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Study Gives First Comprehensive Gulf-Wide Fish Surveys in US, Mexican, and Cuban Waters
Posted on November 1, 2018An international science team studying oil spill effects on marine ecosystems completed 12 research expeditions over seven years and produced the first fisheries-independent, multinational Gulf-wide fish survey. -
Grad Student Setta Studies Microbial Interactions to Inform Oil Spill Response Strategies
Posted on October 30, 2018Phytoplankton and bacteria in the northern Gulf of Mexico interact closely at the food web base and provide vital food and nutrients to marine life at higher trophic levels. During the Deepwater Horizon incident, these pervasive organisms played an important role in oil bioremediation before and after the application of chemical dispersants, which broke up surface slicks into smaller droplets and enhanced microbial degradation. -
Oil Spill Science Outreach Team Honored with Highest Sea Grant Extension Award
Posted on October 25, 2018The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative is pleased to announce that its partner Sea Grant and their Oil Spill Science Outreach Program received the National Superior Outreach Programming Award for synthesizing research results related to the Deepwater Horizon incident and engaging audiences who rely on healthy marine ecosystems to learn of their needs and share the latest science. -
Opportunity: Research Specialist I, GRIIDC TAMU Corpus Christi
Posted on October 23, 2018Join our team! We are organizing and documenting data to promote a culture of open data and open science in the Gulf of Mexico. -
Study Is First to Examine How Oil and Gas Tumbling Inside Pipe Affects Released Oil Estimations
Posted on October 17, 2018Scientists analyzed visual observations and computer simulations of the Deepwater Horizon oil flow to better understand the characteristics of an uncontrolled pipeline flow and how they affect the amount of oil discharge and droplet size distribution, which are critical for effective response decisions. -
Grad Student Aiyer Shows How Oil Droplets Evolve Under Deep-water Conditions
Posted on October 11, 2018Oil, gases, and bubbles jet out together during a deep-ocean petroleum blowout, and the oil quickly breaks up into different-sized droplets. Predicting the sizes of these droplets is critical to determine how long it will take the oil to reach the ocean’s surface and the resulting oil slick’s size. -
Study Offers Recommendations for Developing Successful Scientific Outreach Programs
Posted on October 9, 2018Outreach specialists working with science consortia, funded by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI), reflected on their collective multi-year efforts for insights gained and lessons learned. These reflections resulted in recommendations for creating, managing, and implementing scientific outreach plans. -
Long-term impacts of Deepwater Horizon oil spill the focus of UT Marine Science Institute research
Posted on October 5, 2018Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin’s Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas are lending their expertise to this study, specifically looking at how oil impacts cardiac health in fish. -
Grad Student Viamonte Puts Pressure on Microbial Oil Degradation
Posted on September 27, 2018When the Deepwater Horizon incident occurred, not much was known about how conditions in the deep sea would affect oil biodegradation. Juan Viamonte uses high-pressure reactors that simulate conditions at depth to observe microbial degradation and help predict what might happen should another deep-ocean oil spill occur. -
New Sea Grant Publication on Oysters and Oil Spills
Posted on September 25, 2018The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative is pleased to announce a new Sea Grant publication about how oysters, which play a critical role in a healthy coastal wetland, fare when faced with oil exposure. The outreach publication also discusses how the Deepwater Horizon incident and subsequent response efforts affected oysters, a vital part of Louisiana’s seafood industry which is the nation’s second-largest seafood supplier.
