Bringing Wetlands to Market: Expanding Blue Carbon Implementation - NERRS/NSC(NERRS Science Collaborative)

Description

Blue carbon storage – carbon sequestration in coastal wetlands – can help coastal managers and policymakers achieve broader wetlands management, restoration, and conservation goals, in part by securing payment for carbon credits. Despite considerable interest in bringing wetland restoration projects to market, the transaction costs related to quantifying greenhouse gas fluxes and carbon storage in restored marsh has been a significant limiting factor to realizing these projects. The Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve has been at the forefront of blue carbon research and end user engagement. Building on the efforts of a previous project, Bringing Wetlands to Market in Massachusetts, this project developed a verified and generalized model that can be used across New England and the mid-Atlantic East Coast to assess and predict greenhouse gas fluxes and potential wetland carbon across a wide environmental gradient using a small set of readily available data. Using this model, the project conducted a first-of-its-kind market feasibility assessment for the Herring River Restoration Project, one of the largest potential wetland restoration projects in New England. The project team developed targeted tools and education programs for coastal managers, decision makers, and teachers. These efforts have built an understanding of blue carbon and the capacity to integrate blue carbon considerations into restoration and management decisions.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Datasets have been archived and will be made publicly available in September 2021 at the CCRCN Carbon Atlas. Prior to fall 2021, individuals may reach out to Dr. Jim Tang, Associate Scientist, Marine Biological Laboratory (jtang@mbl.edu) to discuss potential applications and request access to the data. https://serc.si.edu/coastalcarbon
0 This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data. http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Rassman15
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/47598
0 This site provides a project overview and links to all associated products, including data. http://www.nerrssciencecollaborative.org/project/Rassman15
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/47598.pdf
0 Continuous Monitoring Data From Herring River Wetlands, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 2015 to January 2020 https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5eab1f3582cefae35a225504
0 Datasets have been archived and will be made publicly available in September 2021 at the CCRCN Carbon Atlas. Prior to fall 2021, individuals may reach out to Dr. Jim Tang, Associate Scientist, Marine Biological Laboratory (jtang@mbl.edu) to discuss potential applications and request access to the data. https://serc.si.edu/coastalcarbon
0 Continuous Monitoring Data From Herring River Wetlands, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 2015 to January 2020 https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5eab1f3582cefae35a225504
0 The data are being released in two waves, coincident with two separate papers in 2021. Prior to fall 2021, individuals may reach out to Meagan Eagle, Ph.D. / Research Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, mgonneea@usgs.gov to discuss potential applications and access to the data. https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5a748e35e4b00f54eb19f96c
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 The data are being released in two waves, coincident with two separate papers in 2021. Prior to fall 2021, individuals may reach out to Meagan Eagle, Ph.D. / Research Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center, mgonneea@usgs.gov to discuss potential applications and access to the data. https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/5a748e35e4b00f54eb19f96c

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  • nerrs
  • blue carbon
  • human dimensions
  • reclamation/revegetation/restoration
  • office of coastal management
  • land surface
  • environmental governance/management
  • national ocean service
  • ecosystems
  • biosphere
  • waquoit bay nerr
  • ma
  • noaa
  • marine ecosystems
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • coastal
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • aquatic ecosystems
  • landscape
  • wetlands
  • coastal wetlands
  • estuarine wetlands
  • carbon sequestration

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