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Posted on February 4th, 2013 in Ecosystem Management, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, News Clips, Outreach
A new NOAA research report finds that both fish populations and commercial and recreational anglers have benefited from “no-take” protections in the Tortugas Ecological Reserve in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The report, “An Integrated Biogeographic Assessment of Reef Fish Populations and Fisheries in Dry Tortugas: Effects of No-take Reserves,” is the first to [...]
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Posted on December 13th, 2012 in Biogeographic Assessment, Coral, Ecosystem Management, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Protected Species, Seafloor Mapping
NOAA researchers recently published An Integrated Biogeographic Assessment of Reef Fish Populations and Fisheries in Dry Tortugas: Effects of No-take Reserves, an analysis of both biological and socioeconomic changes resulting from the remote Florida marine reserve during its first five years. The report indicates that there seemed to be an early increase in certain fish species within [...]
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Posted on December 6th, 2012 in Biogeographic Assessment, Ecosystem Management, Human Dimensions, Marine Spatial Planning, Seafloor Mapping
Staff from the Connecticut Congressional delegation requested a visit from NOAA researchers from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) to discuss recent seafloor mapping efforts and how they can be used in marine spatial planning, as well as general resource management, in Long Island Sound. They provided the delegation with details about NCCOS’s [...]
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Posted on November 20th, 2012 in Climate Impacts, Ecosystem Management, Human Dimensions, News Clips, Sea Level Rise
Project-of-the-Year Awards Showcase Program Successes Congratulations to the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) and Environmental Security Technology Certification Program(ESTCP) Projects of the Year, recognized for research and technology developments with significant benefits to the Department of Defense (DoD). These outstanding efforts are helping DoD achieve its mission while improving its environmental performance. Resource [...]
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Posted on September 26th, 2012 in Ecosystem Management, Human Dimensions, People and Infrastructure
Bob Crimian, a student in the College of Charleston Master of Science in Environmental Studies program was selected as one of six Student Fellows to present his research at the international Ecosystem Services (ACES) and Ecosystem Markets 2012 conference, taking place December 10 -14 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Bob is also a research assistant at the National Centers for [...]
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Posted on September 19th, 2012 in Climate adaptation, Climate Impacts, Ecological Forecasts & Tools, Ecosystem Management, Human Dimensions, Ocean Acidification, Sponsored Research
As scientists continue to research ways in which the oceans are changing – and what these changes mean for fish populations, three new research projects will receive funding to examine the effects of ocean acidification on fisheries, and the coastal economies that depend upon them. Ocean acidification occurs when the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide from [...]
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Posted on September 7th, 2012 in Coastal Pollution, Ecosystem Management, Harmful Algal Blooms, Human Dimensions, Hypoxia & Eutrophication, International, Outreach, Restoration Support
A session in Great Lakes Week 2012, an annual gathering of the diverse groups leading the fight to restore the Great Lakes, centers on a research project funded by NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. Dr. Don Scavia, lead investigator of the project “Forecasting the Causes and Consequences of Lake Erie Hypoxia” will be a panelist [...]
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Posted on August 17th, 2012 in Changing Temperature & Hydrology, Climate adaptation, Climate Impacts, Ecosystem Management, Human Dimensions, News Clips
To anyone who has spent a languid summer afternoon tumbling in the waves on South Beach or watched the earth’s closest star dip into the horizon at Menemsha, the ocean can seem eternal and unchanging. But scientists are increasingly discovering that human activity is transforming what was once thought to be an invulnerable resource. The [...]
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