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$5.2 million awarded in new grants for user-driven coastal research

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08/10/2020

Twenty projects involving 29 reserve sites across the nation and totaling more than $5.2 million have been recommended for support by NOAA’s National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative. See a list and map of the new projects, including a summary of each project.

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We support user-driven, collaborative research that addresses coastal management issues important to the National Estuarine Research Reserve System.

In the Spotlight

Graphical Abstract (August 2020 journal article, Noble)
Journal Article resource
8/6/2020
Examining coastal dynamics and recreational water quality by quantifying multiple sewage specific markers in a North Carolina estuary
Project Overview resource
7/15/2020
Tools, Techniques, and Tactics for Advancing Successful Climate Adaptation
Orton project research webinar
Multimedia resource
6/30/2020
Webinar: Physical Effects of Storm Surge Barriers on the NY/NJ Harbor Estuary
Mangrove Damage
Journal Article resource
5/28/2020
Automated High-Resolution Time Series Mapping of Mangrove Forests Damaged by Hurricane Irma in Southwest Florida
Native Olympia Oyster Collaborative Field Photo
Multimedia resource
4/16/2020
Native Olympia Oyster Collaborative Story Map and Project Database
Living Shoreline Oyster Project (photo: Ben Stone)
News resource
4/2/2020
Summary report receives 2019 South Carolina Notable State Documents Award
External Link
03/17/2020
NOAA Ocean Podcast: Bringing Wetlands to Market
Blue Carbon Management Brief and Infographic
Management Brief resource
3/17/2020
Management Brief: Advancing the Use of Blue Carbon for Coastal Systems
Multimedia resource
2/27/2020
Story Map: Using Satellite Imagery and Supercomputers to Map Habitats
GCAP video (Feb. 2020)
Multimedia resource
2/26/2020
Georgetown Climate Adaptation Project Video
External Link
02/12/2020
NERRA: Building Marsh Capital
This article, published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment in 2018, synthesizes oyster restoration projects since 1964 on the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts and suggests a restoration paradigm to prioritize investment (Angelini 2018)
Journal Article resource
1/15/2020
Restoring the eastern oyster: how much progress has been made in 53 years?

Since 2015

$14.4 Million

In grants awarded

177

Unique partnerships forged

6,498

Individuals engaged in coastal science