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The NCCOS Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) produces scientifically-based status reports that characterize the physical, chemical, and biological status of the U.S. coastal ecosystems.(More...)



Mrs. Rose Dyson

CCMA Crossroads Presided Over By Trusted Assistant

CCMA's Laura Letson awarded NOAA Team Member of the Month

CCMA Scientists Assisting Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary With Innovative Mapping Technique

Feature Story Archive

CCMA Translates Technology to Coastal Resource Management


CENTER ACTIVITY REPORTS - CCMA scientists map benthic habitats of the Main Hawaiian Islands

Discover why CCM stduies environmental stressors
Learn about CCMA projects to evaluate coastal pollution
Discover the CCMA projects conducted to understand climate changes
Learn about the CCMA projects to evaluate the impact of extreme events on the enivronment
Discover the CCMA projects to evalutate the effects of land and resource use
Learn about CCMA projects to understand the effects of non-native species
Discover how CCMA studies 5 different ecosystems
Learn about coral reefs & how CCMA studies them
Learn how CCMA is helping sanctuary managers
Learn about estuaries and their health through CCMA projects
National Estuarine Research Reserves are a new area CCMA is helping
Other coastal ocean ecosystems - Not Available for CCMA


CCMA Teams:
Biogeography
Chemical Impacts
Remote Sensing



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