Assessing Kachemak Bay’s Blue Carbon Resources - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)
Data Set (DS) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:54570 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: Assessing Kachemak Bay’s Blue Carbon Resources - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/54570.
Full Citation Examples
To build capacity for blue carbon in Alaska, the Kachemak Bay Reserve drew on the expertise of Waquoit Bay Reserve and their Bringing Wetlands to Market initiative to develop approaches for long-term blue carbon research and stakeholder engagement in the Lower Kenai region. Researchers from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and professionals from Silvestrum Climate Associates provided technical expertise on peatland assessments and protocols, and context for carbon markets, respectively. The project offers a novel way of thinking about building conservation programs that preserve multiple benefits of wetlands and make economic sense. This science transfer project was funded by NOAA through the National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative to promote the use of science. It did not produce any new data.
Distribution Information
No Distributions available.
Access Constraints:None
Cite this dataset when used as a source: NOAA retains the right to analyze, synthesize and publish summaries of the NERRS/NSC data. The NERRS/NSC retains the right to be fully credited for having collected and process the data. Following academic courtesy standards, the NERR site where the data were collected should be contacted and fully acknowledged in any subsequent publications in which any part of the data are used. The data enclosed within this package/transmission are only as accurate as the quality assurance and quality control procedures that are described in the associated metadata reporting statement allow. The user bears all responsibility for its subsequent use/misuse in any further analyses or comparisons. The Federal government does not assume liability to the Recipient or third persons, nor will the Federal government reimburse or indemnify the Recipient for its liability due to any losses resulting in any way from the use of this data. Requested citation format: NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Science Collaborative(NSC).
Controlled Theme Keywords
ESTUARY
Child Items
No Child Items for this record.
Contact Information
Metadata Contact
Jeremy Cothran
jeremy.cothran@gmail.com
Extents
-151.9° W,
-150.83° E,
59.85° N,
59.32° S
Kachemak Bay, AK NERR
2017-11-01 - 2019-03-01
Item Identification
Title: | Assessing Kachemak Bay’s Blue Carbon Resources - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative) |
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Status: | Completed |
Abstract: |
To build capacity for blue carbon in Alaska, the Kachemak Bay Reserve drew on the expertise of Waquoit Bay Reserve and their Bringing Wetlands to Market initiative to develop approaches for long-term blue carbon research and stakeholder engagement in the Lower Kenai region. Researchers from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and professionals from Silvestrum Climate Associates provided technical expertise on peatland assessments and protocols, and context for carbon markets, respectively. The project offers a novel way of thinking about building conservation programs that preserve multiple benefits of wetlands and make economic sense. This science transfer project was funded by NOAA through the National Estuarine Research Reserve System Science Collaborative to promote the use of science. It did not produce any new data. |
Purpose: |
The Kenai Lowlands cover 9,400 square kilometers and include huge expanses of wetlands, predominantly peatlands and tidal saltmarshes at river mouths and coastlines. These wetlands sequester large stores of carbon and provide numerous other ecological services. However, population growth and development increasingly put the privately owned and unprotected public lands of the Kenai Lowlands at risk. In response, local communities have begun to explore proactive conservation measures to keep these wetlands intact and the carbon they store out of the atmosphere. In 2016, at the request of the Kachemak Bay Community Council, a group of municipalities, government agencies, and local nonprofits, the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve partnered with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center to conduct pilot tests of saltmarsh carbon sequestration. The results spurred interest in blue carbon valuation throughout the region. |
Notes: |
Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 10143, 10-31-2017 15:31 |
Supplemental Information: |
==Project Lead Coowe Walker Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (907) 235-4792 cmwalker9@alaska.edu ==Project Type Science Transfer – promoting the use of science ==Project Partners Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Alaska Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Massachusetts Silvestrum Climate Associates |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > ESTUARY
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Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > ALASKA
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UNCONTROLLED | |
None | Kachemak Bay NERR, AK |
Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Maintenance Frequency: | None Planned |
Distribution Liability: |
The distributor does not assume liability. |
Support Roles
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2017-10-31 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Person): | Cothran, Jeremy |
Email Address: | jeremy.cothran@gmail.com |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -151.9 | |
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E° Bound: | -150.83 | |
N° Bound: | 59.85 | |
S° Bound: | 59.32 | |
Description |
Kachemak Bay, AK NERR |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Range |
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Start: | 2017-11-01 |
End: | 2019-03-01 |
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Constraints: |
None |
Data Use Constraints: |
Cite this dataset when used as a source: NOAA retains the right to analyze, synthesize and publish summaries of the NERRS/NSC data. The NERRS/NSC retains the right to be fully credited for having collected and process the data. Following academic courtesy standards, the NERR site where the data were collected should be contacted and fully acknowledged in any subsequent publications in which any part of the data are used. The data enclosed within this package/transmission are only as accurate as the quality assurance and quality control procedures that are described in the associated metadata reporting statement allow. The user bears all responsibility for its subsequent use/misuse in any further analyses or comparisons. The Federal government does not assume liability to the Recipient or third persons, nor will the Federal government reimburse or indemnify the Recipient for its liability due to any losses resulting in any way from the use of this data. Requested citation format: NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Science Collaborative(NSC). |
URLs
URL 1
URL: | http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Walker18 |
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URL Type: |
Online Resource
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Description: |
This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data. |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 54570 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:54570 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Jeremy Cothran |
Metadata Record Created: | 2018-11-01 11:16+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2022-08-09 17:11+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2019-11-08 |
Owner Org: | OCM |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2019-11-08 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2020-11-08 |