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Video Shows New Research Tactics for Mahi-Mahi Tagging
Posted on October 10, 2017Data and pictures from before and after a disaster help us understand the impacts of an event; however, the “before” is not always available. Researchers with the RECOVER consortium have found through oil-exposure laboratory studies that the Deepwater Horizon incident may have negatively affected mahi-mahi’s heart function, vision, and swim performance. -
Study Finds Different Avoidance Behaviors in Estuarine Fish to Oiled Sediment
Posted on October 5, 2017A Louisiana State University researcher conducted laboratory experiments to learn how estuarine fish behave around sediments containing varying concentrations of weathered and fresh oil. He observed that fish exhibited a stronger avoidance response to medium and high concentrations of fresh oil compared to low concentrations and observed no significant avoidance of any weathered oil concentrations. -
Grad Student Bhalerao Analyzes Food Webs of Horse Fly Larvae to Assess Marsh Health
Posted on October 3, 2017Devika Bhalerao uses DNA analyses to identify organisms important to the larvae’s survival and determine if oiling alters the presence of various organisms in the food web. Her findings will help develop analytical tools that ecologists can use to evaluate the health of tidal marshes. -
Study Describes How Autonomous Surface Vehicles Improve Marine Mammal Monitoring
Posted on September 28, 2017Scientists conducted passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) of whales in the northern Gulf of Mexico using two autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs) capable of recording marine mammal sounds. -
Sea Grant Publication Summarizes Where Deepwater Horizon Oil Went
Posted on September 26, 2017The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) is pleased to announce a new Sea Grant informational publication that discusses the locations where approximate amounts of oil went after the Deepwater Horizon spill. The publication Deepwater Horizon: Where did the oil go? summarizes what researchers have discovered about where the spilled oil traveled and what processes carried it along its path. -
Scientists Awarded $50 Million to Study Effects of Oil on Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem
Posted on September 21, 2017The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) is pleased to announce the 31 awardees of the program’s final two-year grants to support research on effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. -
Study Develops Biogeographic Classification of the World’s Deep Oceans
Posted on September 19, 2017An interdisciplinary panel of 23 experts in oceanography, ecology, physics, and geospatial-mapping combined their knowledge of pelagic faunal distribution patterns to create a biogeographic map of the world’s deep oceans. The panel identified 33 distinct mesopelagic (200-1000 meters depth) ecoregions that reflect regional variation of biodiversity and function. -
Modelling Study Demonstrates Dispersants Lowered Health Risks during Oil Spill
Posted on September 14, 2017Scientists used data collected during the Deepwater Horizon spill to validate a model simulation of the physical and chemical behavior of oil and gas rising from the wellhead to the ocean surface. -
Grad Student Wang Quantifies Ocean Model Uncertainty to Improve Prediction Accuracy
Posted on September 12, 2017Researchers use numerical models to simulate oil spill scenarios and predict where oil will go, but the many factors that affect the oil’s path creates uncertainty in the predictions. Shitao Wang quantifies the uncertainty of ocean models to gauge the reliability of oil fate predictions. -
ADDOMEx Video Update: Examining Biofilms from Oil and Marine Microbial Interactions
Posted on September 7, 2017Principal Investigator Antonietta Quigg describes ongoing research about marine oil snow formation during the Deepwater Horizon spill and its effects on Gulf of Mexico environments. She discusses how this research could inform oil spill response and shares some preliminary results that surprised their research group.
