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A Baseline Chemical Contaminants Study of Marine S...

We are assessing the scope and extent of land-based sources of chemical contaminants in the marine sediments of Nu’uuli Pala Lagoon in American Samoa. Currently, there are no contaminant data ...

Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, American Samoa, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, andrew.mason@noaa.gov

A Chemical Contaminant Characterization of Waters ...

We are assessing the scope and extent of land-based sources of chemical contaminants in the marine waters surrounding Cocos Island, Guam. Previous NCCOS studies identified a gap in polychlorinated biphenyls ...

Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Guam, U.S. States and Territories, andrew.mason@noaa.gov

A Mechanism Based Intervention for Brevetoxin Indu...

The Florida manatee inhabits environments in which blooms of the toxic dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis, frequently occur. K. brevis produces brevetoxins, that result in fish kills, contamination of shellfish, and respiratory ...

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov

A Study of Gambierdiscus 'Super Bugs' and Ciguatox...

Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is the most common algal-borne illness worldwide. It is a debilitating syndrome caused by consumption of fish contaminated with ciguatoxins (CTXs) produced by the dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus ...

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Florida, U.S. States and Territories, U.S. Virgin Islands, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov

A Synthesis of Chemical Contaminants Monitoring Da...

Between 2007 and 2018, the National Park Service and its partners in association with NOAA’s National Mussel Watch Program collected bay mussel (Mytilus trossulus) tissue samples from Alaska's southeast and ...

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Alaska, U.S. States and Territories, dennis.apeti@noaa.gov, mary.rider@noaa.gov

Aggression is a Symptom of Domoic Acid Poisoning i...

To gain a better understanding of symptoms experienced by California sea lions caused by the toxin domoic acid, we are studying the relationship between aggression and seizure behavior in laboratory ...

Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, California, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, john.ramsdell@noaa.gov

An Assessment of Chemical Contaminants in Sediment...

We studied the coastal waters of southwest Puerto Rico to find out what kind and how much pollution (chemical contaminants) are in sediments and corals (Porites astreoides) and how that ...

Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, tony.pait@noaa.gov

An Early Warning System for Pseudo-nitzschia Harmf...

Blooms of some species of the diatom Pseudo-nitzschia produce a neurotoxin that accumulates in shellfish, which can cause illness and even death in humans who eat them. Shellfish managers monitor ...

Coastal Change, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Oregon, U.S. States and Territories, Washington, marc.suddleson@noaa.gov

An Ecological Characterization of the Marine Resou...

We studied the coastal waters of Vieques, Puerto Rico, looking at fish and bottom-dwelling animals, contaminants in sediments and corals, and nutrient levels in surface waters. We also mapped the ...

Assessing Human Use, Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Marine Spatial Ecology, , Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, john.christensen@noaa.gov, laurie.bauer@noaa.gov, matt.kendall@noaa.gov

An Integrated Assessment of Oil and Gas Release in...

In 2004, the Taylor Energy Mississippi Canyon 20 (MC20) oil and gas drilling platform was toppled during Hurricane Ivan. Since the collapse of the drilling platform, the MC20 site has ...

Oil Spill, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, andrew.mason@noaa.gov

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Harmful Algal Bloom Workshop Focuses on Alaskan Co...

Attendees at the 2023 Alaska HAB Workshop. Climatic changes in Arctic Alaska are resulting in more harmful algal blooms (HABs) for the region, signaling a potential growing threat to human ...

April 19, 2023 Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Pathogens, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Water Quality, Alaska, U.S. States and Territories, steve.kibler@noaa.gov, timothy.wynne@noaa.gov

NCCOS Contributes to 2023 Annual meeting of the Na...

Dr. Suzanne Bricker (l) and Ms. Shelly Tomlinson (r) with Dr. Sandy Shumway, President-elect National Shellfish Association and Conference Manager, at the 115th Annual meeting of the National Shellfish Association ...

April 7, 2023 Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Marine Spatial Ecology, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Water Quality, Chesapeake Bay, Foreign Countries, U.S. States and Territories, shelly.tomlinson@noaa.gov, suzanne.bricker@noaa.gov

Publication Provides Guidance on Implementing Earl...

