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NCCOS Centers
Center for Coastal
Monitoring and Assessment,
Center for Sponsored
Silver Spring, MD
Coastal Ocean Research,
Silver Spring, MD
CCEHBR - Cooperative
Oxford Laboratory Branch,
Oxford, MD
Center for Coastal Fisheries
and Habitat Research,
Beaufort, NC
Center for Coastal Environmental
Health and Biomolecular Research,
CCFHR - Kasitsna Bay Laboratory,
Seldonia, AK
Hollings Marine Laboratory,
Charleston, SC
Charleston, SC
CSCOR Mission
To lead the development of predictive multidisciplinary
coastal ecosystem research
 Research: Creates Data
and Knowledge
 Modeling and Prediction:
Promotes Understanding
and Predictive Capability
 Synthesis and
Translation: Allows for
Informed Action
CSCOR Research Themes
(Ecosystems and Stressors)
http://www.cop.noaa.gov
Coastal Hypoxia Research Program (CHRP)
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An outgrowth of the long-term Gulf of Mexico hypoxia program
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Support research on hypoxia in other regions
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Hypoxia research drivers
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Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act
(HABHRCA)
Priority Topics for Nutrient Pollution in Coastal Waters: An
Integrated National Research Program for the United States
An Assessment of hypoxia and Eutrophication in U.S. Waters
NOAA Eutrophication Assessment
US Commission on Ocean Policy
In FY05 first national, peer-reviewed competition was held
FY 2005 CHRP Competition
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Over 29 proposals requesting over 49M
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Funded 6 multi-year, interdisciplinary grants
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Twenty-seven scientists at 15 institutions are investigating
hypoxia in a range of systems
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~6.5M over 5 years
Narragansett Bay
Albemarle Estuary
Puget Sound
Delaware Coastal Bays
Atlantic Coast Estuaries
Second FRN Recently Closed
Key Areas of Research
1) Determining the causes of hypoxia in a region
2) Developing the capability to predict its occurrence
in response to varying levels of anthropogenic
stress
3) Evaluating the subsequent ecological, economic,
and social impacts
Ultimate Goal: To provide research results and
modeling tools which will be used by coastal
managers to assess alternative management
strategies for preventing or mitigating the impacts
of hypoxia on coastal ecosystems
CHRP Program and Project Design
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Competitive, peer-reviewed research
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Large Scale, Multi-Investigator/Disciplinary and
Integrative Research
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Collaboration Between Federal Agencies,
Universities, and States
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Identification of institutions or programs that would
use or act upon the research results
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Should build upon and leverage previous studies
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Demonstrated connection to local managers
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Annual Meetings with managers
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Path Leading to Operational or Management Product