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Posted on February 15th, 2013 in Coastal Pollution, Ecological Forecasts & Tools, Ecology & Oceanography, Ecosystem Management, Harmful Algal Blooms, Hypoxia & Eutrophication, Invasive Species, Marine Spatial Planning, Monitoring & Event Response, Outreach, Prevention, Control & Mitigation, Rapid Response
The leading world venue for showcasing the latest research on oceans, coasts and lakes is the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) Aquatic Sciences Meeting. The research programs sponsored by the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) lead management solutions for harmful algae, hypoxia and regional ecosystem-scale research. At the [...]
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Posted on February 14th, 2013 in Forecasting, Harmful Algal Blooms, Human Health, Outreach, Technology Transfer
As part of a pilot initiative known as “beach hazard statements,” NOAA’s National Weather Service in Tampa Bay began to issue red tide warnings to beachgoers in an area where a bloom of algae is responsible for causing fish kills and breathing problems in people. While the announcement is new, the forecasts themselves are well [...]
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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 November 26th, 2012 in Human Health, Invasive Species, News Clips, Outreach, People and Infrastructure
James Morris, a National Ocean Service ecologist, works in the Center for Coastal Fisheries and Habitat Research in Beaufort, N.C., conducting research on invasive species, aquaculture, and other issues that affect coastal ecosystems. The center is one of the NOS National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science. In 2011, Morris received the Presidential Early Career Award [...]
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Posted on November 19th, 2012 in Harmful Algal Blooms, Outreach, Sponsored Research
Teaching college undergraduates introductory biology includes helping students understand the relationships between genes, mutations, and the environment interacting together as biological evolution. A complete understanding of evolution requires knowledge that spans many biological sub-disciplines including genetics, cell biology and ecology. A group of professors at Michigan State University developed case studies for teaching evolution. These cases, [...]
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Posted on November 12th, 2012 in Harmful Algal Blooms, International, Other Topics, Outreach
The Republic of Korea hosted the 15th International Conference on Harmful Algae (ICHA), October 29 – November 2, 2012. The meeting featured the latest scientific research by the international harmful algal blooms (HAB) community on topics including population dynamics, toxins, modeling/forecasting, taxonomy, genomics, management, control and mitigation. NOAA representatives who gave presentations, chaired sessions and represented [...]
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Posted on October 28th, 2012 in Outreach, People and Infrastructure
On October 19, NCCOS scientist Dr. Teresa McTigue was awarded the University of Maryland’s 2012 Distinguished Alumna Award by the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences’s Department of Biology. Dr. McTigue was honored for her commitment to supporting and enhancing undergraduate programs and her work to establish NOAA internship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2012 in Harmful Algal Blooms, International, Outreach, Phytoplankton Monitoring Network, Rapid Response, Sensor Development, Technology Transfer
As part of a formal agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency, two researchers from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science visited Muscat, Oman this week as “IAEA Experts.” The seminar provided the 15 participants with an overview of algae and toxin sampling techniques and visual identification of algae species. Next March, the Americans return [...]
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