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MAPP-led Marine Ecosystems Task Force emphasizes the need for clearer definitions of marine heatwaves as warming increases 26 May 2023

MAPP-led Marine Ecosystems Task Force emphasizes the need for clearer definitions of marine heatwaves as warming increases

Marine Ecosystems Task Force push for clearer definitions of marine heatwaves that adequately capture the nature of our climate and the shift to warmer conditions

Forams in the Northern California Current Reveal a Close Link to Marine Heatwaves 5 May 2023

Forams in the Northern California Current Reveal a Close Link to Marine Heatwaves

New COM-supported research produces the first detailed dataset of foram species variations in the Northern California Current during marine heat wave events.

CPO’s Marine Ecosystems Climate Risk Team (MERT) Leads Session At International Marine Protected Areas Congress 5 2 February 2023

CPO’s Marine Ecosystems Climate Risk Team (MERT) Leads Session At International Marine Protected Areas Congress 5

MERT aims to provide climate research and information to reinforce and expand the application of climate science in National Marine Sanctuaries activities, and ultimately improve long-term planning and management of the Sanctuaries System in support of NOAA’s Stewardship mission.

NOAA Awards $4.2 Million for Multi-Stressor Research on Northern California Current Ecosystem 2 November 2022

NOAA Awards $4.2 Million for Multi-Stressor Research on Northern California Current Ecosystem

NCCOS Competitive Research Program (CRP) Regional Ecosystem Research Program and partners, including MAPP, are announcing $4.2M in funding for multi-stressor research...

New Review Supported by COM Characterizes Plankton, Pollutant, and Particle Transport in Nearshore Regions 16 September 2022

New Review Supported by COM Characterizes Plankton, Pollutant, and Particle Transport in Nearshore Regions

A team of researchers partially supported by COM published a comprehensive review article describing the mechanisms driving material transport between the shoreline and continental shelf in coastal waters.

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