ResourceResearch identifies hot spots for addressing ocean acidification risks to US shellfisheries
"DwightK. Gledhill, deputy director of NOAAs Ocean Acidification Program, explains value of first nationwide shellfish risk assessment for adaptation and resilience planning. The four main hot spots are: Pacific Northwest coastal communities in Oregon and...
ResourceHourly sea level data processing and quality control software: Update for 64-bit Microsoft operating systems Version 4.0
"The Joint Archive for Sea Level (JASL) is a collaborative arrangement between the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), the World Data Center (WDC-SS) for Oceanography, Silver Spring, and the University of Hawaii Sea Level Center (UHSLC). Beginning ...
ResourceReef Resilience (R2) Toolkit version 3.2
"The Reef Resilience Toolkit provides the latest information, guidance, and resources to help managers address the impacts of climate change and local threats to coral reefs. The latest version of the Reef Resilience (R2) Toolkit is a must for managers. T...
ResourceCoral reefs: Treasures of the sea
"The whimsical names of corals - bubble, staghorn, starburst and brain - hint at their spectacular appearance, but not necessarily at their true value. As the largest living structures on the planet, coral reefs are also among the greatest storehouses of ...
ResourceUnited Nations Atlas of the Oceans
"The UN Atlas of the Oceans is an Internet portal providing information relevant to the sustainable development of the oceans. It is designed for policy-makers who need to become familiar with ocean issues and for scientists, students and resource manager...
ResourceProjected flooding extents and depths based on 10-, 50-, 100-, and 500-year wave-energy return periods, with and without coral reefs, for the States of Hawaii and Florida, the Territories of Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
"This data release provides flooding extent polygons (flood masks) and depth values (flood points) based on wave-driven total water levels for 22 locations within the States of Hawaii and Florida, the Territories of Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and ...
ResourceBlog: Using science and technology to manage fisheries in the Coral Triangle...Survey says?
What types of science and technology (S&T) innovations are currently being used or developed to improve our understanding of and ability to manage fisheries? And which of these technologies could be implemented in Southeast Asia and the Coral Triangle...
ResourceHybrid corals: Sex gone awry or saving grace?
"This Scientific American guest blog is a commentary on the growing body of evidence that indicates another coral, Acropora prolifera, may be overtaking reef real estate formerly occupied by elkhorns and staghorns. Far from a foreign invader, genetic test...
ResourceMarine Ecosystem Services Partnership - Valuation Library
"The Marine Ecosystem Services Partnership (MESP) is a virtual center for information and communication on the human uses of marine ecosystems around the world. This portal contains an extensive database of valuation studies. The MESP works with the follo...
ResourceThe Global Temperature and Salinity Profile Programme (GTSPP)
"The Global Temperature and Salinity Profile Programme (GTSPP) is a cooperative international program to develop and maintain a global ocean temperature-salinity resource with data that are both up-to-date and of the highest quality. The joint World Meteo...