An international team of researchers and managers that includes NCCOS scientists published technical guidance to help improve harmful algal bloom (HAB) monitoring and forecasting around the globe. The document provides ...

April 4, 2023 Coastal Change, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Waterbodies, greg.doucette@noaa.gov, maggie.broadwater@noaa.gov, richard.stumpf@noaa.gov

Study Helps Predict Time, Effort Needed to Remove ...

Cutting down Phragmites australis at Parkers Creek in Calvert County, Maryland.Credit: Eric Buehl, University of Maryland Sea Grant Extension. Environmental managers can now reference a new NCCOS-funded study to better ...

April 3, 2023 Coastal Change, Invasive Species, Restoration, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Chesapeake Bay, Waterbodies, david.kidwell@noaa.gov

NCCOS Responds to South Carolina's Request for Con...

Derelict naval vessel in Bohicket Creek, South Carolina, with small boat along its starboard side, 2023. Credit: NOAA. This past winter, at the request of the South Carolina Department of ...

March 27, 2023 Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Water Quality, South Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, marie.delorenzo@noaa.gov

San Diego Estuaries Research Symposium Highlights ...

On February 7, 2023, NCCOS-supported researchers under the Coastal Hypoxia Research Program presented their findings at the virtual San Diego Estuaries Research Symposium. The symposium was designed to bring together ...

March 15, 2023 Hypoxia, Other Topics, Sponsored Research, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, California, U.S. States and Territories, kimberly.puglise@noaa.gov

Investigating the Long-term Effects of Chronic Tur...

Fragments of the Caribbean coral Orbicella faveolata being prepared for daily imaging. A photo of each coral is taken under a fluorescent microscope every day so that scientists can capture ...

February 28, 2023 Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Protected Species, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Water Quality, Florida, U.S. States and Territories

Low Quality Habitats Found in Biscayne National Pa...

Green triangles = non-impacted sites; yellow triangles = moderately impacted sites; and red triangles = highly impacted sites. Mean percent normal sea urchin embryo development is in parentheses following the ...

February 22, 2023 Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Water Quality, Florida, U.S. States and Territories, lisa.may@noaa.gov

New Funding to Reduce Nutrient Pollution Reviewed ...

The Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force held its 37th annual meeting in December to review ongoing actions to improve water quality in the Mississippi River basin and to discuss ...

February 15, 2023 HABHRCA, Hypoxia, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Water Quality, Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, david.scheurer@noaa.gov

NCCOS Provides Harmful Algal Bloom Training at Coa...

NCCOS’s Jen Maucher Fuquay leads the harmful algal bloom training at Coastal Carolina University, January 2023. Credit: NOAA. Last month, staff from NCCOS’s Phytoplankton Monitoring Network led a training at ...

February 13, 2023 Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Water Quality, South Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, jennifer.maucher@noaa.gov

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Maps, Tools & Applications

Cyanobacteria Algal Bloom from Satellite in Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds, NC

NCCOS developed the Algal Bloom Monitoring System to routinely deliver near real-time products for use in locating, monitoring and quantifying algal blooms in coastal and lake regions of the US. This application delivers a suite of bloom detection products in the form of geographic based images. At this time products are available for selected regions. New products are being evaluated, and new regions are being considered; as they are proven useful, they will be made available through this system.

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Cyanobacteria Algal Bloom from Satellite in Green Bay and Lake Winnebago, WI

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Cyanobacteria Algal Bloom from Satellite in Lake Okeechobee, FL

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Cyanobacteria Algal Bloom from Satellite in Lake Pontchartrain, LA

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Cyanobacteria Algal Bloom from Satellite in Saginaw Bay, MI

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Cyanobacteria Algal Bloom from Satellite in Western Lake Erie basin

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Experimental Gulf of Maine Alexandrium catenella Nowcast/Forecast Simulation

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Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring System

