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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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- 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: Science for Coastal Ecosystem Management
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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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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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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Partnerships: NOAA and St. Thomas Fishing Community Study Impacts of Marine Debris
By Randy Clark Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Here at NCCOS, much of our research is prompted by coastal managers and resource users. We aim to provide managers with data on … Continue reading
Posted in Benthic Mapping, Biogeography Branch, Caribbean, Caribbean Research, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coral, General, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, NOAA's National Ocean Service, Ocean Field Work, Ocean Research, Science for Coastal Ecosystem Management, St. Thomas Fishermen's Association, Technology
Tagged autonomous underwater vehicles, AUV, Benthic Mapping, biogeography branch, Caribbean, Caribbean Fishery Management Council, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, CFMC, coral reef research, derelict fish traps, derelict fishing gear, Flat Cay, Mapping, Marine Debris, multibeam, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Park Service, NCCOS, NMFS, NOAA derelict fishing gear research, NOAA Marine Debris Program, NOAA MDP, Perservence Bay, Randy Clark, ROV, Sonar, St. John coral research, St. Thomas coral reef reserach, STFA Dave Olsen, U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, University of Virgin Islands, UVI, Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument
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Vol. 1, Issue 2 – NOAA in the Caribbean Newsletter: Connecting NOAA and Partners across the Caribbean
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 services of economic and environmental importance to the people of the Caribbean. Given the diversity … Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean, Caribbean Research, General, NOAA in the Caribbean Newsletter, Science for Coastal Ecosystem Management
Tagged Caribbean, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coral, Fisheries, jeff payne, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NCCOS, NOAA, NOAA Caribbean activities, Reef Smart, Science for Coastal Ecosystem Management, Simon Pittman
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