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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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Tag Archives: Coral
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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Mesophotic Research Cruise Makes New Discoveries in Caribbean
By David Hilmer, Program Manager, Caribbean Coral Reef Institute, Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) This article is one in a periodic series regarding CSCOR activities and sponsored research. You can also see the blog for other articles … Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean, Caribbean Research, Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research, Coral, Coral Reef Institutes, Mesophotic Coral Reef Ecosystems, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Sponsored Research
Tagged Caribbean Coral Reef Institute, Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research, Coral, Mesophotic Coral Reef Ecosystems, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Puerto Rico
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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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Ocean Discoveries: Marine Ecological Gap Analysis for the National Park Service
By Dan Dorfman, Marine Conservation Planner Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science NCCOS/CCMA Blogger Biography: Dan Dorfman is a Marine Conservation Planner with the NCCOS’ Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Biogeography Branch. His work … Continue reading
Posted in Biogeography Branch
Tagged Benthic Mapping, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coral, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Dan Dorfman, GIS, Mapping, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Park Service, Ocean Research, US Caribbean Research, USVI
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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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Ocean Discoveries: 2012 Nancy Foster Mapping Mission/Days 11-14 – Connecting Students to Scientists via Skype
By Alicia Clarke Back Out to Sea after Weather Delays You’ve probably noticed that the Nancy Foster mapping mission team has been a bit quiet over the last couple of days. That’s because a weather system blowing in from the … 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, multibeam, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Puerto Rico, ROV, Shipwreck, Sonar, Tim Battista
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Ocean Discoveries: 2012 Nancy Foster Mapping Mission: Field Notes/Day 10 – Reef Smart Puerto Rico: Bringing Coral Reef Ecosystem Science to Policy and Decision Makers
By Alicia Clarke, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Today was our last day in port, but before we went back out to sea the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster played host to some very … Continue reading
Posted in Benthic Mapping, Biogeography Branch, Caribbean, Caribbean Research, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, 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, Caribbean, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coral, Field Research, Field Sampling Caribbean, Nancy Foster Exploration, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Ocean Exploration, Puerto Rico, Reef Smart, SCUBA
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