NOAA Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

Green water is definitely bad luck and not just on Friday the 13th. Cyanobacteria, a harmful algae, produces toxins that pose health risks to humans and wildlife, and impacts the economy. Visit our Lake Erie HAB forecast for the latest information: https://lnkd.in/eTW7eJ8V? #HarmfulAlgalBlooms?#FridayThe13th

#JobOpening | Join the NCCOS team as a Supervisory Research Social Scientist! One position is available at our Silver Spring, MD location. https://lnkd.in/erXZZSCF #SocialScientist #SocialScience #NowHiring

Photos from the field: This sea star (Circeaster americanus) pops up to say hello as our team navigates the ROV through deep benthic communities of the Gulf of Mexico to assess areas that were impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Learn more about this effort: https://lnkd.in/ePGg2J8m? #DeepwaterHorizon #GulfOfMexico

Did you know? Our team uses advanced spatial modeling techniques to support sustainable offshore wind energy development. We aim to protect marine life while promoting renewable energy. https://lnkd.in/gsW94BXF

You can’t predict oil and chemical spills. So NCCOS scientists help coastal managers prepare for these events by providing tools and information needed to assess the effect on organisms and habitat. https://lnkd.in/ePjEH66c #PreparednessMonth

Climate change is expected to reduce oxygen levels in the coastal zone. Accurate projections of estuarine oxygen levels are necessary for developing management strategies that reduce the negative impacts of hypoxia. NCCOS-supported researchers investigated differences in future hypoxia projected by a regional model of the Chesapeake Bay using three different climate change scenario methodological approaches: continuous, delta and time slice simulations.? Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eBBhUzSw

Photos from the field: These ctenophores were spotted on an ROV dive during an ongoing science expedition to support the restoration of mesophotic and deep benthic communities in the Gulf of Mexico impacted by Deepwater Horizon. But what’s a ctenophore, you ask? https://lnkd.in/er_U8G9t #DWH #DeepwaterHorizon #GulfofMexico

NOAA’s marine spatial planning and spatial suitability modeling helps inform BOEM’s offshore wind lease planning process. A recent workshop hosted by NOAA and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management allowed scientists to identify data needs in federal waters off Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina to better inform the placement of offshore wind. https://lnkd.in/egPgDbQF #OffshoreWind

In September 1999, the first NOAA harmful algal bloom bulletin was issued for the Gulf of Mexico. By 2000, the HAB bulletins were updated to include satellite imagery. By September 2001, NOAA began forecasting the likelihood of blooms to appear. In fall 2004, NOAA’s Gulf of Mexico HAB forecasting became operational, and we continue to make enhancements to these forecasting products. https://lnkd.in/ewtuqvvk? #25YearsofNCCOS #GulfofMexico #HarmfulAlgalBloom

A new framework walks users through developing a seamless fish habitat assessment from upland rivers to the mouth of the estuary. NCCOS scientists and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently published a tech memo and storymap to highlight the process. https://lnkd.in/ewua_ws3