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Hypoxia Summit Outlines Strategy to Develop a Long-term Monitoring/Observation Plan for Improved Management of the Gulf of Mexico “Dead Zone”
At the CSCOR-sponsored Summit on Long-Term Monitoring of the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone: Developing the Implementation Plan for an Operational Observation System, NOAA Leadership met alongside scientists and resource managers to develop a long-term comprehensive monitoring plan for the Gulf of Mexico "dead zone." The goals of the Implementation Plan are to (1) improve measurement of the size of the hypoxic zone (the key goal of the Action Plan), (2) support further research on its causes and impacts, and (3) advance the development of a hypoxia observation system as part of the Integrated Ocean Observing System and Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System. The meeting was held on January 30-31, 2007 in Stennis, Mississippi. Over the past decade, CSCOR-supported research has provided monitoring data that have served as the basis for the current Action Plan, now marking a transition to operational status. For more information, please contact Alan.Lewitus@noaa.gov.
Related Links
News
- Results of Hypoxia Task Force Meeting to Drive Revision of the 2001 Action Plan for Reducing, Mitigating, and Controlling Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
- CSCOR-supported Research Provides Foundation for Effective Management of the "Dead Zone" in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
- CSCOR Co-Sponsors Symposium To Identify Management Strategies for the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic “Dead Zone”
- Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Symposium a Critical Component of Scientific Reassessment
Events
- Summit on Long-Term Monitoring of the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone: Developing the Implementation Plan for an Operational Observation System Stennis, Mississippi: January 30-31, 2007
- Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia on Living Resources Workshop Stennis, Mississippi: March 26-29, 2007
Related Web Sites
- CSCOR's Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems and Hypoxia Assessment (NGOMEX) Program
- EPA Mississippi River Basin & Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Information Page
- EPA/Gulf of Mexico Program
- Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
- Hypoxia Watch System for the Gulf of Mexico
- Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act (HABHRCA)
- NCCOS Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Factsheet: Providing Key Information to Understand and Reduce the Impacts of Oxygen Depletion on Living Resources in the Gulf of Mexico (PDF)