GoMRI Attends 2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting in New Orleans – MARCH 31, 2016 (From Spring 2016 Newsletter) Members of the GoMRI scientific community and management team attended Ocean Sciences from February 21-26, 2016 in New Orleans, LA. The management team hosted a booth in the exhibit hall, which provided the opportunity for GoMRI scientists who…
Spring 2016 – Note from the Research Board Chair – MARCH 31, 2016 (From Spring 2016 Newsletter) Dr. Rita Colwell, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University The GoMRI mission and Legacy Goals comprise the foundation of our program. We are now more than half way through the ten year duration of the program and…
Laura Timm examines connections among shellfish ecology and evolution to help scientists understand how the Deepwater Horizon oil spill affected certain Gulf of Mexico species: “My work focuses on establishing pre-spill baselines and comparing them to samples taken 3-7 years after the oil spill, providing a timeline of crustacean recovery.”
Scientists conducted experiments to assess oil exposure effects on Ruppa maritima, a common underwater plant species in Gulf of Mexico estuaries.
As marsh plants recover from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Louisiana, so have the tiny plants and animals living in the soil, according to a new study published in Marine Ecology Progress Series.
The Smithsonian Ocean Portal posted a blog that describes the needs and challenges of sharing scientific data, especially unique data collected after a disaster such as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Scientists studied the relationship between the resiliency of Louisiana salt marsh plants, invertebrates, and microbes in heavily-oiled sediment after the Deepwater Horizon spill.
As the world’s only museum dedicated to the Gulf of Mexico, it is fitting that GulfQuest/National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico will host the state of Alabama premiere of Dispatches From the Gulf, a new documentary that follows teams of scientists as they investigate the Deepwater Horizon oil spill’s effect on the world’s ninth largest body of water.
Kelsey Rogers looks for evidence of oil and methane intrusion into Gulf of Mexico water and sediment, but finding these hydrocarbons is only the beginning of her work. Like a scientific crime scene investigator, Kelsey analyzes the chemical fingerprints of oil and gas and uses them to identify their source, such as from an oil spill or a natural seafloor seep.
Research about commercial dispersant safety has seen increased efforts to identify benign alternatives and improve current dispersant systems since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.