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Study Finds Natural Sunlight Affects Oil-Degrading Bacteria Composition and Dynamics
Posted on September 27, 2016Scientists from the University of Texas Marine Science Institute demonstrated how natural sunlight affects Gulf of Mexico microbial communities in the presence of Corexit (dispersant) and crude oil. They observed that sunlight significantly reduced the diversity of bacterial communities in the presence of oil, Corexit, or both. -
Scientists Use Oil Spill Research to Track Pollution in Biscayne Bay
Posted on September 22, 2016It’s almost like a game of tug-of-war. There are growing numbers of residents, tourists, and industry at one end and the environment where people live, work, and play at the other. When the former increases, the latter is stressed. This scenario plays out all over the world, especially in coastal areas. -
Screenscope Releases 50 Short Videos to Accompany Dispatches from the Gulf Documentary
Posted on September 20, 2016Screenscope, Inc., in partnership with the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI), is pleased to announce the release of 50 short videos complementing the Dispatches from the Gulf documentary film. -
Grad Student Max Weber Fishes for Insight into Deep-Pelagic Fish Taxonomy
Posted on September 13, 2016There are hundreds of deep-pelagic fish species in the Gulf of Mexico, but we know very little about their taxonomy, diversity, and population sizes. Max Weber plans to catch fifteen individual specimens of each of the 500 known deep-sea Gulf fish species to help us better understand these organisms and how the Deepwater Horizon oil spill may have impacted them and environment. -
Now Available! GoMRI and Oil Spill Science Special Issue of Oceanography
Posted on September 9, 2016The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) is pleased to announce a special issue of Oceanography Magazine: GoMRI: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science. -
Improving How Oil Spill Models Predict Plume Dispersion and Transport
Posted on September 6, 2016Deep ocean oil plumes that formed from the Deepwater Horizon spill and their subsequent rise through the water column were greatly influenced by physical mixing mechanisms such as turbulence, Langmuir circulations, and sub-mesoscale eddies. -
Bill Hogarth Receives Carl R. Sullivan Fishery Conservation Award
Posted on August 30, 2016The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative congratulates Dr. Bill Hogarth as the recipient of the “Sully” – one of the nation’s premier awards in fisheries science. -
Rapid Response Study Characterizes Behaviors of Accidental Short-Term Oil Blowouts
Posted on August 26, 2016An interdisciplinary scientific team conducted a rapid response sampling campaign in the immediate aftermath of the 2013 Hercules 265 blowout to determine if sediment and fish were polluted above established baseline levels. -
Grad Student Sun Uses Sun Glint to Assess Oil Spills
Posted on August 23, 2016Those who have ever photographed the ocean on a sunny day have likely noticed how the reflected sunlight made the water gleam, often distorting the image. Shaojie Sun has quantified this phenomenon, called “sun glint,” to help address a longstanding limitation in scientists’ ability to assess oil seeps and spills using satellite imagery. -
Grad Student Boyette Maps Plankton to Better Understand the Nearshore Environment
Posted on August 17, 2016Microscopic organisms called plankton, an important component of the marine food web, congregate in the freshwater-laden coastal waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Adam Boyette wants to learn more about how and where these plankton live to better understand how an oil spill or other disaster might impact their populations.
