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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: NOAA
New England Offshore Areas will Reopen for Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishing Following NOAA Supported Research
NOAA Ocean Science Blog discussed with Dr. Quay Dortch from NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research, to talk about the recent news of the opening of New England’s Surfclam fisheryand how ECOHAB research contributed to the opening. What is … Continue reading
Posted in Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research, General, Harmful Algal Blooms, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, NOAA, NOAA's National Ocean Service, Sponsored Research
Tagged Harmful Algal Blooms, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NCCOS, NOAA, Ocean Research
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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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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 General, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Biogeography Branch, Coral, Ocean Research, Ocean Field Work, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, NOAA's National Ocean Service, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Science for Coastal Ecosystem Management
Tagged National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coral bleaching, CCMA, NOAA, CRCP, coral reef research, marshall islands, pacific coral reefs, Matt Kendall, Majuro coral reefs, reef mapping, atoll, remote sensing of coral reefs, coral ground truthing
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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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Partnerships: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Blog Series – Part 1, Julie Sims
Interviewee Biography:Julie Sims is the Regional Coordinator for NOAA Restoration Center and is located in Ann Arbor, MI, at the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. In the Great Lakes Region, the Restoration Center has responsibilities for the protection and restoration … Continue reading
Posted in Areas of Concern, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Tagged AOC, Contaminants, EPA, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Habitat Conservation, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, NOAA Restoration, pollution
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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/Day 2 – The Northeast Great Reserve and the Science Team
By Antares Ramos Álvarez, Entry 2 The Northeast Great Reserve Overview The Northeast Great Reserve is Puerto Rico’s first marine corridor, established by the PR Government as a protected on June 30th of 2011, covering around 9,932 acres of land and … Continue reading
Posted in Benthic Mapping, Biogeography Branch, Caribbean, Caribbean Research, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coral, Marine Regional Planning, Nancy Foster Exploration, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, NOAA's National Ocean Service, Ocean Exploration, Ocean Field Work, Ocean Research, Technology
Tagged Benthic Mapping, Caribbean, Economic Exclusive Zone, Field Sampling Caribbean, Fish Acoustics, Land based sources of pollution, Marine Protected Areas, NOAA, Northeast Great Reserve, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico's Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, Sonar
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Ocean Discoveries: 2012 Nancy Foster Mapping Mission/Day 1 – On Our Way to the Northeast Great Reserve
By Antares Ramos Álvarez, Entry 1 Guest Blogger Biography: Antares Ramos Álvarez works for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as Puerto Rico’s Coral Management Liaison and Coastal Specialist where she assists with both coral reef conservation and coastal zone management issues … Continue reading
Posted in Benthic Mapping, Biogeography Branch, Caribbean, Caribbean Research, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coral, 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 Antares Ramos, Caribbean, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, Coastal Zone Management Program, Coral, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Field Research, Field Sampling Caribbean, Nancy Foster, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NCCOS, NOAA, Northeast Great Reserve, Ocean Research, Puerto Rico
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Technology: NCCOS Scientists and Partners Explore the Potential for Fisheries Acoustics Technology in the Southeast US, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean
By Laura Kracker, Ph.D., Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research (CCEHBR), National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Overview of Underwater Acoustics for Mapping the Water Column Underwater acoustics (ie. fisheries sonars) uses sound to detect and map the … Continue reading
