Under the National Fish Habitat Partnership, scientists at the NEFSC, NWFSC, and Silver Spring Headquarters are compiling information on the nation's estuarine and coastal habitats and the species they support in order to assess their current potential for restoration and protection. National project headed up by F/ST. Jihong Dai documents InPort metadata. Geographic data on the nation's coasts and estuaries.

Risk communication skills are essential for coastal community leaders in order to effectively engage, educate, and trigger behavioral changes that improve resilience to coastal hazards. In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, the Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve and NOAA's Office for Coastal Management recognized this need and developed risk communication trainings and tools. This project extended that work by developing and hosting two-day risk communication workshops for coastal outreach professionals in four coastal communities. Each event included the Office for Coastal Management's general risk communication training and a technical assistance workshop specific to the needs of the local decision-making community. This science transfer project was funded by NOAA through the National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative to promote the use of science. It did not produce any new data.

The National Estuarine Research Reserve System's System-wide Monitoring Program (NERRS SWMP) collected water quality data in 22 reserves in the United States and Puerto Rico from January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1998. The NERRS Centralized Data Management Office (CDMO) assembled these data and submitted them to NODC per the "Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management and the National Oceanographic Data Center Concerning the Transmittal of National Estuarine Research Reserve System Water Quality Monitoring Data." Water quality parameters include temperature, water depth, specific conductivity, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity.

Scientists at NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) are using environmental DNA (eDNA) to identify fish communities and monitor ecosystems by collecting a water sample and analyzing the DNA found in it, identifying the species that left it behind without capturing a single animal. As animals swim, they shed scales, tissue, and waste, leaving traces of DNA in the water. A water sample is first collected from the ocean and filtered to concentrate DNA in it. NOAA scientists then make millions of copies of a target DNA region through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to make enough genetic material for high throughput sequencing. The metabarcoding process described above for eDNA analysis allows scientists to look for many species in the same sample. The final step is like a matching game, in which the DNA sequences are compared with a reference library of known species to find a match. The eDNA method is particularly useful for detecting species that are not easily captured, including rare or migratory species. It can also help in areas that are difficult to sample because of challenging ocean conditions, sensitive habitats, or a rugged seafloor. An eDNA analysis provides a snapshot of the community of species at the time of sampling and over time. This can help us detect shifts in marine ecosystems. eDNA samples have been collected on NOAA Ecosystem Monitoring (EcoMon) surveys since 2019. These samples will help develop best eDNA practices using metabarcoding, an innovative way to determine what fish species live in what parts of the ocean without actually seeing any fish.

국가해양생태계종합조사는 기존의 개별조사사업(연안습지기초조사, 해양생태계기본조사 등)을 하나로 통합하여 해양생태계의 종합적이고 장기적이며 체계적인 분석이 가능하도록 개편한 조사로, 2015년도 이후로 지속적인 모니터링을 통해 우리나라 전 연안의 생태계 기반 관리를 위한 기초자료 생산을 담당하고 있습니다. 국가해양생태계종합조사 저서환경 서비스는 조사구분명, 조사년도최소값, 조사년도최대값, 기본중점구분명, 조사정선번호, 채집시작일자, 채집종료일자를 검색 조건으로 사용하여 조사년도, 사업구분코드, 조사사업구분코드, 기본중점구분명, 조사정선번호, 조사정점번호, 조사방법명, 채집일자 등의 데이터를 검색할 수 있습니다.

This project will develop a Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) framework to build understanding of the key human uses and drivers of change in the inshore Great Barrier Reef (GBR), and to inform GBR stakeholders of the likely consequences, costs and benefits of particular management decisions that aim to minimise the impacts on biodiversity, particularly from inshore multi-species fisheries. The MSE approach involves developing models that capture the key attributes of the management problem, including processes of biophysical systems, human uses of ecosystems and their socio-economic drivers, and the three major components of an adaptive management strategy – monitoring, assessment and management decision processes. A staged approach to the MSE is proposed. It will include: Scoping of the project, data and information gathering, stakeholder elicitation of objectives and understanding key processes. Assessment of management strategies using a qualitative MSE in the GBR region. This will consist of a) developing management strategies, b) assessing the relative impact of the management strategies against the objectives and c) steps required for implementation. This project is now complete.

