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Identifying the “Missing Link” Between River-Induced Fronts and Hydrocarbon Transport
Posted on January 5, 2017The flow of the Mississippi River into the northern Gulf of Mexico may have caused circulation patterns and fronts that significantly influenced the transport and fate of Deepwater Horizon oil. However, the Gulf’s complex topography and the proximity of variable oceanic currents to the Mississippi Delta make it difficult to monitor and model these processes. -
Sea Grant Releases Brochure on Oil Spill’s Mental Health Impacts
Posted on January 3, 2017The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative is pleased to announce a new informational brochure about how the Deepwater Horizon oil spill affected the mental health of some Gulf Coast residents. -
Study Provides 1st Large-Scale Blue Crab Transcriptome Resource for Insights into Oil Exposure
Posted on December 21, 2016Louisiana scientists conducted genetic sequencing on oil-exposed blue crabs to identify genes involved in the blue crabs’ short-term responses to oil. -
Investigating Louisiana Dolphins’ Reproductive Health After Deepwater Horizon
Posted on December 20, 2016Concern about how the Deepwater Horizon oil spill may continue to negatively affect wild bottlenose dolphins living in the spill’s footprint remains high. -
How Grad Student Cui Uses River Diversion Models to Inform Oil Spill Remediation
Posted on December 15, 2016When oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill began approaching land, one proposed response was to divert Mississippi River water and sediment into the marshes to try and push surface oil more towards the Louisiana-Texas shelf. Linlin Cui is investigating the impacts of Mississippi River diversions on Barataria Bay hydrodynamics to help inform how future oil spill responders plan and execute freshwater diversions. -
Study Describes Oil Slick Differences in Natural Seeps and Deepwater Horizon
Posted on December 13, 2016Scientists analyzed synthetic aperture radar satellite (SAR) imagery to compare the magnitude and distribution of floating oil from natural seeps in the Gulf of Mexico and the Deepwater Horizon spill. -
How Grad Student Seubert Interprets Gulf of Mexico Resiliency Using Predator Diet
Posted on December 8, 2016Major environmental disturbances such as oil spills can alter a marine ecosystem’s structure and even cause species losses or additions in impacted areas – changes which may have long-term consequences for an ecosystem’s functions. -
Smithsonian Features Luminous Critters Living in the Deep, Dark Gulf
Posted on December 6, 2016Scientists are finding fascinating discoveries in the largely unknown deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Some fishes, invertebrates, and bacteria have evolved a special adaptation to living in dark conditions using bioluminescence. -
Rita Colwell Honored with International Award for Tropical Medicine Research
Posted on November 22, 2016The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) congratulates Dr. Rita Colwell for receiving the 2015 Mahathir Science Award. -
Identifying Toxic Components in Fresh and Weathered Crude Oil
Posted on November 16, 2016Hydrocarbons associated with oil spills can have harmful effects on humans and organisms, yet little is known about the specific compounds that contribute to toxicity.
