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NOAA’s New National Marine Ecosystem Status Web Tool

AOML Communications — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:45:00 +0000

NOAA launched a new National Marine Ecosystem Status web tool, on Monday October 19. This tool shows the status of marine ecosystems across the U.S. It provides easy access to NOAA’s wide range of essential coastal and marine ecosystem data in one location for the first time.

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Florida Keys Integrated Assessment Team Launches New Ecosystem Status Report Web Tool

AOML Communications — Tue, 19 May 2020 16:49:34 +0000

The Florida Keys Integrated Assessment (IEA) team, led by AOML in partnership with managers and scientists from the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, launched a new Ecosystem Status Report web tool on May 13th. The IEA approach aims to balance the needs of nature and society through Ecosystem-Based Management. It provides scientific knowledge of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary ecosystem to scientists, policy makers and resource managers.

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Nutrients Entering Biscayne Bay: Tracking the Source with New Technology

AOML Communications — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 16:10:14 +0000

AOML scientists are collaborating with partners from the Northern Gulf Institute of the University of Mississippi, and the University of Miami’s Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies to tackle increasing nutrient levels throughout Biscayne Bay. A previous study detected the slow but steady eutrophication and warned of a regime shift towards murky algal dominated waters if better water quality management practices were not implemented.

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New Cruise Studies Red Tide Impacts in South Florida

AOML Communications — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 15:41:39 +0000

AOML recently led a multi-agency (NOAA/AOML, NOAA/SEFSC, State of Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, NOAA/NESDIS, University of South Florida, MOTE Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, and University of Miami) research cruise to study the effects of Southwest Florida’s ongoing red tide. To address such a complex problem as red tide, the cruise brought together a diverse team of experts consisting of commercial fishermen, oceanographers, systems ecologist, phytoplankton ecologist, and fish population biologist. This cruise allowed researchers to take a holistic approach to characterize the extent of the red tide and its impacts. The goal of the cruise was to understand why these blooms happen to better inform effective future response measures and hopefully improve Florida’s resilience to these coastal events.

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Water Quality Research for the South Florida Program Continues with Coast-Wide Testing Cruise

AOML Communications — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:50:30 +0000

From August 6th to the 10th, AOML researchers, in partnership with the University of Miami and the University of South Florida, embarked on a cruise to investigate water quality along South Florida's coasts. Two teams alternated to complete 24-hour sampling and data collection.

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New Year, Continued Restoration and Monitoring

AOML Communications — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 16:17:34 +0000

AOML scientists recently returned from the first cruise of 2018. As part of the South Florida Project, regional surveys over the southwest Florida shelf and the Florida Keys reef tract are routinely performed aboard the R/V F.G. Walton Smith on a bimonthly basis, to keep a watchful eye over sensitive marine habitats found in the region. Sampling methodologies include discrete sampling and flow through measurements of water quality and chemistry, and biological oceanographic parameters.

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Spotting the Seatrout: Juvenile Sportfish Monitoring in the Florida Bay

AOML Communications — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 22:51:42 +0000

Photo Essay Adjacent to Everglades National Park, Florida Bay encompasses the shallow waters, mangrove islands, and grassy banks between mainland Florida and the Keys; an area about 1,000 square miles in size. With an average depth of only 3 feet, the bay is home to a number of marine populations as well as a […]

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Juvenile Sportfish Monitoring in the Florida Bay

AOML Communications — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 18:49:29 +0000

With an average depth of only 3 feet, the Florida Bay is home to a number of marine populations, as well as a vital nursery ground for commercial and recreational reef fish species. The Florida Bay also plays host to a group of NOAA researchers who are investigating how habitat changes in Florida Bay are impacting juvenile sportfish populations, with a focus on the spotted seatrout.

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NOAA Selects Biscayne Bay for Next Habitat Blueprint Focus Area

AOML Communications — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 01:08:35 +0000

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