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  • Improved Reliability of Ecological Forecasts to Advance Decisionmaking of Resource Managers
  • Regional Research Efforts Provide Transition Pathway to Operational Harmful Algal Bloom Forecasting for New England Coastal Managers
  • Hypoxia Workshop Fosters Collaboration between Diverse Scientific Disciplines
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      • U.S. GLOBEC Funding Announcement Released by National Science Foundation
      • NOAA Oceans and Human Health Initiative
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      • ANNOUNCEMENT OF FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
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• Stressors
  • Climate Change
    • Accomplishments
    • Ecological Forecasting - Chrysaora Climate Change Project
    • Historical Programs and Projects
    • Climate Change Ecological Forecasting
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    • Climate Change and Ecological Forecasting
    • CEECC Outcomes
    • GLOBEC
      • U.S. Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (GLOBEC) Northeast Pacific
      • Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (GLOBEC) Northwest Atlantic
    • Proposed Initiatives
      • Mitigating Climate Change Impacts on NOAA managed resources
      • Ocean Acidification
    • North Carolina Sea Level Rise
      • Sea Level Rise 2005 Abstracts
      • Cited Literature
      • Climate Change Primer
      • Coastal Survey Development Lab
      • East Carolina University
      • Our goal: Science Management interface
      • Habitats of coastal North Carolina
      • Introduction to North Carolina Project
      • References
      • The Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise
      • UNC- Institute Of Marine Sciences
      • Vanderbilt/University of South Carolina
      • Vanderbilt/University of South Carolina
    • Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (GLOBEC) Northwest Atlantic
    • U.S. Global Ocean Ecosystems Dynamics (GLOBEC) Northeast Pacific
    • GLOBEC Project Summaries
    • Sea Level Rise Research Program: The Ecological Effects of Sea Level Rise
    • Features
      • CSCOR Active in Regional Climate Change Impact Research through it's Coastal Ecosystem Effects of Climate Change (CEECC) Program
      • North Carolina Managers Workshop to Inform Development of Sea Level Rise Model for Improved Management of the Impacts Associated with Climate Change
      • Resource Manager Decisions May Benefit from Approaches to Address Uncertainties in Predictive Ecosystem Models
      • North Carolina Coastal Managers' Input Directly Shapes Future NCCOS Science Priorities for their Benefit
      • Federal Agencies, Local Coastal Managers and Researchers Work Together to Identify Ways to Mitigate the Impact of Sea Level Rise in Coastal Alabama and the Florida Panhandle
      • CSCOR Active in Regional Climate Change Impact Research through its Coastal Ecosystem Effects of Climate Change (CEECC) Program
    • Workshops
      • PICES/GLOBEC Symposium on Climate variability and ecosystem impacts on the North Pacific: A basin-scale synthesis
      • White Paper: Sea Level Rise and Associated Erosion of the Florida Panhandle and Coastal Alabama
    • Past
      • Bering Sea Ecosystems
      • Tsunami Hazard Reduction
  • Extreme Events
    • Harmful Algal Blooms
      • West Coast Regional Harmful Algal Bloom Summit
        • Workshop Description
        • Agenda
        • Outcome
      • HAB, Hypoxia Reports and Plans
      • Rationale for Regional Rotation
      • Regional Rotation of National HAB Programs
      • Accomplishments
      • Caribbean and Pacific Island Regions Harmful Algal Blooms
      • Climate Change and Harmful Algal Blooms
      • HAB Ecological Forecasting Examples
      • HAB Ecological Forecasting
      • CSCOR Harmful Algal Bloom Event Response - Examples
      • How to Apply for Event Response
      • Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB)
      • CSCOR Harmful Algal Bloom Event Response Program
      • CSCOR Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Event Response Examples
      • Monitoring and Event Response for Harmful Algal Blooms (MERHAB)
