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Committee to Review the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology’s Research Priorities Plan & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy
Ocean research offers countless benefits, from improving fisheries management to discovering new drugs to enabling early detection of tsunamis and hurricanes. At the request of the Joint Subcommittee …
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Committee on International Capacity-Building for the Protection and Sustainable Use of Oceans and Coasts & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Increasing Capacity for Stewardship of Oceans and Coasts
Marine environments support the livelihoods, economies, and quality of life for communities around the world. But growth of coastal populations and increasing demands on marine resources are putting …
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Committee on the Effectiveness of International and National Measures to Prevent and Reduce Marine Debris and Its Impacts & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Tackling Marine Debris in the 21st Century
Marine debris from ships and other ocean-based sources-including trash and lost fishing gear-contributes to the spoiling of beaches, fouling of surface waters and the seafloor, and harm to marine ani …
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Committee on Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Scientific Assessment of Alternatives for Reducing Water Management Effects on Threatened and Endangered Fishes in California’s B
California’s Bay-Delta estuary is a biologically diverse estuarine ecosystem that plays a central role in the distribution of California’s water from the state’s wetter northern regions to its southe …
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Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on Abrupt Climate Change: Abrupt Climate Change
The climate record for the past 100, 000 years clearly indicates that the climate system has undergone periodicand often extremeshifts, sometimes in as little as a decade or less. The causes of abrup …
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Committee on Potential Impacts of Ambient Noise in the Ocean on Marine Mammals & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Ocean Noise and Marine Mammals
For the 119 species of marine mammals, as well as for some other aquatic animals, sound is the primary means of learning about the environment and of communicating, navigating, and foraging. The poss …
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Committee on Characterizing Biologically Significant Marine Mammal Behavior & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Marine Mammal Populations and Ocean Noise
Attention has been drawn to the subject of how ocean noise affects marine mammals by a series of marine mammal strandings, lawsuits, and legislative hearings, and most recently, the report from the U …
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Committee on Oceanography in 2025: A Workshop & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Oceanography in 2025
On January 8 and 9, 2009, the Ocean Studies Board of the National Research Council, in response to a request from the Office of Naval Research, hosted the "Oceanography in 2025" workshop. T …
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Committee on the Review of the Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation’s Tsunami Preparedness & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Tsunami Warning and Preparedness
Many coastal areas of the United States are at risk for tsunamis. After the catastrophic 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, legislation was passed to expand U.S. tsunami warning capabilities. Since th …
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Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Shellfish Mariculture in Drakes Estero, Point Reyes National Seashore, California
When Drakes Estero, which lies within the Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS) about 25 miles northwest of San Francisco, California, was designated by Congress in 1976 as Potential Wilderness, it co …
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Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Shellfish Mariculture in Drakes Estero, Point Reyes National Seashore, California
When Drakes Estero, which lies within the Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS) about 25 miles northwest of San Francisco, California, was designated by Congress in 1976 as Potential Wilderness, it co …
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Committee on the Review of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration (LACPR) Program & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Final Report from the NRC Committee on the Review of the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration (LACPR) Program
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration (LACPR) draft final technical report in March, 2009. In response to federal legislation, the Corps had to an …
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Committee on Evolution of the National Oceanographic Research Fleet & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Science at Sea
The U.S. academic research fleet is an essential national resource, and it is likely that scientific demands on the fleet will increase. Oceanographers are embracing a host of remote technologies tha …
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Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Ecosystem Concepts for Sustainable Bivalve Mariculture
U.S. mariculture production of bivalve molluscs-those cultivated in the marine environment-has roughly doubled over the last 25 years. Although mariculture operations may expand the production of sea …
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Committee on Evolution of the National Oceanographic Research Fleet & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Science at Sea
The U.S. academic research fleet is an essential national resource, and it is likely that scientific demands on the fleet will increase. Oceanographers are embracing a host of remote technologies tha …
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Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Ecosystem Concepts for Sustainable Bivalve Mariculture
U.S. mariculture production of bivalve molluscs-those cultivated in the marine environment-has roughly doubled over the last 25 years. Although mariculture operations may expand the production of sea …
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Committee on the Review of Sea-Turtle Population Assessment Methods & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Assessment of Sea-Turtle Status and Trends
All six species of sea turtles found in U.S. waters are listed as endangered or threatened, but the exact population sizes of these species are unknown due to a lack of key information regarding birt …
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Committee on the Development of an Integrated Science Strategy for Ocean Acidification Monitoring & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Ocean Acidification
The ocean has absorbed a significant portion of all human-made carbon dioxide emissions. This benefits human society by moderating the rate of climate change, but also causes unprecedented changes to …
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Committee on Understanding Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy and Effects & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Oil Spill Dispersants
Approximately 3 million gallons of oil or refined petroleum products are spilled into U.S. waters every year. Oil dispersants (chemical agents such as surfactants, solvents, and other compounds) are …
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Committee on Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Scientific Assessment of Alternatives for Reducing Water Management Effects on Threatened and Endangered Fishes in California’s B
California’s Bay-Delta estuary is a biologically diverse estuarine ecosystem that plays a central role in the distribution of California’s water from the state’s wetter northern regions to its southe …
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Committee on the Review of Sea-Turtle Population Assessment Methods & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Assessment of Sea-Turtle Status and Trends
All six species of sea turtles found in U.S. waters are listed as endangered or threatened, but the exact population sizes of these species are unknown due to a lack of key information regarding birt …
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Committee on the Development of an Integrated Science Strategy for Ocean Acidification Monitoring & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Ocean Acidification
The ocean has absorbed a significant portion of all human-made carbon dioxide emissions. This benefits human society by moderating the rate of climate change, but also causes unprecedented changes to …
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Committee on International Capacity-Building for the Protection and Sustainable Use of Oceans and Coasts & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Increasing Capacity for Stewardship of Oceans and Coasts
Marine environments support the livelihoods, economies, and quality of life for communities around the world. But growth of coastal populations and increasing demands on marine resources are putting …
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Committee on Mitigating Shore Erosion Along Sheltered Coasts & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Mitigating Shore Erosion Along Sheltered Coasts
Like ocean beaches, sheltered coastal areas experience land loss from erosion and sea level rise. In response, property owners often install hard structures such as bulkheads as a way to prevent furt …
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Committee on Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: Phase II — Assessments of the Extent of Change and the Implications for Policy & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Dynamic Changes in Marine Ecosystems
Recent scientific literature has raised many concerns about whether fisheries have caused more extensive changes to marine populations and ecosystems than previously realized or predicted. In many ca …
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Committee on the Restoration and Protection of Coastal Louisiana & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Drawing Louisiana’s New Map
During the past 50 years, coastal Louisiana has suffered catastrophic land loss due to both natural and human causes. This loss has increased storm vulnerability and amplified risks to lives, propert …
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Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Committee to Review the Activities Authorized Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000: Charting the Future of Methane Hydrate Research in the United States