Harmful algal blooms (HABs), sometimes known as "red tide", occur when certain kinds of algae grow very quickly, forming patches, or "blooms", in the water. These blooms can emit powerful toxins which endanger human and animal health. NCCOS conducts and funds research that helps communities protect the public and combat blooms in cost-effective ways, and we are breaking new ground in the science of stopping blooms before they occur.
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Pharmaceuticals in the Environment

The Pharmaceuticals in the Environment website is designed to provide available information for assessing risks to aquatic resources from drugs entering waterways from both point and non-point sources. The website includes information on frequently prescribed drugs as well as most antibiotics and lipid-lowering drugs.
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Phytoplankton Monitoring Network

NCCOS runs the Phytoplankton Monitoring Network (PMN) to link volunteers who monitor for marine phytoplankton and HABs in cooperation with professional scientists. We build a more informed public while expanding the reach and resolution of HAB monitoring. Over 200 PMN volunteers sample 140+ sites in 17 states and the US Virgin Islands.
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Data & Publications

2000 years of sustainable use of watersheds and coral reefs in Pacific Islands: A review for Palau

In Palau and everywhere in the world, coastal coral reefs are threatened by sedimentation resulting from land clearing in the watersheds. Palau's largest island of Babeldaob is particularly susceptible to significant erosion due to its steep topography, high rainfall, and ...

A Baseline Chemical Contaminants Assessment of Sediment from the Nu’uuli Pala Lagoon, American Samoa

Thirteen marine sediment samples were collected as part of an effort to characterize and assess chemical contamination in the Nu’uuli Pala Lagoon on the island of Tutuila, American Samoa. Overall, concentrations of organic contaminants in sediment from the Nu’uuli Pala ...

A Bayesian Semiparametric Regression Model for Joint Analysis of Microbiome Data

The successional dynamics of microbial communities are influenced by the synergistic interactions of physical and biological factors. In our motivating data, ocean microbiome samples were collected from the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, Monterey Bay at multiple time points and then ...

A changing nutrient regime in the Gulf of Maine

Recent oceanographic observations and a retrospective analysis of nutrients and hydrography over the past five decades have revealed that the principal source of nutrients to the Gulf of Maine, the deep, nutrient-rich continental slope waters that enter at depth through ...

A coupled physical-biological model of the Northern Gulf of Mexico shelf: model description, validation and analysis of phytoplankton variability

The Texas-Louisiana shelf in the Northern Gulf of Mexico receives large inputs of nutrients and freshwater from the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River system. The nutrients stimulate high rates of primary production in the river plume, which contributes to the development of a ...

A decade and a half of Pseudo-nitzschia spp. and domoic acid along the coast of southern California

Blooms of the marine diatom genus Pseudo-nitzschia that produce the neurotoxin domoic acid have been documented with regularity along the coast of southern California since 2003, with the occurrence of the toxin in shellfish tissue predating information on domoic acid ...

A high-resolution pre-operational forecast model of circulation on the Texas-Louisiana continental shelf and slope

A new pre-operational model of circulation over the Texas-Louisiana continental shelf and slope, based on the Regional Ocean Modelling System (ROMS) is presented. The model is designed with a number of practical applications in mind: to predict oil spill trajectories, ...

A Manual of Previously Recorded Non-indigenous Invasive and Native Transplanted Animal Species of the Laurentian Great Lakes and Coastal United States

This manual presents geographic information by state of occurrence, and descriptions of the socio-economic impact created by the invasion of nonindigenous and native transplanted animal species in the Laurentian Great Lakes and the coastal waters of the United States. It ...

A modeling study of physical controls on hypoxia generation in the northern Gulf of Mexico

The Louisiana shelf (LA shelf) in the northern Gulf of Mexico experiences hypoxic conditions every summer due to the combination of eutrophication and strong water column stratification. Here we use a three-dimensional circulation model coupled with a simple oxygen model ...

A Novel Antibody-Based Biomarker for Chronic Algal Toxin Exposure and Sub-Acute Neurotoxicity

The neurotoxic amino acid, domoic acid (DA), is naturally produced by marine phytoplankton and presents a significant threat to the health of marine mammals, seabirds and humans via transfer of the toxin through the foodweb. In humans, acute exposure causes ...

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