      • Great Lakes Harmful Algal Blooms
      • Gulf of Mexico Harmful Algal Blooms
      • HAB Ecological Forecasting
      • Economic Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
      • HAB State Monitoring and Shellfish Closure Information
      • Regional HAB Research
      • Harmful Algal Bloom Related Links
      • Human Dimensions of Harmful Algal Blooms
      • Human Dimensions Strategy
      • Mid and South Atlantic Harmful Algal Blooms
      • Northeast Harmful Algal Blooms
      • A Coordinated NOAA Response to the National HAB Problem
      • Pacific Coast Harmful Algal Blooms
      • HAB Prevention, Control and Mitigation (PCM)
      • PCM Projects Supported Through ECOHAB and MERHAB
      • Research on Alexandrium in the Gulf of Maine
      • NOAA ECOHAB Project Abstracts
      • ECOHAB Projects
      • MERHAB Fiscal Year Projects
      • MERHAB Projects
      • PCM Projects Supported Through ECOHAB and MERHAB
      • MERHAB Fiscal Year 2004 Projects
      • Features
        • CSCOR and Weather Service Facilitate HAB Warnings in Gulf of Maine
        • Fraser River Salmon Decline May Be Linked to Harmful Algal Blooms
        • Massive Seabird Mortality Event in Oregon Linked to Harmful Algal Bloom - NCCOS and Partners Respond
        • Teacher Sets Sails for Research Cruise: An Account of a Participant in the Teacher-at-Sea Program
        • NOAA and Other Agency Funded Projects related to Karenia Brevis in the Gulf of Mexico
        • CSCOR Event Response Program to Assist Texas Response to Unusual Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB)
        • NOAA and California HAB Research Community Make Progress in Building a State-Wide Harmful Algal Bloom Alert Network
        • Support of Student and State Participation at National HAB Meeting Encourages Future Scientists and State Agency Partner
        • Event Response Helps Managers Investigate PSP Toxicity in Lobster Tomalley
        • Coastal Ocean Dead Zones Increasing at Exponential Rate Worldwide
        • CSCOR Initiates Project to Protect Coastal Oregon Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms
        • CSCOR Facilitates Technology Transfer and Education at U.S. HAB Symposium
        • ECOHAB-funded GOMTOX Survey Results Prompt NOAA Warning to Fisherman near Georges Bank in the Gulf of Maine (July 2007)
        • Harmful Algal Bloom in California: Pseudo-nitzschia Spread Along Coast Causing Massive Mortalities of Marine Life in Spring 2007
        • CSCOR to Sponsor U.S. HAB Symposium to Address Causes and Effects of Harmful Algae for Improved Management
        • Applications Invited for IOC Training Course and Identification Qualification in Harmful Marine Microalgae 2007
        • Studies of HAB Effects on Copepods to Inform Ecosystem Models for Improved Prediction of Harmful Algal Blooms
        • CSCOR Active in Regional Climate Change Impact Research through it's Coastal Ecosystem Effects of Climate Change (CEECC) Program
        • New Network Initiated to Improve HAB Monitoring and Event Response on California Coast
        • Report on HAB Prediction and Response Public Comment Period Closed
        • Report on HAB Prediction and Response Published in the Federal Register for Public Comment
        • CSCOR-supported Research Provides Foundation for Effective Management of the "Dead Zone" in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
        • CSCOR-Supported Toxic Algae Research Cruise Provides Learning Opportunity for Two California Teachers in the Pacific Northwest
        • Red Tide Public Forum Informs Community of Current Florida Red Tide Research and Future Research Needs for the Improved Management of Recurring Harmful Algal Blooms
        • Red Tide Workshop & Public Forum Highlight Scientific History of Red Tide, Synthesize Current Research, and Identify Future Research Needs for the Prediction, Management, Control, and Mitigation of the Florida HAB species, Karenia brevis
        • Results of Red Tide Workshop Inform Future Research Needs to Improve Prediction, Management, and Mitigation of the Florida Harmful Algal Bloom Species Karenia brevis
        • Event Response Funding Helps State Managers Mitigate Alexandrium Bloom
