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New Research on Microplastics in Marine Mammals and Human Health Risk ...
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New research, “Microplastics in Marine Mammals: A One-Health Perspective to Inform Human Health and Environmental Risk Assessment” was presented at ...
Marine Life in Gulf of Mexico Face Multiple Challenges
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Studying marine mammal strandings and deaths helps NOAA scientists and coastal managers understand the effects of harmful algal blooms across seasons ...
Coastal Marine Mammal Stranding Assessments - NCCOS
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Similarly, the discovery of marine mammal diseases such as papillomas, hepatitis, influenza, herpes, and brucellosis is a major concern to coastal ...
Aggression is a Symptom of Domoic Acid Poisoning in California Sea ...
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Our marine mammal-stranding network collaborators along the West Coast, such as the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, CA, are using the information ...
[PDF] Research on Exposure to Plastic & Associated Chemicals
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particle in marine mammal gut - Observed macro-> micro - Effort to harmonize methods for microplastic detection in biota specifically marine mammals - ...
New Assay Rapidly Detects Pathogens in Marine Mammals
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A three-year project by NCCOS scientists has culminated in a reliable tool for rapid detection of pathogenic Brucella bacteria in clinical samples ...
[PDF] Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB)
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mammals, and birds. In 2015, a bloom along the U.S. West. Coast devastated the crab fishery and resulted in harvesting. closures of fish and ...
Effects and Discovery of Chronic Domoic Acid Exposure on Gene ...
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Domoic acid, a naturally occurring marine neurotoxin, threatens the health of marine mammals, seabirds, and humans via severe and long-term yet ...
Contaminants of Emerging Concern - NCCOS - National Centers for Coastal ...
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Marine Mammals. Since 2017, the Coastal Marine Mammal Assessments Program has been refining the methodology for extraction of microplastics from the ...
Trophic Transfer and Effects of HAB Toxins in Alaskan Marine Food Webs
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Document health impacts in naturally-exposed marine mammals and fish in relation to toxin concentrations and bloom densities using behavioral ...
Marine Mammal Strandings in Southern California Prompt Harmful Algal ...
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Interestingly, marine mammal strandings this year and last have not coincided with high numbers of Pseudo-nitzschia cells in nearshore samples ...
Gulf of Mexico Phytoplankton Communities Altered after Deepwater ...
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On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform released millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, making it ...
NCCOS Scientists Assist in Necropsy of Deceased Minke Whale
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Bonnie Ertel recording data and observations from Wayne McFee (photo credit: Colin Perkins-Taylor). A 28-foot female common minke whale (Balaenoptera ...
West Coast Harmful Algal Bloom Draws Attention of Congress
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The marine diatom Pseudo-nitzschia is a producer of the toxin domoic acid, which is present in this West Coast algal bloom. Credit: WHOI. ... Ayres ...
NCCOS Funds Response to Marine Mammal Mortality Event Occurring in ...
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Given the mismatch in coastal phytoplankton monitoring and ecosystem impacts during this event (ie. cell concentrations were not detected by pier ...
Marine Biogeographic Assessment of the Main Hawaiian Islands
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We compiled existing spatial data and created maps of the marine environment, benthic habitats, fishes, sea turtles, marine mammals and seabirds off ...
NOAA’s Mussel Watch Program Expands Coastal Contamination Monitoring
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Members of the NCCOS Mussel Watch Program and the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center sample oysters near Corpus ...
NOAA Beaufort Lab Hosts Open House
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Lab staff highlighted protected species research (specifically, sea turtles and marine mammals); demonstrated a turtle exclusion device, which allows ...
Historical Data Used to Analyze Red Tide Bloom Dynamics in Southwest ...
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Red tide blooms can discolor water, kill fish and marine mammals, contaminate shellfish, cause mild to severe respiratory irritation, and discourage ...
Scientists Train Underwater Gliders to Find, Track Harmful Algal Blooms ...
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Not all algal blooms produce toxins, but when they do, they can harm people, fisheries, and marine mammals. Data collected by the LRAUV can be ...