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

Defining Protocols for Replanting as an Oil Spill ...

We are trying to determine the best approach to replant a saltmarsh with native grasses after it has been heavily coated with fuel oil. Highly productive saltmarsh ecosystems (or estuaries) ...
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Oil Spill, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, South Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, paul.pennington@noaa.gov

Measuring and Modeling the Photo-oxidation of Floa...

Upon release into the environment, oil is subject to a variety of weathering processes, including volatilization, biodegradation, dissolution, and photo-oxidation. Prior to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, photo-oxidation was thought ...
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Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Oil Spill, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, U.S. States and Territories, ed.wirth@noaa.gov, emily.pisarski@noaa.gov

RESTORE Council Monitoring and Assessment Program:...

The RESTORE Council Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP), administered by NOAA and USGS, is building foundational components for a Gulf of Mexico–wide monitoring network, to support the Gulf Coast Ecosystem ...
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Coastal Change, Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, Hypoxia, Marine Spatial Ecology, Oil Spill, Pathogens, Regional Ecosystem Science, Seagrasses, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Water Quality, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, mark.monaco@noaa.gov, randy.clark@noaa.gov

Scientific Support for Mesophotic and Deep Benthic...

We are working on a collaborative set of projects to better understand and restore mesophotic and deep benthic communities in the Gulf of Mexico impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon ...
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Coral, Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Oil Spill, Restoration, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, charles.menza@noaa.gov, peter.etnoyer@noaa.gov, randy.clark@noaa.gov, tim.battista@noaa.gov

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NCCOS Scientists Lead DWH Adaptive Management Work...

NCCOS scientists (Tim Battista, Charles Menza, Chris Taylor, Randy Clark and Sarah Hile) led two workshops at NMFS Southeast Regional Office in St. Petersburg, FL, the week of Dec 5 ...
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Assessing Vulnerability and Resilience, Coastal Change, Oil Spill, Restoration, Social Science, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Alabama, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, charles.menza@noaa.gov, chris.taylor@noaa.gov, randy.clark@noaa.gov, sarah.hile@noaa.gov, tim.battista@noaa.gov

Scientific Cruises Set Sail to Help Restore Open O...

NCCOS and partners are embarking on a series of science cruises to support four long-term restoration projects in the Gulf of Mexico. This effort will advance our ability to understand, ...
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Coral, Ecological and Biogeographic Assessments, Habitat Mapping, Marine Spatial Ecology, Oil Spill, Regional Ecosystem Science, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, peter.etnoyer@noaa.gov, randy.clark@noaa.gov, tim.battista@noaa.gov

New StoryMap Provides Innovative Way to Transfer T...

NCCOS researchers created a StoryMap that shows oil and chemical spill responders how to build and use a new, spill assessment tool designed by NCCOS. Project team member removes shrimp ...
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Oil Spill, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, Blaine.West@noaa.gov

NOAA Refines Restoration Protocols for Oil-pollute...

Mesocosm facility at the NCCOS laboratory in Charleston, South Carolina. Credit: Katy Chung, NOAA NCCOS. NCCOS and NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (ORR) are conducting a joint investigation to ...
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Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Oil Spill, Sensor Development, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean, South Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, paul.pennington@noaa.gov

Scientists Document Effect of Crude Oil on a Pacif...

Pocillopora damicornis tissue regeneration images following exposure to increasing concentrations of crude oil. Arrows indicate tissue loss at the highest oil concentrations. Credit: May et al., 2020. NCCOS scientists and ...
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Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Oil Spill, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, Pacific Ocean, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, lisa.may@noaa.gov

NCCOS South Carolina Labs Host Congressman Joe Cun...

Congressman Joe Cunningham and the Charleston Lab Teams in front of Hollings Marine Lab in Charleston, South Carolina.  On September 10, 2019, the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) ...
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Coastal Change, Oil Spill, Other Topics, Outreach, Restoration, Social Science, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, South Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, sean.morton@noaa.gov

NCCOS Scientists Publish Flow Rates for 14-year-lo...

Scientists from NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) have calculated a new estimate of flow rates of oil leaking at the site of the former Taylor Energy Mississippi ...
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Oil Spill, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, andrew.mason@noaa.gov

U.S. Coast Guard Tours NCCOS's Charleston Laborato...

USCG members view coral in NCCOS Labs. Credit NOAA/NCCOS. Earlier this month, NCCOS's Charleston, South Carolina, laboratories hosted the Prevention and Response Departments from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Sector ...
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Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Coral, Marine Spatial Ecology, Oil Spill, Other Topics, Outreach, Pathogens, People and Infrastructure, Protected Species, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Technology Transfer, Water Quality, Atlantic Ocean, South Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, Waterbodies, chloe.vandermolen@noaa.gov, sean.morton@noaa.gov

NCCOS Hosts Ecotoxicology Conference in South Caro...

Last month, NCCOS hosted the 28th Annual Carolinas Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina. NCCOS's Tod Leighfield and Steve Morton helped kick off the ...
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Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Oil Spill, Pathogens, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Water Quality, South Carolina, U.S. States and Territories, marie.delorenzo@noaa.gov

Gulf of Mexico Water Quality Workshop Identifies U...

Participants gather in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for a workshop to address water quality data needs in the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: NOAA NCCOS staff led a workshop in Alabama this month ...
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Oil Spill, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Water Quality, Gulf of Mexico, Waterbodies, randy.clark@noaa.gov

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An Integrated Assessment of Oil and Gas Release into the Marine Environment at the Former Taylor Energy MC20 Site

In September of 2004 hurricane Ivan, a category 3 storm at the time, passed through the northern Gulf of Mexico. Severe wave action attributed to the storm triggered a subsea mudslide that toppled Taylor Energy Company’s (TEC) oil Saratoga production ...
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Council Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP) Compilation of Existing Habitat and Water Quality Monitoring, and Mapping Assessments for the Gulf of Mexico Region

The Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act (RESTORE Act) was signed into law on July 6, 2012. The RESTORE Act calls for a regional approach to restoring the long-term health of ...
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Council Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP): Inventory of Existing Habitat and Water Quality Monitoring, and Mapping Metadata for the Gulf of Mexico Programs

Under the Resources and Ecosystem Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act), the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council or Council ) is required to report on the progress of ...
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General Pages

Harmful Algal Blooms

NCCOS research advances understanding of what causes and sustains HABs and their toxins, and uses that understanding to develop information and tools, predictive models, forecasts, and prevention strategies. Projects focus ...
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Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Fish Kill, HABHRCA, Harmful Algal Bloom Detection and Forecasting, Hypoxia, Invasive Species, Oil Spill, Pathogens, Sensor Development, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation, Water Quality

Oil and Other Chemical Contaminants

Oil and Other Chemical ContaminantsNCCOS conducts research to evaluate and predict the effects of chemical contaminants and other environmental stressors on coastal ecosystems. Estuarine environments can serve as sinks for ...
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Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients, Oil Spill, Stressor Impacts and Mitigation

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