Members of the GoMRI Management Team attend the Restore America’s Estuaries Summit. From left to right: Katie Fillingham, Suzanne Garrett, and Jessie Swanseen. Not pictured: Larissa Graham from Sea Grant and Rosalie Rossi from GRIIDC. Photo Credit: Katie Fillingham.

GoMRI Attends Restore America’s Estuaries Summit in New Orleans

GoMRI Attends Restore America’s Estuaries Summit in New Orleans (From Fall 2016 Newsletter) Members of the GoMRI Management Team, in partnership with the  four  Gulf  Sea  Grant  programs  and  the  Gulf  of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), attended the Restore America’s Estuaries Summit from December 11-14, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This…

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Educators build miniature sea gliders using SeaGlide model kits in a teacher workshop hosted by LADC-GEMM in New Orleans, LA. Photo Credit: LADC-GEMM.

LADC-GEMM Hosts SeaGlide Workshop in New Orleans

LADC-GEMM Hosts SeaGlide Workshop in New Orleans – MARCH 16, 2017 (From Winter 2017 Newsletter) Model SeaGliders help local Louisiana educators explore Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Science Provided by Sara Heimlich, Oregon State University and Dianne Maygarden, University of New Orleans The Littoral Acoustic Demonstration Center – Gulf Ecological Monitoring and Modeling (LADC-GEMM) consortium, funded…

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2017 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference Brings Together Oil Spill Scientists and GoMRI Community in New Orleans

2017 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference Brings Together Oil Spill Scientists and GoMRI Community in New Orleans – MARCH 16, 2017 (From Winter 2017 Newsletter) The 2017 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science (GoMOSES) Conference took place from February 6-9, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans, Louisiana.…

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Mahi mahi in the RECOVER swim tunnel. Photo Credit: RECOVER.

RECOVER Launches New Virtual Lab

RECOVER Launches New Virtual Lab – MARCH 16, 2017 (From Winter 2017 Newsletter) The GoMRI-funded consortium Relationships of Effects of Cardiac Outcomes in Fish for Validation of Ecological Risk (RECOVER) recently launched a new education tool called the “RECOVER Virtual Lab.” Narrated by Ph.D. and Master’s students working with the consortium, the RECOVER Virtual Lab…

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DEEPEND researchers on the R/V Blazing Seven. Photo Credit: DEEPEND.

Summertime & Fall Fieldwork

Summertime & Fall Fieldwork – NOVEMBER 28, 2016 (From Fall 2016 Newsletter) To highlight the summer and fall research seasons, we asked the GoMRI-funded consortia to tell us what they’ve been working on by asking them three questions: What did your consortia do during the summer and fall field seasons? What was one of the…

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GoMRI Attends 2016 Clean Gulf Conference in Tampa, FL

GoMRI Attends 2016 Clean Gulf Conference in Tampa, FL – NOVEMBER 28, 2016 (From Fall 2016 Newsletter) Members of the GoMRI Management Team, as well as members of the Gulf Sea Grant Team and the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), attended the 2016 Clean Gulf Conference from November 1-3, 2016…

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CRGC’s community health workers and their supervisors participate in community resilience training led by RAND. Photo Credit: CRGC.

CRGC Helps to Build Resiliency Among Gulf Coast Communities

CRGC Helps to Build Resiliency Among Gulf Coast Communities – JULY 29, 2016 (From Summer 2016 Newsletter) Contributing Author: Elizabeth Thornton, CRGC Outreach Coordinator The Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities (CRGC) is unique among the GoMRI-funded consortia; their efforts primarily focus on assessing and addressing the social, economic, and public health impacts of the Deepwater…

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