국가해양생태계종합조사는 기존의 개별조사사업(연안습지기초조사, 해양생태계기본조사 등)을 하나로 통합하여 해양생태계의 종합적이고 장기적이며 체계적인 분석이 가능하도록 개편한 조사로, 2015년도 이후로 지속적인 모니터링을 통해 우리나라 전 연안의 생태계 기반 관리를 위한 기초자료 생산을 담당하고 있습니다. 국가해양생태계종합조사 바닷새 서비스는 조사년도최소값, 조사년도최대값, 조사정선번호, 채집시작일자, 채집종료일자를 검색 조건으로 사용하여 조사년도, 사업구분코드, 조사사업구분코드, 조사정선번호, 조사정점번호, 채집일자, 채집시분, 관측수심, 반복횟수 등의 데이터를 검색할 수 있습니다.

Coastal researchers, fishermen, fishery managers and educators teamed up to understand changes in shrimp populations in response to shifting environmental conditions in estuaries. The Project Shrimping has deep cultural and economic ties to the South Carolina and Georgia coasts, and the southeast US Atlantic coast region as a whole. However, over the past two decades, commercial shrimp landings have been highly variable. Fishery management agencies, extension offices, and several southeastern Reserves have identified the need to better understand how shrimp populations are responding to changing environmental conditions, including warmer winters and altered salinity regimes. To do this work, a diverse team with members from universities, fishery management agencies, fisheries extension offices, and Reserves came together to form the Lowcountry Shrimp Collaborative. The Lowcountry Shrimp Collaborative used a comprehensive approach to examine how environmental conditions in estuaries are affecting abundance and timing of shrimp populations throughout the region through examination of each stage of the shrimp life cycle. Together, the Collaborative: Analyzed and synthesized numerous ongoing, long-term (30+ years) datasets on multiple shrimp life history stages (postlarval, juvenile, sub-adult, adult, commercially harvested) and environmental conditions (water quality, including System-Wide Monitoring Program data); Conducted field sampling targeting shrimp and their prey in salt marsh creeks during spring and summer seasons, over two years, at three southeast Reserves; Ran controlled seawater laboratory experiments to understand the impacts of competition for limited resources between shrimp species during their overlapping periods of estuarine residency; and, Interviewed commercial shrimpers based in Georgia and South Carolina, to better understand historical changes in, and perceptions of environmental impacts on, the shrimp industry in the southeast US. The project found that estuarine water temperature is rising across the region, mainly driven by increases during winter months. Warming temperatures can alter the life histories of shrimp, including shifting body size, altering the timing of migratory cues, and modifying habitat use. These warmer temperatures are also resulting in longer shrimping seasons with shrimpers often able to continue harvesting well into January. These results were confirmed by observations shared by shrimpers, who joined for a project wrap-up event where the team presented results and engaged in lively discussions about research needs and opportunities for collaboration between researchers, managers, and the industry.

국가해양생태계종합조사는 기존의 개별조사사업(연안습지기초조사, 해양생태계기본조사 등)을 하나로 통합하여 해양생태계의 종합적이고 장기적이며 체계적인 분석이 가능하도록 개편한 조사로, 2015년도 이후로 지속적인 모니터링을 통해 우리나라 전 연안의 생태계 기반 관리를 위한 기초자료 생산을 담당하고 있습니다. 국가해양생태계종합조사 조사지점 서비스는 조사구분명, 조사년도최소값, 조사년도최대값, 조사사업구분명, 기본중점구분명, 조사항목명, 조사정선번호를 검색 조건으로 사용하여 조사년도, 사업구분코드, 조사사업구분코드, 기본중점구분명, 조사항목명, 조사항목세부명, 조사정선번호, 조사정점번호 등의 데이터를 검색할 수 있습니다.