        • State of the Research on Red Tide in the Gulf of Mexico Forum Seeks Public Input
        • ECOHAB: Gulf of Maine Publication Communicates Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Dynamics, Informing HAB Research and Management
        • New Monitoring Capability to Improve Forecasts of Florida Harmful Algal Blooms
        • Modeling Needs Identified for Ecosystem-Based Management in the Gulf of Maine
        • Great Lakes Researchers to Improve Identification and Response to Freshwater Harmful Algal Bloom Events
        • BreveBusters Provide Automated, In-Water Detection of Florida Red Tide Conditions
        • CSCOR Sponsored Research Advances Efforts to Understand Recent Florida Red Tide Events
        • Multi-agency Workshop Furthers Understanding of the Complex Science Surrounding the Prevention and/or Mitigation of Brown Tide Blooms
        • CSCOR Sponsored Research Cruise Documents Low Oxygen and Animal Mortalities Associated with Florida Toxic Algal Bloom
        • CSCOR Sponsored Research Cruise Documents Low Oxygen and Animal Mortalities Associated with Florida Toxic Algal Bloom
        • Phytoplankton and Harmful Algal Bloom Training in Oregon
      • HABHRCA
        • Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act
        • Reports Mandated by HABHCRCA
        • Reports Mandated by HABHRCA 2004
      • Past
        • Brown Tide Research Initiative
        • CoastWatch
      • Workshops
        • Ocean Sciences Meeting: Special Session OS080: Harmful Algal Blooms: From Research to Management Applications
        • NOAA Provides Leadership and Presents Scientific Results at International HAB Meeting to Address Causes and Effects of Harmful Algae
        • 2006 Summer American Society for Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO). Session TSE03: "Detecting and Forecasting Harmful Algal Blooms"
        • Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms(GEOHAB) Open Science Meeting: Harmful Algal Blooms and Eutrophication
        • 18th Biennial Conference of the Estuarine Research Federation. SYM-01 Use of Observing Systems for Understanding, Monitoring and Predicting Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia
  • Invasive Species
  • Pollution
    • Aquatic Research Consortium
      • Genomic, Proteomic and Organismal Responses of Aquatic Organisms to Hypoxia and Toxic Metals
      • Morphological, Physiological, Genomic, and Proteomic Responses to Environmental Stressors in Small Fish Models
      • A genomic and proteomic approach for detection of environmental stress responses in small fish models
      • An Environmental Toxicogenomic Approach to Small Aquarium Fish Models
      • Aquatic Research Consortium Year 1
      • Aquatic Research Consortium Year 2
    • Coastal Hypoxia Research Program (CHRP)
      • Current CHRP Research Projects
      • Project Archive
      • Current CSCOR-Funded Research in Northern Gulf of Mexico 2002
      • Current CSCOR-Funded Research in Northern Gulf of Mexico 2005
      • Current CSCOR-Funded Research in Northern Gulf of Mexico 2007
    • Ecological Forecasting
    • HABHRCA
    • Barataria Multiple Stressor Research Program
    • EcoForecasting Program
    • Hypoxia and Nutrient Pollution Accomplishments
    • Multiple Stressor Research Program
      • Forecasting Bioeconomic Impacts of Aquatic Invasive Species in the Great Lakes
      • A Regional Approach to Multiple Stresses in Mid-Atlantic Shoreline Habitats
      • Managing the Impact of Multiple Stressors in Saginaw Bay
    • Current CSCOR-Funded Research in Northern Gulf of Mexico
    • Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems & Hypoxia Assessment (NGOMEX)
    • NGOMEX Research Projects
    • NOAA Research on Hypoxia: Providing Key Information and Tools to Manage Low Oxygen Impacts to Coastal Ecosystems
    • Related Links
    • Features
      • NOAA-Supported Scientists Predict "Larger Than Average Gulf Dead Zone"
      • Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force to Finalize 2008 Action Plan
      • Northern Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Update Archive
      • 2008 Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan Formally Released During Signing Ceremony in New Orleans, June 16, 2008
