ocean Discoveries: 2012 Nancy Foster Mapping Mission: Field Notes/Day 15 – Backscatter Imagery Completes the Picture of the Sea Floor
By Will Sautter, Acoustic Mapping Specialist, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Painting a Portrait of the Seafloor This is Will Sautter again. We have been steadily painting the portrait of the Great Reserve boundary with … Continue reading
Posted in Benthic Mapping, Biogeography Branch, Caribbean, Caribbean Research, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coral, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Marine Regional Planning, Nancy Foster Exploration, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, NOAA Marine Protected Areas, NOAA's National Ocean Service, Ocean Exploration, Ocean Field Work, Ocean Research
Tagged Backscatter, backscatter of ocean habitats, BIOMapper, Caribbean, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Chris Taylor, Coral, Coral Reef Conservation Program, CRCP, Field Research, Field Sampling Caribbean, GIS, multibeam, Nancy Foster Exploration, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Ocean Exploration, Puerto Rico, SCUBA, Sonar, The Great Reserve, Will Sautter
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