Methane hydrate is a natural form of clathrate – a chemical substance in which one molecule forms a lattice around a "guest" molecule with chemical bonding. In this clathrate, the guest mol …
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Committee on Defining Best Scientific Information Available for Fisheries Management & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Improving the Use of the "Best Scientific Information Available" Standard in Fisheries Management
Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (FCMA), managers are required to use the "best scientific information available" in the preparation of federal fishery m …
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Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Coordinating Committee: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Planning
From the Executive Summary:There are some concerns that the current Corps planning and construction budget has not kept pace with expanding national water management needs for flood hazard management …
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Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Analytical Methods and Approaches for Water Resources Project Planning
Analytical Methods and Approaches for Water Resources Project Planningis part of a larger study that was conducted in response to a request from the U.S. Congress in the Water Resources Development A …
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Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Adaptive Management for Water Resources Project Planning
This book reviews the Corps of Engineers’ experiences to date with the concept of "adaptive management" and provides advice on additional and more effective implementation of this planning …
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Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Division on Earth and Life Studies: River Basins and Coastal Systems Planning Within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) has played a large and important role in shaping water resources systems in the United States since Congress first tasked it in 1824 to improve navigation …
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Committee on National Needs for Coastal Mapping and Charting & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Geospatial Framework for the Coastal Zone
The coastal zone is of enormous importance to the well-being of the nation, as our lives and economy are inextricably linked to the features and activities that occur within this dynamic region. In o …
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Committee on a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board & National Research Council: Elements of a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board
The North Pacific Research Board (NPRB) was established in 1997 as custodian to a pool of funds intended for the study of the North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, and Arctic Ocean. The success of the NRP …
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Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Atlantic Salmon in Maine: Atlantic Salmon in Maine
Because of the pervasive and substantial decline of Atlantic salmon populations in Maine over the past 150 years, and because they are close to extinction, a comprehensive statewide action should be …
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Committee on Exploration of the Seas & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Exploration of the Seas
In the summer of 1803, Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on a journey to establish an American presence in a land of unqualified natural resources and riches. Is it fitting tha …
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Committee on Cooperative Research in the National Marine Fisheries Service & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Cooperative Research in the National Marine Fisheries Service
In recent years there has been growing interest in having fisheries stakeholders involved in various aspects of fisheries data collection and experimentation. This activity is generally known as coop …
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Committee on Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay
Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay discusses the proposed plan to offset the dramatic decline in the bay’s native oysters by introducing disease-resistant reproductive Suminoe oysters from Asia. …
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Committee on the Implementation of a Seafloor Observatory Network for Oceanographic Research & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Enabling Ocean Research in the 21st Century
As the importance of the oceans to society grows, so does the need to understand their variation on many temporal and spatial scales. This need to understand ocean change is compelling scientists to …
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Committee on Environmental Information for Naval Use & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Environmental Information for Naval Warfare
Accurate and timely environmental information can provide a tactical advantage to U.S. naval forces during warfare. This report analyzes the current environmental information system used by the U.S. …
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Committee on the Alaska Groundfish Fishery and Steller Sea Lions & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Decline of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters
For an unknown reason, the Steller sea lion population in Alaska has declined by 80% over the past three decades. In 2001, the National Research Council began a study to assess the many hypotheses pr …
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Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review Procedures for Water Resources Project Planning
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, through its civil works program, can take pride in its contributions throughout our nation’s history to the development of waterways infrastructure, navigation, floo …
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Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Science and Its Role in the National Marine Fisheries Service
NMFS has a difficult and complex task in managing U.S. marine fisheries. Despite some successes, too many stocks continue to decline. Over the past decade, several problems have been identified that …
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Board on Life Sciences & Committee on Marine Biotechnology: Biomedical Applications of Marine Natural Products: Marine Biotechnology in the Twenty-First Century
Dramatic developments in understanding the fundamental underpinnings of life have provided exciting opportunities to make marine bioproducts an important part of the U.S. economy. Several marine base …
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Committee on Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: Phase 1—Effects of Bottom Trawling on Seafloor Habitats & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloor Habitat
Concerns over the potential ecological effects of fishing have increased with the expansion of fisheries throughout the marine waters of the United States. Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloo …
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Committee to Review the Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study
Nearly thirty years ago the Florida Keys were designated as an Area of Critical State Concern. The state recognized that Monroe County contained many valuable natural, environmental, historical, and …
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Division on Earth and Life Studies & Marine Board: Spills of Emulsified Fuels
Spills of Emulsified Fuels: Risks and Response is part of an evolving body of work conducted by the National Research Council (NRC) to help inform debate and decision-making regarding the ecological …
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Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Atlantic Salmon in Maine: Genetic Status of Atlantic Salmon in Maine
Atlantic salmon in Maine, once abundant but now seriously depleted, were listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) in November 2000. The listing covers the wild fish in eigh …
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National Research Council & Ocean Studies Board: Recruiting Fishery Scientists
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) employs many fishery scientists with diverse skills. The agency finds that the supply of fishery biologists is adequate to meet most of its demand. Howeve …
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National Research Council & Ocean Studies Board: Marine Protected Areas
Although the ocean-and the resources within-seem limitless, there is clear evidence that human impacts such as overfishing, habitat destruction, and pollution disrupt marine ecosystems and threaten t …
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Board on Biology & Commission on Life Sciences: Opportunities for Environmental Applications of Marine Biotechnology
This 2-day workshop is the culmination of a study of the status and future of marine biotechnology. The overall goal of this workshop is to examine what was initially called "Opportunities for M …
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National Research Council & Ocean Studies Board: Improving the Collection, Management, and Use of Marine Fisheries Data
Congress has promoted fisheries science for over a century and its involvement in fisheries management took a great leap forward with passage of the Fisheries Conservation and Management Act of 1976. …
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Committee on Seafloor Observatories: Challenges and Opportunities & National Research Council: Illuminating the Hidden Planet
Despite our reliance on the ocean and its resources, it remains a frontier for scientific exploration and discovery. Seafloor observatoriesunmanned systems of instruments, sensors, and command module …
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Committee on the Causes and Management of Coastal Eutrophication & National Research Council: Clean Coastal Waters
Environmental problems in coastal ecosystems can sometimes be attributed to excess nutrients flowing from upstream watersheds into estuarine settings. This nutrient over-enrichment can result in toxi …
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National Research Council & Ocean Studies Board: Oceanography and Mine Warfare
Environmental information is important for successful planning and execution of naval operations. A thorough understanding of environmental variability greatly increases the likelihood of mission suc …
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Committee on the Assessment of Regional Marine Research Programs & National Research Council: Bridging Boundaries Through Regional Marine Research
As appreciation of the interdisciplinary and multidimensional character of environmental issues has increased, there have been attempts to address regional needs more directly. One of these, the Regi …
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Committee to Review Results of ATOC’s Marine Mammal Research Program & National Research Council: Marine Mammals and Low-Frequency Sound
Sound has become a major tool for studying the ocean. Although the ocean is relatively opaque to light, it is relatively transparent to sound. Sound having frequencies below 1, 000 Hertz (Hz) is ofte …
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Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: 50 Years of Ocean Discovery
This book describes the development of ocean sciences over the past 50 years, highlighting the contributions of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the field’s progress. Many of the individuals …
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Committee on the Ocean’s Role in Human Health & National Research Council: From Monsoons to Microbes
What can sharks teach us about our immune system? What can horseshoe crabs show us about eyesight?The more we learn about the ocean, the more we realize how critical these vast bodies of water are to …
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Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Oil Spill Risks From Tank Vessel Lightering
The safety record of lightering (the transfer of petroleum cargo at sea from a large tanker to smaller ones) has been excellent in U.S. waters in recent years, as evidenced by the very low rate of sp …
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National Research Council & Ocean Studies Board: Global Ocean Science
During recent years, large-scale investigations into global climate change and other highly visible issues have taken the lion’s share of declining research funds. At the same time, funding for basic …
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Committee to Review Northeast Fishery Stock Assessments & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of Northeast Fishery Stock Assessments
The collapse of cod, flounder, and haddock fish stocks in the Northeast United States has caused widespread concern among managers and fishers in the United States and Canada. The diminishing stocks …
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Committee on Ecosystem Management for Sustainable Marine Fisheries & National Research Council: Sustaining Marine Fisheries
Fluctuations and declines in marine fish populations have caused growing concern among marine scientists, fisheries managers, commercial and recreational fishers, and the public.Sustaining Marine Fis …
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Committee on Fish Stock Assessment Methods & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Improving Fish Stock Assessments
Ocean harvests have plateaued worldwide and many important commercial stocks have been depleted. This has caused great concern among scientists, fishery managers, the fishing community, and the publi …
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Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Double-Hull Tanker Legislation
The passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) by Congress and subsequent modifications of international maritime regulations resulted in a far-reaching change in the design of tank vessels. D …
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Committee on Oceanography in 2025: A Workshop & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Oceanography in 2025
On January 8 and 9, 2009, the Ocean Studies Board of the National Research Council, in response to a request from the Office of Naval Research, hosted the "Oceanography in 2025" workshop. T …
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Committee to Review the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology’s Research Priorities Plan & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Ocean Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy
Ocean research offers countless benefits, from improving fisheries management to discovering new drugs to enabling early detection of tsunamis and hurricanes. At the request of the Joint Subcommittee …
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Committee on the Review of Recreational Fisheries Survey Methods & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of Recreational Fisheries Survey Methods
Recreational fishing in the United States is an important social and economic component of many marine fisheries, with an estimated 14 million anglers making almost 82 million fishing trips in 2004. …
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Committee on a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board & National Research Council: Final Comments on the Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board
The North Pacific Research Board (NPRB) was established by Congress in 1997 to recommend marine research activities to the Secretary of Commerce on or relating to the fisheries or marine ecosystem in …
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Committee to Review the Oil Spill Recovery Institute’s Research Program & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Oil Spill Recovery Institute
As a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound, Congress passed the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), and within that legislation, the Oil Spill Recovery Institute (OSRI) wa …
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Committee on Exploration of the Seas & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Exploration of the Seas
Seventy percent of our blue planet is covered by oceans. Although progress has been made in understanding the role of oceans in climate change, locating energy reserves, revealing new life forms, and …
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Committee on Reference Materials for Ocean Science & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Chemical Reference Materials
The accuracy of chemical oceanographic measurements depends on calibration against reference materials to ensure comparability over time and among laboratories. Several key parameters lack reference …
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Committee to Review the Community Development Quota Program & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Community Development Quota Program in Alaska
This book reviews the performance and effectiveness of the Community Development Quotas (CDQ) programs that were formed as a result of the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996. The CDQ program is a meth …
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Committee to Review the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Science for Decisionmaking
The coastlines of the United States are beautiful places to live, work and play. But, they are also very fragile areas whose ecosystems are vulnerable to mismanagement. There are many complex issues …
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Committee on an Ocean Infrastructure Strategy for U.S. Ocean Research in 2030 & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Critical Infrastructure for Ocean Research and Societal Needs in 2030
The United States has jurisdiction over 3.4 million square miles of ocean in its exclusive economic zone, a size exceeding the combined land area of the 50 states. This expansive marine area represen …
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Committee on the Review of the Tsunami Warning and Forecast System and Overview of the Nation’s Tsunami Preparedness & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Tsunami Warning and Preparedness
Many coastal areas of the United States are at risk for tsunamis. After the catastrophic 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, legislation was passed to expand U.S. tsunami warning capabilities. Since th …
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Committee on Assessing Requirements for Sustained Ocean Color Research and Operations & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Assessing the Requirements for Sustained Ocean Color Research and Operations
The ocean is a fundamental component of the earth’s biosphere. It covers roughly 70 percent of Earth’s surface and plays a pivotal role in the cycling of life’s building blocks, such as nitrogen, car …
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Committee on Assessing Requirements for Sustained Ocean Color Research and Operations & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Assessing the Requirements for Sustained Ocean Color Research and Operations
The ocean is a fundamental component of the earth’s biosphere. It covers roughly 70 percent of Earth’s surface and plays a pivotal role in the cycling of life’s building blocks, such as nitrogen, car …
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Committee on the Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Mississippi Canyon-252 Oil Spill on Ecosystem Services in the Gulf of Mexico & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Approaches for Ecosystem Services Valuation for the Gulf of Mexico After the Deepwater Hor
On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon platform drilling the Macondo well in Mississippi Canyon Block 252 (DWH) exploded, killing 11 workers and injuring another 17. The DWH oil spill resulted in n …
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Committee on the Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Mississippi Canyon-252 Oil Spill on Ecosystem Services in the Gulf of Mexico & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Approaches for Ecosystem Services Valuation for the Gulf of Mexico After the Deepwater Hor
On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon platform drilling the Macondo well in Mississippi Canyon Block 252 (DWH) exploded, killing 11 workers and injuring another 17. The DWH oil spill resulted in n …
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Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Review of the Use of Science and Adaptive Management in California’s Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan
The San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary is a large, complex estuarine ecosystem in California. It has been substantially altered by dikes, levees, channelization, pumps, human development, introduced spe …
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Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Review of the Use of Science and Adaptive Management in California’s Draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan
The San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary is a large, complex estuarine ecosystem in California. It has been substantially altered by dikes, levees, channelization, pumps, human development, introduced spe …
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€26.82
Committee on an Ocean Infrastructure Strategy for U.S. Ocean Research in 2030 & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Critical Infrastructure for Ocean Research and Societal Needs in 2030
The United States has jurisdiction over 3.4 million square miles of ocean in its exclusive economic zone, a size exceeding the combined land area of the 50 states. This expansive marine area represen …
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Committee on the Review of the Scientific Accomplishments and Assessment of the Potential for Future Transformative Discoveries with U.S.-Supported Scientific Ocean Drilling & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Scientific Ocean Drilling
Through direct exploration of the subseafloor, U.S.-supported scientific ocean drilling programs have significantly contributed to a broad range of scientific accomplishments in Earth science discipl …
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Committee on the Review of the Scientific Accomplishments and Assessment of the Potential for Future Transformative Discoveries with U.S.-Supported Scientific Ocean Drilling & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Scientific Ocean Drilling
Through direct exploration of the subseafloor, U.S.-supported scientific ocean drilling programs have significantly contributed to a broad range of scientific accomplishments in Earth science discipl …
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Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington
Tide gauges show that global sea level has risen about 7 inches during the 20th century, and recent satellite data show that the rate of sea-level rise is accelerating. As Earth warms, sea levels are …
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Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington
Tide gauges show that global sea level has risen about 7 inches during the 20th century, and recent satellite data show that the rate of sea-level rise is accelerating. As Earth warms, sea levels are …
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€56.53
Committee on Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta
Extensively modified over the last century and a half, California’s San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary remains biologically diverse and functions as a central element in California’s water supply system …
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€3.84
Committee on Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Sustainable Water and Environmental Management in the California Bay-Delta
Extensively modified over the last century and a half, California’s San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary remains biologically diverse and functions as a central element in California’s water supply system …
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€55.21
Committee on the Evaluation of the Drakes Bay Oyster Company Special Use Permit DEIS and Peer Review & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Scientific Review of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
In May 2012, the National Park Service (NPS) asked the National Research Council to conduct a scientific review of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to evaluate the effects of issuing a S …
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€3.80
Committee on the Evaluation of the Drakes Bay Oyster Company Special Use Permit DEIS and Peer Review & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Scientific Review of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
In May 2012, the National Park Service (NPS) asked the National Research Council to conduct a scientific review of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to evaluate the effects of issuing a S …
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€37.25
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Marine and Hydrokinetic Resource Assessments
Increasing renewable energy development, both within the United States and abroad, has rekindled interest in the potential for marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) resources to contribute to electricity gen …
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€3.79
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Marine and Hydrokinetic Resource Assessments
Increasing renewable energy development, both within the United States and abroad, has rekindled interest in the potential for marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) resources to contribute to electricity gen …
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€52.38
Committee on the Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Mississippi Canyon-252 Oil Spill on Ecosystem Services in the Gulf of Mexico & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Ecosystem Services Approach to Assessing the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in
As the Gulf of Mexico recovers from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, natural resource managers face the challenge of understanding the impacts of the spill and setting priorities for restoration work …
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€3.85
Committee on the Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Mississippi Canyon-252 Oil Spill on Ecosystem Services in the Gulf of Mexico & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Ecosystem Services Approach to Assessing the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in
As the Gulf of Mexico recovers from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, natural resource managers face the challenge of understanding the impacts of the spill and setting priorities for restoration work …
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€61.29
Committee on Evaluating the Effectiveness of Stock Rebuilding Plans of the 2006 Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Fish Stock Rebuilding Plans in the United States
In the United States (U.S.), the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, now known as the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA), was the first major legislation t …
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€3.82
Committee on Evaluating the Effectiveness of Stock Rebuilding Plans of the 2006 Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Fish Stock Rebuilding Plans in the United States
In the United States (U.S.), the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, now known as the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSFCMA), was the first major legislation t …
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€50.84
AMC-NRC Joint Working Group on Ocean Sciences & Academia Mexicana de Ciencias: Building Ocean Science Partnerships
Building Ocean Science Partnerships describes a set of potential ocean science projects for cooperative research between scientists from the United States and Mexico, particularly focused on the Paci …
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€3.85
Committee on Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment
U.S. Arctic waters north of the Bering Strait and west of the Canadian border encompass a vast area that is usually ice covered for much of the year, but is increasingly experiencing longer periods a …
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€3.85
Committee on Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment
U.S. Arctic waters north of the Bering Strait and west of the Canadian border encompass a vast area that is usually ice covered for much of the year, but is increasingly experiencing longer periods a …
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€60.12
Committee on the Review of the National Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Plan & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Plan
The world’s ocean has already experienced a 30% rise in acidity since the industrial revolution, with acidity expected to rise 100 to 150% over preindustrial levels by the end of this century. Potent …
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€3.85
Committee on the Review of the National Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Plan & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Plan
The world’s ocean has already experienced a 30% rise in acidity since the industrial revolution, with acidity expected to rise 100 to 150% over preindustrial levels by the end of this century. Potent …
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€41.08
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on Geoengineering Climate: Technical Evaluation and Discussion of Impacts: Climate Intervention
The signals are everywhere that our planet is experiencing significant climate change. It is clear that we need to reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from our atmospher …
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€3.81
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on Geoengineering Climate: Technical Evaluation and Discussion of Impacts: Climate Intervention
The signals are everywhere that our planet is experiencing significant climate change. It is clear that we need to reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from our atmospher …
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€52.64
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Reducing Coastal Risk on the East and Gulf Coasts
Hurricane- and coastal-storm-related losses have increased substantially during the past century, largely due to increases in population and development in the most susceptible coastal areas. Climate …
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€3.84
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Reducing Coastal Risk on the East and Gulf Coasts
Hurricane- and coastal-storm-related losses have increased substantially during the past century, largely due to increases in population and development in the most susceptible coastal areas. Climate …
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€57.78
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on Geoengineering Climate: Technical Evaluation and Discussion of Impacts: Climate Intervention
The growing problem of changing environmental conditions caused by climate destabilization is well recognized as one of the defining issues of our time. The root problem is greenhouse gas emissions, …
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€3.82
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on Geoengineering Climate: Technical Evaluation and Discussion of Impacts: Climate Intervention
The growing problem of changing environmental conditions caused by climate destabilization is well recognized as one of the defining issues of our time. The root problem is greenhouse gas emissions, …
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€70.61
Committee on Guidance for NSF on National Ocean Science Research Priorities: Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Sea Change
Ocean science connects a global community of scientists in many disciplines – physics, chemistry, biology, geology and geophysics. New observational and computational technologies are transforming th …
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€3.84
Committee on Guidance for NSF on National Ocean Science Research Priorities: Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Sea Change
Ocean science connects a global community of scientists in many disciplines – physics, chemistry, biology, geology and geophysics. New observational and computational technologies are transforming th …
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€45.65
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on Developing a U.S. Research Agenda to Advance Subseasonal to Seasonal Forecasting: Next Generation Earth System Prediction
As the nation’s economic activities, security concerns, and stewardship of natural resources become increasingly complex and globally interrelated, they become ever more sensitive to adverse impacts …
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€3.80
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on Developing a U.S. Research Agenda to Advance Subseasonal to Seasonal Forecasting: Next Generation Earth System Prediction
As the nation’s economic activities, security concerns, and stewardship of natural resources become increasingly complex and globally interrelated, they become ever more sensitive to adverse impacts …
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€120.32
Committee on Effective Approaches for Monitoring and Assessing Gulf of Mexico Restoration Activities & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Effective Monitoring to Evaluate Ecological Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Coast communities and natural resources suffered extensive direct and indirect damage as a result of the largest accidental oil spill in US history, referred to as the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oi …
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€3.79
Committee on Effective Approaches for Monitoring and Assessing Gulf of Mexico Restoration Activities & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Effective Monitoring to Evaluate Ecological Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Coast communities and natural resources suffered extensive direct and indirect damage as a result of the largest accidental oil spill in US history, referred to as the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oi …
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€70.62
Committee on the Assessment of the Cumulative Effects of Anthropogenic Stressors on Marine Mammals & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Approaches to Understanding the Cumulative Effects of Stressors on Marine Mammals
Marine mammals face a large array of stressors, including loss of habitat, chemical and noise pollution, and bycatch in fishing, which alone kills hundreds of thousands of marine mammals per year glo …
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€3.82
Committee on the Assessment of the Cumulative Effects of Anthropogenic Stressors on Marine Mammals & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Approaches to Understanding the Cumulative Effects of Stressors on Marine Mammals
Marine mammals face a large array of stressors, including loss of habitat, chemical and noise pollution, and bycatch in fishing, which alone kills hundreds of thousands of marine mammals per year glo …
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€70.63
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on Frontiers in Decadal Climate Variability: A Workshop: Frontiers in Decadal Climate Variability
Many factors contribute to variability in Earth’s climate on a range of timescales, from seasons to decades. Natural climate variability arises from two different sources: (1) internal variability fr …
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€3.81
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on Frontiers in Decadal Climate Variability: A Workshop: Frontiers in Decadal Climate Variability
Many factors contribute to variability in Earth’s climate on a range of timescales, from seasons to decades. Natural climate variability arises from two different sources: (1) internal variability fr …
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€47.17
Committee on the Review of the Marine Recreational Information Program & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Marine Recreational Information Program
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is responsible for collecting information on marine recreational angling. It does so princip …
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€3.84
Committee on the Review of the Marine Recreational Information Program & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Marine Recreational Information Program
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is responsible for collecting information on marine recreational angling. It does so princip …
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€57.77
Division on Earth and Life Studies & Ocean Studies Board: Antarctic Sea Ice Variability in the Southern Ocean-Climate System
The sea ice surrounding Antarctica has increased in extent and concentration from the late 1970s, when satellite-based measurements began, until 2015. Although this increasing trend is modest, it is …
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€3.84
Division on Earth and Life Studies & Ocean Studies Board: Antarctic Sea Ice Variability in the Southern Ocean-Climate System
The sea ice surrounding Antarctica has increased in extent and concentration from the late 1970s, when satellite-based measurements began, until 2015. Although this increasing trend is modest, it is …
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€70.27
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on Sustaining Ocean Observations to Understand Future Changes in Earth’s Climate: Sustaining Ocean Observations to Understand Future Changes in Earth’s Climate
The ocean is an integral component of the Earth’s climate system. It covers about 70% of the Earth’s surface and acts as its primary reservoir of heat and carbon, absorbing over 90% of the surplus he …
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€3.84
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on Sustaining Ocean Observations to Understand Future Changes in Earth’s Climate: Sustaining Ocean Observations to Understand Future Changes in Earth’s Climate
The ocean is an integral component of the Earth’s climate system. It covers about 70% of the Earth’s surface and acts as its primary reservoir of heat and carbon, absorbing over 90% of the surplus he …
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€60.04
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Understanding the Long-Term Evolution of the Coupled Natural-Human Coastal System
The U.S. Gulf Coast provides a valuable setting to study deeply connected natural and human interactions and feedbacks that have led to a complex, interconnected coastal system. The physical landscap …
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€3.83
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Board on Environmental Change and Society: Understanding the Long-Term Evolution of the Coupled Natural-Human Coastal System
The U.S. Gulf Coast provides a valuable setting to study deeply connected natural and human interactions and feedbacks that have led to a complex, interconnected coastal system. The physical landscap …
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€62.56
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate: Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century
Environmental engineers support the well-being of people and the planet in areas where the two intersect. Over the decades the field has improved countless lives through innovative systems for delive …
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€3.82
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate: Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century
Environmental engineers support the well-being of people and the planet in areas where the two intersect. Over the decades the field has improved countless lives through innovative systems for delive …
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€47.51
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Future of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Observing, Understanding, and Modeling
Improved observations of the atmospheric boundary layer (BL) and its interactions with the ocean, land, and ice surfaces have great potential to advance science on a number of fronts, from improving …
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€3.85
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Future of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Observing, Understanding, and Modeling
Improved observations of the atmospheric boundary layer (BL) and its interactions with the ocean, land, and ice surfaces have great potential to advance science on a number of fronts, from improving …
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€42.46
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate: Negative Emissions Technologies and Reliable Sequestration
To achieve goals for climate and economic growth, "negative emissions technologies" (NETs) that remove and sequester carbon dioxide from the air will need to play a significant role in miti …
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€3.81
Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources & Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate: Negative Emissions Technologies and Reliable Sequestration
To achieve goals for climate and economic growth, "negative emissions technologies" (NETs) that remove and sequester carbon dioxide from the air will need to play a significant role in miti …
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€121.99
Board on Life Sciences & Committee on Interventions to Increase the Resilience of Coral Reefs: Research Review of Interventions to Increase the Persistence and Resilience of Coral Reefs
Coral reef declines have been recorded for all major tropical ocean basins since the 1980s, averaging approximately 30-50% reductions in reef cover globally. These losses are a result of numerous pro …
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€3.82
Board on Life Sciences & Committee on Interventions to Increase the Resilience of Coral Reefs: Research Review of Interventions to Increase the Persistence and Resilience of Coral Reefs
Coral reef declines have been recorded for all major tropical ocean basins since the 1980s, averaging approximately 30-50% reductions in reef cover globally. These losses are a result of numerous pro …
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€70.62
Committee on Reference Materials for Ocean Science & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Chemical Reference Materials
The accuracy of chemical oceanographic measurements depends on calibration against reference materials to ensure comparability over time and among laboratories. Several key parameters lack reference …
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€34.71
Committee on Seafloor Observatories: Challenges and Opportunities & National Research Council: Illuminating the Hidden Planet
Despite our reliance on the ocean and its resources, it remains a frontier for scientific exploration and discovery. Seafloor observatoriesunmanned systems of instruments, sensors, and command module …
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€49.53
National Research Council & Ocean Studies Board: Improving the Collection, Management, and Use of Marine Fisheries Data
Congress has promoted fisheries science for over a century and its involvement in fisheries management took a great leap forward with passage of the Fisheries Conservation and Management Act of 1976. …
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€51.37
Board on Biology & Commission on Life Sciences: Opportunities for Environmental Applications of Marine Biotechnology
This 2-day workshop is the culmination of a study of the status and future of marine biotechnology. The overall goal of this workshop is to examine what was initially called "Opportunities for M …
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€42.47
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Science and Its Role in the National Marine Fisheries Service
NMFS has a difficult and complex task in managing U.S. marine fisheries. Despite some successes, too many stocks continue to decline. Over the past decade, several problems have been identified that …
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€21.23
Division on Earth and Life Studies & Marine Board: Oil in the Sea III
Since the early 1970s, experts have recognized that petroleum pollutants were being discharged in marine waters worldwide, from oil spills, vessel operations, and land-based sources. Public attention …
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€54.18
Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review Procedures for Water Resources Project Planning
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, through its civil works program, can take pride in its contributions throughout our nation’s history to the development of waterways infrastructure, navigation, floo …
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€28.68
Committee on Exploration of the Seas & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Exploration of the Seas
Seventy percent of our blue planet is covered by oceans. Although progress has been made in understanding the role of oceans in climate change, locating energy reserves, revealing new life forms, and …
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€14.73
Committee on Potential Impacts of Ambient Noise in the Ocean on Marine Mammals & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Ocean Noise and Marine Mammals
For the 119 species of marine mammals, as well as for some other aquatic animals, sound is the primary means of learning about the environment and of communicating, navigating, and foraging. The poss …
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€46.22
Committee on Environmental Information for Naval Use & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Environmental Information for Naval Warfare
Accurate and timely environmental information can provide a tactical advantage to U.S. naval forces during warfare. This report analyzes the current environmental information system used by the U.S. …
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€62.58
Committee to Review the Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study
Nearly thirty years ago the Florida Keys were designated as an Area of Critical State Concern. The state recognized that Monroe County contained many valuable natural, environmental, historical, and …
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€41.25
Board on Life Sciences & Committee on Marine Biotechnology: Biomedical Applications of Marine Natural Products: Marine Biotechnology in the Twenty-First Century
Dramatic developments in understanding the fundamental underpinnings of life have provided exciting opportunities to make marine bioproducts an important part of the U.S. economy. Several marine base …
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€32.68
Committee on Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: Phase 1—Effects of Bottom Trawling on Seafloor Habitats & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloor Habitat
Concerns over the potential ecological effects of fishing have increased with the expansion of fisheries throughout the marine waters of the United States. Effects of Trawling and Dredging on Seafloo …
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€38.47
Division on Earth and Life Studies & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Transforming Remote Sensing Data into Information and Applications
Over the past decade renewed interest in practical applications of Earth observations from space has coincided with and been fueled by significant improvements in the availability of remote sensing d …
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€17.98
Committee on Exploration of the Seas & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Exploration of the Seas
In the summer of 1803, Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on a journey to establish an American presence in a land of unqualified natural resources and riches. Is it fitting tha …
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€48.70
Division on Earth and Life Studies & Marine Board: Spills of Emulsified Fuels
Spills of Emulsified Fuels: Risks and Response is part of an evolving body of work conducted by the National Research Council (NRC) to help inform debate and decision-making regarding the ecological …
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€40.49
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Atlantic Salmon in Maine: Genetic Status of Atlantic Salmon in Maine
Atlantic salmon in Maine, once abundant but now seriously depleted, were listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) in November 2000. The listing covers the wild fish in eigh …
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€34.30
National Research Council & Ocean Studies Board: Marine Protected Areas
Although the ocean-and the resources within-seem limitless, there is clear evidence that human impacts such as overfishing, habitat destruction, and pollution disrupt marine ecosystems and threaten t …
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€42.47
Committee on the Alaska Groundfish Fishery and Steller Sea Lions & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Decline of the Steller Sea Lion in Alaskan Waters
For an unknown reason, the Steller sea lion population in Alaska has declined by 80% over the past three decades. In 2001, the National Research Council began a study to assess the many hypotheses pr …
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€54.58
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Committee on Abrupt Climate Change: Abrupt Climate Change
The climate record for the past 100, 000 years clearly indicates that the climate system has undergone periodicand often extremeshifts, sometimes in as little as a decade or less. The causes of abrup …
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€49.34
Committee to Review Results of ATOC’s Marine Mammal Research Program & National Research Council: Marine Mammals and Low-Frequency Sound
Sound has become a major tool for studying the ocean. Although the ocean is relatively opaque to light, it is relatively transparent to sound. Sound having frequencies below 1, 000 Hertz (Hz) is ofte …
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€36.14
Committee on the Assessment of Regional Marine Research Programs & National Research Council: Bridging Boundaries Through Regional Marine Research
As appreciation of the interdisciplinary and multidimensional character of environmental issues has increased, there have been attempts to address regional needs more directly. One of these, the Regi …
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€32.17
National Research Council & Ocean Studies Board: Oceanography and Mine Warfare
Environmental information is important for successful planning and execution of naval operations. A thorough understanding of environmental variability greatly increases the likelihood of mission suc …
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€29.56
Committee on the Causes and Management of Coastal Eutrophication & National Research Council: Clean Coastal Waters
Environmental problems in coastal ecosystems can sometimes be attributed to excess nutrients flowing from upstream watersheds into estuarine settings. This nutrient over-enrichment can result in toxi …
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€56.86
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: 50 Years of Ocean Discovery
This book describes the development of ocean sciences over the past 50 years, highlighting the contributions of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the field’s progress. Many of the individuals …
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€46.41
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Double-Hull Tanker Legislation
The passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) by Congress and subsequent modifications of international maritime regulations resulted in a far-reaching change in the design of tank vessels. D …
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€45.76
Committee on the Ocean’s Role in Human Health & National Research Council: From Monsoons to Microbes
What can sharks teach us about our immune system? What can horseshoe crabs show us about eyesight?The more we learn about the ocean, the more we realize how critical these vast bodies of water are to …
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€34.67
Committee on Ecosystem Management for Sustainable Marine Fisheries & National Research Council: Sustaining Marine Fisheries
Fluctuations and declines in marine fish populations have caused growing concern among marine scientists, fisheries managers, commercial and recreational fishers, and the public.Sustaining Marine Fis …
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€44.07
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Oil Spill Risks From Tank Vessel Lightering
The safety record of lightering (the transfer of petroleum cargo at sea from a large tanker to smaller ones) has been excellent in U.S. waters in recent years, as evidenced by the very low rate of sp …
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€46.28
Committee to Review the Community Development Quota Program & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Community Development Quota Program in Alaska
This book reviews the performance and effectiveness of the Community Development Quotas (CDQ) programs that were formed as a result of the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996. The CDQ program is a meth …
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€47.89
Committee on Fish Stock Assessment Methods & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Improving Fish Stock Assessments
Ocean harvests have plateaued worldwide and many important commercial stocks have been depleted. This has caused great concern among scientists, fishery managers, the fishing community, and the publi …
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€52.04
Committee on the Implementation of a Seafloor Observatory Network for Oceanographic Research & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Enabling Ocean Research in the 21st Century
As the importance of the oceans to society grows, so does the need to understand their variation on many temporal and spatial scales. This need to understand ocean change is compelling scientists to …
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€47.90
Committee on Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay
Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay discusses the proposed plan to offset the dramatic decline in the bay’s native oysters by introducing disease-resistant reproductive Suminoe oysters from Asia. …
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€53.49
Committee on Cooperative Research in the National Marine Fisheries Service & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Cooperative Research in the National Marine Fisheries Service
In recent years there has been growing interest in having fisheries stakeholders involved in various aspects of fisheries data collection and experimentation. This activity is generally known as coop …
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€38.05
Committee on Future Needs in Deep Submergence Science & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Future Needs in Deep Submergence Science
Deep-diving manned submersibles, such as Alvin, which gained worldwide fame when researchers used it to reach the wreck of the Titanic, have helped advance deep-ocean science. But many scholars in th …
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€29.60
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on Atlantic Salmon in Maine: Atlantic Salmon in Maine
Because of the pervasive and substantial decline of Atlantic salmon populations in Maine over the past 150 years, and because they are close to extinction, a comprehensive statewide action should be …
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€44.35
Committee on National Needs for Coastal Mapping and Charting & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Geospatial Framework for the Coastal Zone
The coastal zone is of enormous importance to the well-being of the nation, as our lives and economy are inextricably linked to the features and activities that occur within this dynamic region. In o …
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€29.39
Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Analytical Methods and Approaches for Water Resources Project Planning
Analytical Methods and Approaches for Water Resources Project Planningis part of a larger study that was conducted in response to a request from the U.S. Congress in the Water Resources Development A …
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€38.32
Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Adaptive Management for Water Resources Project Planning
This book reviews the Corps of Engineers’ experiences to date with the concept of "adaptive management" and provides advice on additional and more effective implementation of this planning …
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€33.81
Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Division on Earth and Life Studies: River Basins and Coastal Systems Planning Within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) has played a large and important role in shaping water resources systems in the United States since Congress first tasked it in 1824 to improve navigation …
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€41.52
Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning & Coordinating Committee: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Planning
From the Executive Summary:There are some concerns that the current Corps planning and construction budget has not kept pace with expanding national water management needs for flood hazard management …
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€30.71
Committee on Defining Best Scientific Information Available for Fisheries Management & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Improving the Use of the "Best Scientific Information Available" Standard in Fisheries Management
Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act (FCMA), managers are required to use the "best scientific information available" in the preparation of federal fishery m …
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€30.51
Continental Margins Committee & Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences: Margins
Approximately 70 percent of the world’s population is concentrated in the coastal borderlands, which geologists recognize to be the present continental margins. This new book on these continental mar …
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€29.44
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Committee to Review the Activities Authorized Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000: Charting the Future of Methane Hydrate Research in the United States
Methane hydrate is a natural form of clathrate – a chemical substance in which one molecule forms a lattice around a "guest" molecule with chemical bonding. In this clathrate, the guest mol …
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€44.31
Committee on Characterizing Biologically Significant Marine Mammal Behavior & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Marine Mammal Populations and Ocean Noise
Attention has been drawn to the subject of how ocean noise affects marine mammals by a series of marine mammal strandings, lawsuits, and legislative hearings, and most recently, the report from the U …
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€34.69
Committee on Understanding Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy and Effects & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Oil Spill Dispersants
Approximately 3 million gallons of oil or refined petroleum products are spilled into U.S. waters every year. Oil dispersants (chemical agents such as surfactants, solvents, and other compounds) are …
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€54.58
Committee on a Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board & National Research Council: Final Comments on the Science Plan for the North Pacific Research Board
The North Pacific Research Board (NPRB) was established by Congress in 1997 to recommend marine research activities to the Secretary of Commerce on or relating to the fisheries or marine ecosystem in …
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€14.66
National Research Council & Ocean Studies Board: Recruiting Fishery Scientists
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) employs many fishery scientists with diverse skills. The agency finds that the supply of fishery biologists is adequate to meet most of its demand. Howeve …
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€14.70
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Ocean’s Role in Global Change
What role does the ocean play in global climate change? Although not fully understood, there is general agreement that it is significant. Therefore, the scientific community has initiated large-scale …
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€25.06
Committee to Review Northeast Fishery Stock Assessments & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of Northeast Fishery Stock Assessments
The collapse of cod, flounder, and haddock fish stocks in the Northeast United States has caused widespread concern among managers and fishers in the United States and Canada. The diminishing stocks …
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€41.44
National Research Council & Ocean Studies Board: Global Ocean Science
During recent years, large-scale investigations into global climate change and other highly visible issues have taken the lion’s share of declining research funds. At the same time, funding for basic …
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€44.08
Committee to Review the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Science for Decisionmaking
The coastlines of the United States are beautiful places to live, work and play. But, they are also very fragile areas whose ecosystems are vulnerable to mismanagement. There are many complex issues …
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€41.29
Division on Earth and Life Studies & National Research Council: Oceanography in the Next Decade
Oceanography has moved into the spotlight of urgent social concern, because of the oceans’ impact on issues such as global climate change, biodiversity, and even national security. This new volume po …
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€39.81
Committee on Oceanic Carbon & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Applications of Analytical Chemistry to Oceanic Carbon Cycle Studies
This book both describes the chemical parameters that must be measured in the ocean in order to improve our understanding of the ocean’s role in the global carbon cycle and recommends technologies of …
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€25.64
Committee on Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: Phase II — Assessments of the Extent of Change and the Implications for Policy & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Dynamic Changes in Marine Ecosystems
Recent scientific literature has raised many concerns about whether fisheries have caused more extensive changes to marine populations and ecosystems than previously realized or predicted. In many ca …
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€38.12
Committee on the Restoration and Protection of Coastal Louisiana & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Drawing Louisiana’s New Map
During the past 50 years, coastal Louisiana has suffered catastrophic land loss due to both natural and human causes. This loss has increased storm vulnerability and amplified risks to lives, propert …
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€38.61
Committee on the Review of Recreational Fisheries Survey Methods & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of Recreational Fisheries Survey Methods
Recreational fishing in the United States is an important social and economic component of many marine fisheries, with an estimated 14 million anglers making almost 82 million fishing trips in 2004. …
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€43.99
Committee on the Evaluation of the Sea Grant Program Review Process & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Evaluation of the Sea Grant Program Review Process
The National Sea Grant College Program, created in 1966, has grown into a nationwide network of 30 individual Sea Grant programs located at some of the nation’s top universities. Administered through …
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€45.61
Committee on Mitigating Shore Erosion Along Sheltered Coasts & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Mitigating Shore Erosion Along Sheltered Coasts
Like ocean beaches, sheltered coastal areas experience land loss from erosion and sea level rise. In response, property owners often install hard structures such as bulkheads as a way to prevent furt …
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€39.85
Board on Life Sciences & Committee on Interventions to Increase the Resilience of Coral Reefs: Decision Framework for Interventions to Increase the Persistence and Resilience of Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are critical to ocean and human life because they provide food, living area, storm protection, tourism income, and more. However, human-induced stressors, such as overfishing, sediment, p …
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€70.45
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Committee on the Evaluation of the Use of Chemical Dispersants in Oil Spill Response: Use of Dispersants in Marine Oil Spill Response
Whether the result of an oil well blowout, vessel collision or grounding, leaking pipeline, or other incident at sea, each marine oil spill will present unique circumstances and challenges. The oil t …
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€77.04
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Earth Sciences and Resources: Identifying New Community-Driven Science Themes for NSF’s Support of Paleoclimate Research
Sediments, ice, corals, and trees are just some of the natural storehouses of information that help tell the complicated history of Earth’s climate. Paleoclimate researchers use these "proxies, …
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€42.06
Committee on the Use of Limited Access Privilege Programs in Mixed-Use Fisheries & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Use of Limited Access Privilege Programs in Mixed-Use Fisheries
A central goal of U.S. fisheries management is to control the exploitation of fish populations so that fisheries remain biologically productive, economically valuable, and socially equitable. Althoug …
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€52.36
Committee on the Assessment and Advancement of Science in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Environmental Studies Program & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Attributes of a First-in-Class Environmental Program
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) manages the energy and mineral resources on the outer continental shelf. BOEM’s environmental program, by producing environmental studies and conducting e …
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€42.39
Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate & Board on Earth Sciences and Resources: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to Advance Earth System Science
The Earth system – the atmospheric, hydrologic, geologic, and biologic cycles that circulate energy, water, nutrients, and other trace substances – is a large, complex, multiscale system in space and …
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€23.19
Committee on A Research Strategy for Ocean-based Carbon Dioxide Removal and Sequestration & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Research Strategy for Ocean-based Carbon Dioxide Removal and Sequestration
As of 2021, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have reached historically unprecedented levels, higher than at any time in the past 800, 000 years. Worldwide efforts to reduce emissions by creating a m …
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€76.55
Committee on Cross-Cutting Themes for U.S. Contributions to the Ocean Decade & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Cross-Cutting Themes for U.S. Contributions to the UN Ocean Decade
The ocean is central to the health of the planet and the well-being of human societies, but ongoing depletion, disruption, and pollution threaten its future. The United Nations proclaimed 2021-2030 t …
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€21.59
Committee on the Review of the Inland Estimated Recovery System Potential (ERSP) Prototype Calculator & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of the Inland Estimated Recovery System Potential (ERSP) Prototype Calculator
In the wake of major oil spills, including the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989 and Deepwater Horizon spill in 2010, the United States developed tools for calculating the clean-up capability of oil spill r …
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€19.25
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Review of Fate, Exposure, and Effects of Sunscreens in Aquatic Environments and Implications for Sunscreen Usage and Human Health
Regular use of sunscreens has been shown to reduce the risk of sunburn and skin cancer, and slow photoaging of skin. Sunscreens can rinse off into water where people are swimming or wading, and can a …
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€62.92
Committee on Oil in the Sea IV & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Oil in the Sea IV
Oil and natural gas represent more than 50 percent of the worldwide energy supply, with high energy demand driven by population growth and improving standards of living. Despite significant progress …
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€77.04
Committee to Review the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution Research (ICCOPR) 2022-2027 Research and Technology Plan & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Review of ICCOPR’s 2022-2027 Oil Pollution Research and Technology Plan
After the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989, advancing oil pollution research and technology to limit the environmental impacts of oil spills became a national and international priority. Congress respo …
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€22.87
Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology & Board on Health Sciences Policy: Advancing Research on Understanding Environmental Effects of UV Filters from Sunscreens
Sunscreens and a variety of other products contain chemical ultraviolet (UV) filters that absorb or block the sun’s radiation and thereby help mitigate harms to human skin from the sun. The 2022 NASE …
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€23.10
Committee on Wind Turbine Generator Impacts to Marine Vessel Radar & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Wind Turbine Generator Impacts to Marine Vessel Radar
Offshore wind energy development is poised to expand rapidly across the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf over the next decade, as part of a government-wide effort to develop more renewable sources of ene …
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€38.24
Committee on the United States Contributions to Global Ocean Plastic Waste & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Reckoning with the U.S. Role in Global Ocean Plastic Waste
An estimated 8 million metric tons (MMT) of plastic waste enters the world’s ocean each year – the equivalent of dumping a garbage truck of plastic waste into the ocean every minute. Plastic waste is …
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€36.77
Committee on Evaluation of Hydrodynamic Modeling and Implications for Offshore Wind Development: Nantucket Shoals & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Potential Hydrodynamic Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on Nantucket Shoals Regional Ecology
The transition to renewable energy has spurred many efforts to scale up the U.S. portfolio of efficient clean energy resources, including the development of offshore wind farms. The Nantucket Shoals …
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€26.82
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources & Committee on Future Directions for Southern Ocean and Antarctic Nearshore and Coastal Research: Future Directions for Southern Ocean and Antarctic Nearshore and Coastal Research
Antarctica hosts some of the harshest and most remote environments on Earth – and it is a region of vital importance for scientific research. The environment and position of Antarctica on the globe m …
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€37.23
Committee on Assessing Equity in the Distribution of Fisheries Management Benefits: Data and Information Availability & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Assessing Equity in the Distribution of Fisheries Management Benefits
Fisheries are essential to the global economy and feed billions around the world; they, support individuals and communities, and sustain cultural heritages and livelihoods. Although U.S. fisheries ha …
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€25.67
Committee to Review Individual Fishing Quotas & National Research Council: Sharing the Fish
Most U.S. fish stocks are fully or over-exploited, and harvesting in many fisheries far exceeds sustainable levels. The individual fishing quota (IFQ) is a relatively new instrument under which harve …
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€83.51
Committee to Review Individual Fishing Quotas & National Research Council: Sharing the Fish
Most U.S. fish stocks are fully or over-exploited, and harvesting in many fisheries far exceeds sustainable levels. The individual fishing quota (IFQ) is a relatively new instrument under which harve …
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€58.78
Committee on Data and Management Strategies for Recreational Fisheries with Annual Catch Limits & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Data and Management Strategies for Recreational Fisheries with Annual Catch Limits
Marine recreational fishing is a popular activity enjoyed by more than 9 million Americans annually and is a driver of the American ocean-or blue-economy. To ensure that fish populations are not over …
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€52.52
Committee on the Effectiveness of International and National Measures to Prevent and Reduce Marine Debris and Its Impacts & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Tackling Marine Debris in the 21st Century
Marine debris from ships and other ocean-based sources-including trash and lost fishing gear-contributes to the spoiling of beaches, fouling of surface waters and the seafloor, and harm to marine ani …
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€70.10
AMC-NRC Joint Working Group on Ocean Sciences & Academia Mexicana de Ciencias: Building Ocean Science Partnerships
Building Ocean Science Partnerships describes a set of potential ocean science projects for cooperative research between scientists from the United States and Mexico, particularly focused on the Paci …
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€62.81
2025–2035 Decadal Survey of Ocean Sciences for the National Science Foundation & Division on Earth and Life Studies: Progress and Priorities in Ocean Drilling: In Search of Earth’s Past and Future
Research supported by scientific ocean drilling has fundamentally transformed our understanding of the planet with key contributions to the discovery and theory of plate tectonics; the formation and …
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€25.35
