Our funded research projects and development projects span a wide range of topics that interest and benefit New Hampshire residents and their environment. Find projects that interest or relate to you below by topic.
| Resource | Year | Topic |
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| Hazards and Housing Values (regional) Coastal hazards and Northeast housing values: comparative implications for climate change adaptation and community resilience.
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2014-2015 | |
| Buy Out or Build Back? (regional) Buy out or build back? A comparative assessment of approaches to employing public funding to vulnerable coastal properties in the Northeastern United…
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2014-2015 | |
| Road Infrastructure Climate Adaptation for road infrastructure in coastal New Hampshire
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2014-2015 | Climate, Coastal Resilience, Flooding |
| Pathogen Identification Identification of endemic lineages of Vibrio parahaemolyticus causing regional outbreaks and their occurrence in New Hampshire shellfish waters.
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2014-2015 | Aquaculture, Genetics, Human Health |
| Nori Production Diversifying the New England sea vegetable aquaculture industry: modification of kelp nursery and grow-out technology for nori production.
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2014-2015 | Aquaculture |
| Lamprey River Flood Damage Analysis and communications of flood damage cost avoidance in the Lamprey River watershed of New Hampshire.
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2014-2015 | Coastal Resilience, Flooding |
| Great Bay Sediments What happens to the nutrients that have accumulated in the sediments of the Great Bay? Quantifying nutrient release and removal due to diffusion and…
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2014-2015 | Water Quality and Safety |
| Clam Leukemia Gene expression during development of clam leukemia: interactive effects of temperature and ocean acidification on viral loading and onset of disease
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2014-2015 | Fisheries, Genetics |
| Value of estuaries to rainbow smelt in New Hampshire Through experimental larval release, acoustic telemetry, and otolith microchemistry, a team of researchers led by Nathan Furey at the University of…
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2020-2021 | Fisheries |
| Sediment overwash in barrier beach and salt marsh change During storms and extreme weather events along the coast, sand and other sediments can wash over a barrier, like a beach or a road, and end up in a…
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2020-2021 | Coastal Resilience, Flooding |
| Drivers of coastal flooding and storm surge at a tidal marsh Understanding how sea-level rise will affect coastal communities in New Hampshire is key to forming a plan to combat future risks to property and…
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2020-2021 | Coastal Resilience, Flooding, Innovative Technology, Wetlands |
| Health Risk from Vibrios This project focuses on improving assessment of public health risk associated with climate induced changes in pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus …
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2016-2017 | Human Health |
| Environmental Literacy This project focuses on capitalizing on digital tools to expand environmental literacy around coastal resources.
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2016-2017 | Education, Innovative Technology |
| Dune Systems This project looks at the question of New Hampshire being ready to build resilient coasts.
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2016-2017 | Coastal Resilience, Restoration |
| Wastes-to-resources aquaculture This project is about improving the economic sustainability of Northeast aquaculture using a wastes-to-resources approach via integrated farming…
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2018-2019 | Aquaculture, Innovative Technology |
| Vibrio virulence in shellfish This project is about examining the impact of phage on enhanced virulence and population expansion of non-native Vibrio parahaemolyticus into…
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2018-2019 | Aquaculture, Fisheries, Human Health |
| Characterizing the genetic stock structure of striped bass to improve marine culture and inform fishery management This project is about characterizing the genetic stock structure of striped bass to improve marine culture and inform fishery management.
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2018-2019 | Aquaculture, Fisheries, Genetics |
| Seabirds as Indicators of New Hampshire's Fisheries Having accurate data about fish populations is vital to managing a fishery, but getting that data for younger, smaller fish using traditional…
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2020-2021 | Fisheries |
| Jonah crab fishery This project is evaluating growth and sustainable harvesting practices for Jonah crabs in New England waters.
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2018-2019 | Fisheries |
| Fish nutrients and contaminants This project is looking at reducing risk and enhancing benefits of fish consumption by understanding relationships for mercury, arsenic, selenium,…
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2018-2019 | Fisheries |
