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New Research Predicts Effects of Marine Heatwaves on Top Ocean Predators New Research Predicts Effects of Marine Heatwaves on Top Ocean Predators
September 05, 2023
Real-time shifts in marine ecosystems and species demand “climate-ready” fisheries. This new research will inform fisheries management.
Researchers studied four species of West Coast groundfish commonly harvested together, including sablefish, Dover sole, and thornyhead (pictured here). Climate Change Likely to Reshape West Coast Fisheries by Sending Fish Farther Offshore
August 18, 2023
Research by multiple scientists from the California Current IEA team found that vessels may have to travel farther and fish deeper to keep catching fish in the future as a result of climate change.
Coral reefs benefit from reduced land-sea impacts under ocean warming Coral reefs benefit from reduced land-sea impacts under ocean warming
August 09, 2023
Local human impacts combine with global ocean warming to threaten coral reef persistence. New research finds that simultaneously reducing land- and sea-based human impacts supports coral reef persistence in our changing climate.
Large Marine Heatwave Reaches Oregon and Washington Coasts Large Marine Heatwave Reaches Oregon and Washington Coasts
August 04, 2023
Researchers are tracking indicators for signs of impacts, such as harmful algal blooms.
2023 Northeast State of the Ecosystem Reports are released Northeast Fisheries, Ecosystems Continue to Depart from Historical Norms
May 18, 2023
2023 State of the Ecosystem Reports show continuing physical, chemical, and biological changes in coastal Mid-Atlantic and New England ecosystems.
West Hawai'i releases 2022 Ecosystem Status Report 2022 Ecosystem Status Report Highlights Climate and Ecosystem Change in Hawaiʻi
March 31, 2023
For the first time, the Ecosystem Status Report spans the entire main Hawaiian Islands and includes indicators on socio-cultural connections, climate and ocean ecosystem processes, and human impacts.
2022-2023 California Current Ecosystem Status Report is released. Unsettled Pacific Ocean Offers Surprises as Climate Change Alters Ecosystem
March 07, 2023
New 2022-2023 California Current Ecosystem Status Report cites shakeup of familiar ecological relationships.
Figure 3 from Fenney et al. showing four predators' responses to anchovy habitat suitability. Ecosystem Indicators of Predator Foraging and Reproduction
February 16, 2023
A newly published paper uses species distribution models to quantify linkages between an important forage species (northern anchovy) and the foraging and reproductive ecology of marine predators in the California Current ecosystem.
HCI example, Figure 2 in manuscript US West Coast Regional Habitat Compression Indices
November 14, 2022
A recent paper describes variability in "cool water thermal habitat", or Habitat Compression Indices (HCI), as a new ecological indicator that informs monitoring of ecosystem shifts in coastal upwelling systems.
The boundaries of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary NOAA’s IEA Program Helps Update Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary’s Report
June 27, 2022
NOAA’s Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Approach helped update Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary’s latest condition report. This partnership helps share ecosystem science and advance NOAA's mission to build resilient ecosystems and communities.