Search results
Powered by Bing
Assessing Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning Risk in Southern Washington
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/assessing-paralytic-shellfish-poisoning-risk-in-southern-washington/
In May and June of 2024, Washington and Oregon experienced an extreme paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) event along their coastal beaches and bays ...
New Method Provides for Fast and Accurate Determination of Marine ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/new-method-provides-for-fast-and-accurate-determination-of-marine-biotoxins-in-washington-shellfish/
NCCOS scientists developed a new, effective method to ensure safe shellfish harvesting in Washington state, increasingly threatened by known and ...
Washington State Coastal Atlas - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/products/washington-state-coastal-atlas/
Interactive decision-support tool for the Washington State coastline and near shore waters supporting transparent data sharing and ocean-planning ...
An Early Warning System for Pseudo-nitzschia Harmful Algal Blooms on ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/early-warning-pseudo-nitzschia-harmful-algal-blooms-pacific-northwest/
Along the Washington coast, razor clams and Dungeness crabs are particularly likely to accumulate domoic acid. States and tribes close affected areas ...
Fast Tool to Detect Toxic Shellfish - NCCOS - National Centers for ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/fast-tool-detect-toxic-shellfish/
The test kit is now commercially available. It is used by the Quileute Tribe and Quinault Nation in Washington State to safeguard their food supply ...
Risk of Toxic Shellfish on West Coast Increases with Water Temperature
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/risk-toxic-shellfish-west-coast-increases-water-temperature/
High levels of domoic acid, a shellfish toxin, are correlated with warmer ocean temperatures offshore of Oregon and Washington. An NCCOS-supported ...
Study Estimates Economic Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms on Razor Clam ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/study-estimates-economic-impacts-of-harmful-algal-blooms-on-razor-clam-dependent-community/
Razor clamming on Washington coast, October 20, 2021. Credit: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. A new study from NCCOS-funded researchers ...
The Columbia River Plume and Harmful Algal Blooms in the Pacific ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/columbia-river-harmful-algal-blooms-pacific-northwest/
The first incidences of PSP in Washington State were documented in the Strait of Juan de Fuca in 1942 when Native American children died after eating ...
Estimating the Economic Burden of Vibrio parahaemolyticus on Pacific ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/estimating-the-economic-burden-of-vibrio-parahaemolyticus-on-pacific-northwest-aquaculture/
Washington State is one of the largest oyster producing regions in the country, estimated to add over $270M annually to the state’s Gross Domestic ...
Harmful Algal Bloom Toxin Sensor Prepared for Timely Mission on an ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/nccos-hab-toxin-sensor-prepared-for-timely-mission-on-an-uncrewed-system-in-the-pacific-northwest/
Recent reports from the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife indicate that harmful algal bloom (HAB) activity is picking up along the ...
NOAA, Washington Sea Grant Assess Sea Level Rise Vulnerability in Puget ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/noaa-washington-sea-grant-assess-sea-level-rise-vulnerability-in-puget-sound/
Applied to 111,239 parcels in Puget Sound, Washington, the research team incorporated an assessment of coastal erosion, as well as coastal flooding ...
Hypoxic Area off Pacific Northwest Coast has Grown Since 1950s
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/hypoxic-area-off-pacific-northwest-coast-has-grown-since-1950s/
Once dead, the crabs often wash up on beaches, such as these crabs photographed on Kalaloch Beach in Washington on June 14, 2022. Photo: Jenny ...
Ecophysiology and Toxicity of the Toxic Alga Heterosigma akashiwo in ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/toxicity-toxic-alga-heterosigma-akashiwo-puget-sound/
Over one half of the world’s fish production for human consumption currently comes from aquaculture while wild fisheries yields remain stable or ...
Shellfish Killers: An Optimized Early Warning Program to Mitigate HAB ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/shellfish-killers-an-optimized-early-warning-program-for-the-mitigation-of-hab-impacts-on-shellfish-in-the-pacific-northwest/
Washington is the largest producer of farmed shellfish in the United States, supporting more than 3,200 jobs and an estimated annual economic ...
Primary Cause of Dead Zones is Biological on Pacific Northwest ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/primary-cause-dead-zones-biological-pacific-northwest-continental-shelves/
The coastal ocean of Washington and Oregon is an eastern boundary current upwelling region that experiences a seasonal decline in oxygen on the ...
NCCOS Publishes Social Vulnerability Assessment in Support of Sea Level ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/nccos-publishes-social-vulnerability-assessment-in-support-of-sea-level-rise-planning-in-puget-sound/
Coastal communities are increasingly vulnerable to climate-driven impacts, such as sea level rise and coastal erosion. To address these risks in the ...
Value of the Pacific Northwest Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast
coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/value-of-the-pacific-northwest-hab-forecast/
In Washington, this fishery can have as many as 400,000 participants during a nine-month series of short-term, monthly harvest “openers.” The fishery ...
Upwelling Controls HAB Movement toward Pacific NW Coast
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/upwelling-controls-hab-movement-toward-pacific-nw-coast/
Models developed by NCCOS-sponsored researchers will predict the transport of harmful algal blooms (HABs) to coastal beaches or offshorefrom two ...
Record-setting Razor Clam Harvest Aided by Pacific Northwest HAB ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/record-setting-razor-clam-harvest-enabled-new-pacific-northwest-hab-forecast/
Recreational razor clam harvesters in Long Beach, Washington, set a record for one-day digger trips (17,800 diggers) on April 30, 2017. The record ...
HAB Bulletin Supports Quinault Tribal Access to Razor Clams After Algal ...
coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/hab-bulletin-supports-quinault-tribal-access-to-razor-clams-after-algal-toxin-closure/
On April 12, 2021, the Quinault Indian Nation welcomed tribal razor clam diggers to Mocrocks Beach, Washington. This is the first time tribal members ...