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Modeling and mapping marine bird distributions on the U.S. Atlantic ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/statistical-modeling-marine-bird-distributions/
The predictive maps of marine bird relative density are being used by BOEM, other federal and state agencies, non-governmental organizations, and ...
Lionfish Control in the National Marine Sanctuaries: A Study of ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/lionfish-control-national-marine-sanctuaries-aggregating-devices-ciguatera-levels/
The invasive lionfish is one of the most dominant top predators of reef communities in the temperate and tropical Atlantic Ocean. Lionfish are ...
A 2025 Assessment of Metals, Legacy Contaminants, and Contaminants of ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/a-2025-assessment-of-metals-legacy-contaminants-and-contaminants-of-emerging-concern-in-the-u-s-coastal-northeast/
In 2025, the Mussel Watch Program assessed a network of 79 sites on the North Atlantic coast to be analyzed for the full suite of metals, legacy ...
New Manual for Lionfish Control Identifies Strategies for Local ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/new-manual-for-lionfish-control-identifies-strategies-for-local-intervention/
It provides the best available science and strategies for controlling lionfish in marine protected areas, national parks, and other conservation ...
Modeling At-Sea Density of Marine Birds to Support Atlantic Marine ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/modeling-at-sea-density-of-marine-birds-to-support-atlantic-marine-renewable-energy-planning-final-report/
Marine birds have the potential to be affected by human activities in the ocean environment such as offshore wind energy development. This report ...
Impact Assessments and Management Strategies for Invasive Lionfish in ...
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We are conducting biological and ecological assessments of invasive lionfish to determine their impact on reef habitats and economies of the Atlantic ...
Biology, Ecology, Control and Management of the Invasive Indo-Pacific ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/biology-ecology-control-and-management-of-the-invasive-indo-pacific-lionfish-an-updated-integrated-assessment/
Venomous Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois miles and P. volitans) are now established along the Southeast U.S.A. and parts of the Caribbean and pose a ...
Estuarine Species Database for the NOAA Estuarine Living Marine ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/estuarine-species-database-noaa-estuarine-living-marine-resources-program/
We developed a database on the distribution, relative abundance, and life history characteristics of 153 species in 122 estuaries in support of the ...
Development of Benthic and Fish Monitoring Protocols for the Atlantic ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/data_reports/development-of-benthic-and-fish-monitoring-protocols-for-the-atlantic-caribbean-biological-team-national-coral-reef-monitoring-program/
NOAA’s Coral Reef Conservation Program is developing a national monitoring plan for all coral reefs under the US jurisdiction – including Pacific, Atl ...
A Geospatial Assessment of U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Essential ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/geospatial-assessment-u-s-atlantic-gulf-mexico-essential-fish-habitat-relation-offshore-sand-features/
The project will result in the following products: a literature synthesis that will provide a citable reference for future sand shoal dredging ...
Assessment of Dredged Material Created Habitat in the South Atlantic ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/dredged-material-habitat-south-atlantic-bight/
The US EPA Ocean Dumping Program is charged with managing ocean dumping of dredge materials and monitoring the condition and status of offshore dump ...
Deep Coral Predictive Habitat Modeling in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/deep-coral-habitat-modeling-atlantic-gulf-mexico/
We are using statistical models that combine databases of known deep-sea coral beds with information about key habitats to predict and map suitable ...
Lionfish Prefer to Eat Local - NCCOS
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In recent years, Indo-Pacific lionfish have been found in coral reefs throughout the southeast Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean. Credit: NOAA ...
Great Star Corals Genetically Similar at Different Depths Across ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/great-star-corals-genetically-similar-at-different-depths-across-northwestern-gulf-of-mexico-upper-florida-keys/
NCCOS-funded researchers found that great star coral populations across the tropical western Atlantic Ocean have greater genetic similarities at ...
Survey Identifies Caribbean Residents’ Perceptions about
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/survey-identifies-caribbean-residents-perceptions-about-sargassum-seaweed-impacts-government-response-video/
Historically, the majority of Sargassum was located in the Sargasso Sea in the western North Atlantic. However, in 2011, the geographic range of ...
Influence of Shoreline Changes on Chesapeake and Delmarva Bay ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/influence-shoreline-changes-chesapeake-delmarva-bay-ecosystems/
Working in partnership with management agencies, scientists will predict what these multiple stressors do to Mid-Atlantic coastal ecosystems. It will ...
Harmful Algal Blooms: NOAA State of the Science Fact Sheet
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/hab-noaa-fact-sheet/
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) occur when algae or cyanobacteria produce toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, shellfish, marine mammals, and birds ...
Understanding Processes Driving Sand Dune Erosion and Creation on an ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/understanding-processes-driving-sand-dune-erosion-and-creation-on-an-atlantic-seashore/
The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science has sponsored research that has worked to collapse these complex, coupled processes into simple metrics ...
Study Reviews Causes of Acidification in Large Estuaries
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/understanding-the-causes-of-acidification-in-large-estuaries/
With ocean acidification threatening the health of aquatic organisms, a study funded by NCCOS, NOAA’s Ocean Acidification Program, and the National ...
NOAA Completes Multi-year Study of Deep-sea Corals, Sponges in ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/noaa-completes-southeast-deep-coral-initiative/
NOAA’s Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program completed its multi-year effort to explore and characterize deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems ...