Perspectives of the Blue Economy Development in the Russian Sector of the Black Sea

The paper discusses the current state and perspectives for the development of various sectors of the Blue Economy in the Russian sector of the Black Sea. This analysis is based on the research done in the framework of the EU DOORS (Developing Optimal and Open Research Support for the Black Sea) research project (2021-2024), reports by the World Bank and the European Commission, as well as scientific literature of the Russian and international researchers. The main Blue Economy sectors in the Russian sector of the Black Sea basin are maritime transport, port activities, and coastal tourism. The authors also provide specific recommendations for development of the discussed sectors of the Blue Economy in the Russian sector of the Black Sea

Coastal Water Temperature Guide

● Near real-time temperatures are from NOAA\u27s National Ocean Service (NOS) tidal stations and Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS®). ● Recent and near real-time water temperatures are also from NOAA\u27s National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) moored buoys. ● Daily Averaged Sea Surface Temperature (SST) is from NOAA NCEI’s 1/4° Daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature (OISST) data set. It is a blended SST file of buoy, ship, Argo, and satellite observations

BOOC API Test

This is just a test to see if I can read data from a published case through the Digital Commons API. Just ignore this case. Tony Castellett

GEO BluePlanet - NOAA CoastWatch - ESRI Coastal Eutrophication Index in support of Sustainable Development Goal 14.1.1

Timestamp: 44819.6683347106 Email Address: [email protected] Name: Merrie Beth Neely Affiliation: Global Science and Technology Program Office/Division: NESDIS/STAR/SOCD/NOAA CoastWatch Position Title: research scientist (contractor) Title of use case: GEO BluePlanet - NOAA CoastWatch - ESRI Coastal Eutrophication Index in support of Sustainable Development Goal 14.1.1 Authors or Creators: Neely, M and Lance, V Affiliations of Authors or Creators: GST, Inc. (Neely) and NOAA Federal (Lance) Contributors: Smail, E. and Ramachandran, S Affiliation of Contributors: GEO BluePlanet (Smail) and RIVA (Ramachandran) Description: UN Environment requested assistance developing two satellite-based ocean color indicators of coastal eutrophication. This global product covers the EEZs for all coastal nations, enabling reporting toward meeting national benchmarks for SDG 14.1.1. Keywords: coastal eutrophication, satellite, ocean color, SDG Start date of use case: 44348 End date of this use case: Is this use case ongoing? : Yes Use case URL : https://chlorophyll-esrioceans.hub.arcgis.com/apps/EsriOceans::sdg-14-1-1a-coastal-eutrophication-reporting/explore Data source URL: https://chlorophyll-esrioceans.hub.arcgis.com/apps/EsriOceans::sdg-14-1-1a-coastal-eutrophication-reporting/explore Image:https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PTFNVg0ZgKEyQ-qY7KcoV40cO0_4B3_8 Ocean Region: Global Oceans Sea: Large Marine Ecosystem Area: Country: Other Geography: Used by any country with a coastline. Format Type: Narrative description, Report, publications are pending Data Type:Data Service, GIS Raster, GIS Vector, REST API, Web Service Primary Use: Research, Education, Resource Management, Weather/Climate, Environmental Management User Type: Private Individual, Government Professional, Industry Professional, NGO/Non-Profit Professional, Academic Data Type: Biological, Geospatial Ocean Observing System (OOS) Variable: Phytoplankton biomass and diversity, Ocean color Information Type: Remote sense data Other Format Data: Published Date: Publisher Name: Publisher City: Publisher State : Publisher Country: Publisher/Distributor URL: Publication URL: DOI: Industries which benefit: Aquaculture, Marine Research and Education, Marine Related Professional and Technical Services, National Defense and Public Safety, Living resources (not specified) - check this box and elaborate in “Other” box below, SAV, Coral, Benefits to ecosystems: Ecosystem Health, Biodiversity Ecosystem Services: Fisheries (commercial or recreational, Aquaculture Ecosystem Regulation and Maintenance Services: Cultural Ecosystem Services: Direct, in-situ and outdoor interactions with living systems that depend on presence in the environmental setting, Spiritual, symbolic and other interactions with natural environment, Other biotic characteristics that have a non-use value Are benefits documented?: Unknown/Don\u27t Know Are the benefits documented by: Are the benefits quantified?: Unknown/Don\u27t Know Are the quantified benefits reported as monetary values?: Unknown/Don’t Know Other Benefits: Data Service, GIS Raster, GIS Vector, REST API, Web Servic

Ecosystem Service Valuation of Blue Carbon Habitats: A Review for Saltmarshes and Seagrasses

Oceans and coastal marine ecosystems, particularly vegetated coastal habitats such as mangroves, seagrass, and saltmarsh, play a significant role in the global carbon cycle as long-term carbon sinks. Ensuring that these habitats continue to function as sinks and do not become sources of emissions through habitat degradation is vital for climate and environmental policy goals. These blue carbon ecosystems also provide a number of other important ecosystem services to societies. Understanding the economic value of blue carbon ecosystems is necessary to make informed policy decisions that weigh the costs and benefits of ecosystem management plans. This paper reviews the current literature on ecosystem service valuation associated with two such blue carbon habitat types; saltmarshes and seagrasses. It examines the methods used and identifies remaining gaps in terms of important service benefit values that are underrepresented. The results indicate that saltmarsh and seagrass ecosystems provide a wealth of services that can be valued using established economic methods, but there remains a significant knowledge deficit in certain regions when it comes to the estimation of particular benefit values

The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS): A Prototype User Valuation