      • 2008 Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan to be Formally Released During Signing Ceremony in New Orleans, June 16, 2008
      • Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force Releases Draft Action Plan for Public Comment
      • Abstracts Sought for the 2007 Estuarine Research Federation Session, Modeling Hypoxia: Approaches and Application to Management
      • Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia on Living Resources Meeting Seeks to Provide Answers to the "So What" Question for Improved Management of Hypoxia in Coastal Waters
      • CSCOR-supported Research Elucidates the Origins of Puget Sound Hypoxia, Critical for Developing Effective Strategies for Managing Hypoxic Events
      • CSCOR-supported Research to Inform the Development of a Bioeconomic Model for Improved Management of Hypoxia Impacts on North Carolina Brown Shrimp
      • Hypoxia Summit Outlines Strategy to Develop a Long-term Monitoring/Observation Plan for Improved Management of the Gulf of Mexico "Dead Zone"
      • 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
      • Extensive Post-Katrina/Rita Sampling Stirs Debate Over Sediment and Management Strategies for Wetland Restoration
      • Assessment of Ecosystem Responses to Nitrogen Load Reductions Could Inform the Development of a Forecast Model for Mitigating Hypoxia in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
      • Water Quality Baseline Data to Improve Management of the Threatened Species Staghorn Coral, Acropora cervicornis
      • CSCOR Co-Sponsors Symposium To Identify Management Strategies for the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic "Dead Zone"
      • CSCOR Issues FY05 Awards Under Coastal Hypoxia Research Program Grants
      • Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Symposium a Critical Component of Scientific Reassessment
      • NGOMEX Scientists Advance Understanding of the Impacts Associated with the Seasonal "Dead Zone" in the Gulf of Mexico
      • Gulf of Mexico Survey Maps "Dead Zone" Providing Key Information to Managers
      • Funding Announcement To Study Hypoxia in Coastal Regions
    • Past
      • Atmospheric Nutrient Input to Coastal Areas (ANICA)
      • Biscayne Bay Toxic Bioeffects Survey
      • Episodic Events – Great Lakes Experiment (EEGLE)
      • Toxic Chemical Contaminents Program
    • Workshops
      • NCCOS Plans Scientific Reassessment of Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia
        • A Science Strategy to Support Management Decisions Related to Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico and Excess Nutrients in the Mississippi River Basin
  • Land and Resource Use
    • Overview
    • Setting Coastal and Ecosystem Goals in South Florida
    • Regional Ecosystem Prediction Program
    • REPP Fiscal Year 2011 Projects
    • South Florida Ecosystems
    • Past Projects - South Florida Ecosystems Abstracts
    • Features
      • Managers' Ability to Evaluate Sensitive Set-aside Zones in Florida Improves
    • Past
      • Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP)
      • Complexity and Stressors in Estuarine Coastal Ecosystems (COASTES)
      • Coastal Ocean Management, Planing and Assesment System (COMPAS)
      • Estuarine Habitat Program (EHP)
      • Long-term Estuary Assessment Group (LEAG)
      • Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystem Regional Study
      • Southeast Bering Sea Carrying Capacity Regional Ecosystem Study
      • South Atlantic Ecosystems: Urbanization and Southeastern Estuarine Systems (USES)Program and Land Use - Coastal Ecosystem Study (LU-CES)
    • Land and Resource Use Ecological Forecasting
• Ecosystems
  • Coastal Oceans
  • Coral Reefs
    • Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems Highlighted in Special Issue of Journal Coral Reefs
    • Caribbean Coral Reef Institute
    • Coral Reef Ecosystems Studies - Caribbean
    • Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies - Micronesia
    • Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies
    • Deep Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies (DeepCRES)
    • Coral Reef Ecological Forecasting
    • Federal Legislation
    • Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative Research Program
