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Aug 01, 2012
NOAA Requests Public Comment on Strategic Plan for Federal Research and Monitoring of Ocean Acidification
A Draft Strategic Plan for Federal Research and Monitoring of Ocean Acidification has been made available by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for public review and comment. The Draft Research Plan presents a vision for how to move Federal agencies toward a better understanding of the process of ocean acidification, its effects on marine ecosystems, and the steps... Read moreAug 01, 2012
Draft National Aquaculture Research and Development Strategic Plan Released for Public Comment
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) announce, on behalf of the Federal Interagency Working Group on Aquaculture under the Office of Science and Technology Policy, that a draft National Aquaculture Research and Development Strategic Plan (R&D Plan) for the United States is being made... Read more
Jul 26, 2012
UNH Ocean Scientists Get Funds for Continued Coastal Water Monitoring
Scientists from the UNH's Ocean Process Analysis Laboratory (OPAL) have received funds from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as part of a five-year, $2 million-plus grant to continue monitoring carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Gulf of Maine and New Hampshire's Great Bay and the effects of ocean acidification on coastal ecosystems. The work is a critical component of... Read more
Apr 23, 2012
UNH's CCOM Helps Develop App to Protect Whales from Collisions with Ships
Researchers at the Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping (CCOM) helped develop a new iPad and iPhone application that aims to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales from collisions with ships. Kurt Schwehr, affiliate assistant professor, research associate professor Lee Alexander, and research scientist Roland Arsenault, provided technical expertise for the development of key... Read more- 1 of 2
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Aug 01, 2012
ERMA Mapping Tool Cited By Federal Agencies as Important Step Forward for Arctic Region
ERMA®, an interactive online mapping tool developed by UNH and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has been expanded to include the Arctic to help address numerous challenges posed by increasing ship traffic and proposed energy development. NOAA and the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) called the Environmental... Read morePosted in: Marine & Ocean Sciences, Sustainability & the Environment, Computing & Instrumentation, Research Computing & Instrumentation, Research Development & Communications, Research Office News, Research Spotlight
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