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How Grad Student Schlenker “Sniffs Out” Oil’s Effects on Mahi-Mahi
Posted on May 29, 2018Laboratory studies at the University of Miami suggest that exposure to Deepwater Horizon oil may have negatively affected heart function in mahi-mahi, reducing their ability to swim efficiently. Lela Schlenker is expanding that research to investigate if and how oil exposure alters the way mahi-mahi migrate and respond to predators and prey in the wild. -
Study Gives Post-Oil Spill Baseline for Particle Fluxes in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Posted on May 22, 2018Researchers assessed several years of sediment trap collections near the Deepwater Horizon site, an active natural seep site, and a reference site to understand transport pathways and drivers of sinking particles in deepwater environments (1400 m depth). -
Study Finds Oil, UV Radiation, and Temperature Affect Mahi Survival Processes
Posted on May 17, 2018Researchers conducted exposure experiments with mahi-mahi embryos using oil, ultraviolet (UV) radiation, and temperature to determine how multiple stressors affect their survival. Compared to controls, exposed embryos floating near the ocean’s surface started to sink sooner and at faster rates, which intensified at higher temperatures. -
Sea Grant Releases Publication on Microbes and Oil Degradation
Posted on May 15, 2018The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) is pleased to announce a new Sea Grant publication that explains the role that microbes play in using oil as an energy source and removing it from the environment. -
Study Finds Small Scale Ocean Currents Cause Clustering of Floating Material
Posted on May 10, 2018Researchers analyzed how satellite-tracked ocean surface drifters moved in the Gulf of Mexico to learn how other floating materials (oil, plastics, marine organisms) move. -
Grad Student Lichtler Examines Mammalian Cell Response to Oil Exposure
Posted on May 8, 2018Oil contains thousands of different compounds that each affect the environment and living organisms differently. While some compounds have been well-studied, there are exponentially more that have not. -
Study Assesses Fish Otoliths for Metal Exposure after Deepwater Horizon
Posted on May 4, 2018Researchers examined metal exposure patterns in otoliths from six offshore fish species with varying health status to identify changes corresponding with the Deepwater Horizon incident. -
Grad Student DeLeo Used Genetics to Explore Oil, Dispersant Effects on Deep-Sea Corals
Posted on May 1, 2018Responders to the Deepwater Horizon incident applied unprecedented amounts of chemical dispersant on the surface oil slick and into the deep underwater plume forming from the riser pipe. Shortly thereafter, researchers observed that a brown flocculant material containing oil and dispersant components covered some deep-sea corals near the incident site. -
Look for these Tools and Resources for Oil Spill Research in 2020
Posted on April 27, 2018Eight years after Deepwater Horizon, we reflect on the extraordinary establishment of the largest coordinated scientific endeavor around an ocean event – the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) – to understand, respond to, and mitigate impacts from this and future oil spills. -
Dr. Rita Colwell Shares Her Journey to Inspire Women in Science
Posted on April 24, 2018“I was not going to be stopped,” said Dr. Rita Colwell describing how she faced hurdles, many related to being a woman during her 60+ year science career, and blazed paths, including her being the first female director of the National Science Foundation.