The Integrated Ocean Observing System of the United States provides a large variety of oceanographic and related data at no charge through 11 Regional Associations. Since the data is distributed without price it is difficult to determine the economic value of the data. That value is useful in explaining and justifying the investment in ocean observing. This study applies discrete choice modeling to determine valuation of the data for users of data through the RA websites. The study found annual values of $190 to$220 million, and these estimates are considered highly conservative. A guide for replication of the valuation study is included

Global forecasts of marine heatwaves

Timestamp: 44862.4486656366 Email Address: [email protected] Name: Michael Jacox Affiliation: NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center and NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory Program Office/Division: Position Title: Research oceanographer Title of use case: Global forecasts of marine heatwaves Authors or Creators: Jacox, M., Alexander, M., Amaya, D., Becker, B., Bograd, S., Brodie, S., Hazen, E., Pozo Buil, M., Tommasi, D., Hsu, C.-W., Smith, C. Affiliations of Authors or Creators: NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory; NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center; University of Colorado; University of Miami; University of California Santa Cruz Contributors: Affiliation of Contributors: Description: Researchers used climate forecast systems to develop global marine heatwave (MHW) forecasts, which have significant skill in many regions. They also created a MHW website that provides current ocean maps, experimental forecasts, and interactive tools. Keywords: Marine heatwave, prediction, forecast Start date of use case: 44652 End date of this use case: Is this use case ongoing? : Yes Use case URL : https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04573-9 https://psl.noaa.gov/marine-heatwaves Data source URL: https://psl.noaa.gov/marine-heatwaves Image: Ocean Region: Atlantic Ocean Sea: Large Marine Ecosystem Area: Country: Other Geography: global ocean Format Type: Journal Article, website Data Type: Primary Use: Research, Weather/Climate, Environmental Management, Commercial Fishing, Aquaculture, Recreation User Type: Government Professional, Academic Data Type: Physical Ocean Observing System (OOS) Variable: Sea surface temperature, Subsurface temperature Information Type: In situ data, Remote sense data, Model output Other Format Data: Published Date: 44671 Publisher Name: Springer Nature Publisher City: London Publisher State : Publisher Country: England Publisher/Distributor URL: https://www.springernature.com/ Publication URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04573-9 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04573-9 Industries which benefit: Commercial Fishing, Aquaculture, Recreational Fishing, Marine Research and Education, Coastal and ocean tourism and recreation Benefits to ecosystems: Ecosystem Health, Biodiversity, Endangered Species Ecosystem Services: Ecosystem Services: Provisioning, Ecosystem support of goods and services, Fisheries (commercial or recreational, Aquaculture Ecosystem Regulation and Maintenance Services: Cultural Ecosystem Services: Are benefits documented?: No Are the benefits documented by: Are the benefits quantified?: No Are the quantified benefits reported as monetary values?: Other Benefits

Leveraging the Modernized NSRS for Airport and Other Infrastructure

NOAA Office:NGS Duration of Use Case:Ongoing Link to Case:https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/PUBS_LIB/NOAA_TR_NOS_NGS_0067.pdf Geographic Location:United States Is the Use Case Published?Yes Primary Use:The installation and use of passive control at airports is done primarily to monitor that airport within the NSRS, for the purposes of developing and maintaining an airport layout plan. However, other infrastructure could be monitored with passive control for other reasons and at other accuracy requirements. Which Marine Industries Benefit from the case:Insurance/Reinsurance, National Defense and Public Safety, Coastal Construction and Restoration Case Benefits:Knowing the precise location and measurements of hard infrastructure can be essential for saving lives and reducing damage to private and public property Description: Accurate positioning of airport infrastructure and maintaining a geospatial database is vital to the National Airspace System (NAS), but the methods can be used for other types of infrastructure by tracking the motion of a bridge, power plan, dam, etc. relative to itself and/or the NSRS

Blue Economy Coastal Resources: Economic Valuation and Governance for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

The research paper entitled Blue Economy Coastal Resources its Economic Valuation and Governance for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals is an attempt to define and analyze the concept of Blue Economy, Coastal Resources, its Economic Valuation and Governance and its implications for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) slated by United Nations. The research study covers aspects such as development of coastal resources for building a blue economy to achieve SDGs, economic valuation of coastal resources to develop appropriate and suitable mechanisms for achieving healthy ocean and its importance for current and future generations, sustainability of coastal resources and coastal management policies, coastal communities and sustainable blue economy among other aspects. The other aspects covered in the research paper include a detailed literature review on blue and coastal economy, research questions and concluding observations. The United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) and the United Nations(UN) are the major multilateral organizations working for development of coastal resources and coastal communities. It is observed that economic valuation of coastal resources is required to assess and determine the development of the coastal communities and their governance for achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda

Virginia Coastal Master Plan

NOAA Office:OCM Duration of Use Case:Complete Link to Case:https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/crmp/plan Geographic Location: Is the Use Case Published?No Primary Use:Coastal Resiliance Which Marine Industries Benefit from the case:Ports, Coastal Infrastructure Case Benefits:The data helped the state of Virginia, it’s regional planning entities, localities, and stakeholders understand how flooding will change, and the associated risk to communities, infrastructure, natural and social receptors. The information provides a strong foundation to justify continued investments in coastal resilience to protect the quality of life and economy of Virginia communities. Description:For the development of the Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan, we used NOAA VDatum to provide state-wide representation of tidal elevations. Sea Level Rise scenario data were leveraged from the 2017 Global and Regional Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States. Long-term sea level trends from NOAA CO-OPS were used to adjust water level and sea level rise data to a common tidal epoch. Authoritative mapping products and summaries were developed depicting existing and future flood exposure to community, critical infrastructure, natural, and social systems. These were presented in both the first Coastal Master Plan document for Virginia, and the study data portal