    • Coral Reef Institutes
    • Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems
    • Outcomes
    • Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems Research Strategy
    • National Coral Reef Institute
    • Accomplishments
    • Related Links
    • Features
      • CSCOR Supports Community Efforts to Protect Pacific Coral Reefs
      • CCRI International Year of the Reef Symposium Celebrates Advances in Coral Reef Research and Management
      • Disney's Nemo Helps Kids in Hawaii Learn About Coral Reefs
      • HCRI-RP provides kids with unique learning experience
      • CSCOR-sponsored National Coral Reef Institute Work on "Ancient Coral" Featured in Sun-Sentinel
      • A Silent Invasion Threatens to Overrun Pristine Black Coral Beds and Alter Hawaii's Deep Reef Community
      • CSCOR Researchers Recognized with US Coral Reef Task Force Award
      • Scientists and Managers Meet to Review Scientific Research and Management Applications for Coral Reef Ecosystems in Puerto Rico
      • Caribbean Coral Reef Institute Ceremony Showcases New NOAA Initiative and Facilities in Puerto Rico
      • Water Quality Baseline Data to Improve Management of the Threatened Species Staghorn Coral, Acropora cervicornis
      • Rapid Population Assessments of Target Species Intended to Enable Rational Management of Marine Ornamentals in Puerto Rico
      • CSCOR-sponsored Research Assesses Habitat Connectivity for MPA Management and Zonation in Mona Island, Puerto Rico
      • Fish Stock Model to Improve Future Management of Reef Fish in Puerto Rico
      • NCCOS Funding to Enhance Enforcement of Environmental Laws in Hawaii
      • Prediction of Coral Spawning in the Caribbean to Help Managers Reduce Human Impacts to Coral Recruitment
      • Local Ecological Knowledge Provides Valuable Information for Improved Management of Coral Reefs in Puerto Rico
      • CSCOR Supports Efforts to Improve Scientific Collaboration in the Greater Caribbean
      • CSCOR-supported Symposium Highlights State-of-the-Science on Coral Reefs in Puerto Rico
      • 300-Year-Old Coral May Elucidate Impacts of Freshwater Discharge on Coral Health
      • CRES funded study highlighted in editorial of the journal BioScience
      • HCRI and ECOHAB Support Outreach Event that Educates Hawaii Residents About Invasive Species
      • CSCOR Scientists Have Large Presence at the International Coral Reef Symposium
      • Workshop Convened to Develop Comprehensive Research Strategy for neglected Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems
    • Workshops
      • CSCOR Co-sponsors 33rd Scientific Meeting of the Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean
      • 2006 Summer American Society for Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) Meeting. Session TS-E08
      • American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Summer Meeting
      • 3rd CSCOR Coral Reef Programs Review Meeting
      • 32nd Scientific Meeting of the Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean
      • 2nd CSCOR Coral Reef Program Review Meeting
        • 2nd Coral Reef Program Review Meeting
      • 1st CSCOR Coral Reef Program Review Meeting
        • Coral Reef Projects PI Meeting
      • 31st Scientific Meeting of the Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean
      • 30th Scientific Meeting of the Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean
  • Estuaries
  • Sanctuaries
  • Workshops
    • Ecosystem Research and Coastal Management:Making Connection at the Regional Scale - Agenda
• EcoForecasting Program
  • Ecological Forecasting Overview
  • Ecological Forecasting
  • Synthesis to Develop Predictive Capabilities
  • CSCOR Research Results in Ecological Forecast of Sea Nettle Occurrence, Contributes to Multi-species Management Efforts in the Chesapeake Bay
  • Coastal Forecast Systems - California Region
  • Coastal Forecast Systems - Great Lakes
  • Coastal Remote Sensing Science
  • Steller Sea Lion Research
  • Ecological Forecasting Rollout Monday April 11
  • Modeling Related to the Regional Observing System in the Gulf of Maine
• 2011 Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Forecast
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