The Tiniest Survivors
The bay anchovy is the most important fish you’ve never heard of.
Chemical Study Shows Different Patterns of Oil Weathering
Scientists studying the weathering processes that altered the oil released during the Deepwater Horizon spill recently published their findings in the September 2012 Issue of Environmental Research Letters
Studies Indicate that Oyster Tissue and Shell were Similar in Pre- and Post- Oil Spill Conditions
Separate groups of scientists studying the Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacts on oysters along the Gulf coast recently published their findings in two journals.
MEIOFAUNA: Getting Down in the Mud
Know what meiofauna is? Most people have to look it up. Stephen Landers, professor in the Biological and Environmental Sciences department at Troy University, focuses the majority of his research on the tiny invertebrates that populate the ocean floor, joking,
GoMRI February 2013 Newsletter Now Available
Newsletter – February 5, 2013 We are pleased to release the inaugural issue of the GoMRI newsletter. © Copyright 2010- 2017 Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) – All Rights Reserved. Redistribution is encouraged with acknowledgement to the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI). Please credit images and/or videos as done in each article. Questions?…
ASLO Meeting Includes Teacher EXPO and Tours on the R/V Pelican – Register Now!
ASLO invites educators to register for a Teacher EXPO that takes place on February 21, 2013 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.
Can an Oil Spill Make Your Genes Fat?
Obesity and other metabolic diseases are major global health issues that are generally thought to be determined by family genes.
Lighting the Way to Better Understanding of the Photochemistry of Oil
Through a GoMRI RFP-II grant-funded study “Effect of Photochemistry on Biotransformation of Crude Oil,” will look closely at how light impacts surface oil.
Modeling Study Suggests Dispersants Used at Wellhead had Marginal Effect on Oil Reaching Surface Waters
Scientists studying the use of sub-sea chemical dispersants during the Deepwater Horizon spill published their recent findings.
GoMRI Research Board Member Jürgen Rullkötter Receives North German Research Award
The award honors successful scientific cooperation projects across the federal states and is granted by the ministries of science of the five North German states.