Spring 2017 – Frequently Asked Questions

Spring 2017 – Frequently Asked Questions – JUNE 8, 2017 (From Spring 2017 Newsletter) GoMRI is pleased to have Brad Benggio, Scientific Support Coordinator with NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration, answer a few Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about his job, what scientific knowledge gaps remain in oil spill response, and how the science community…

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Graphic courtesy of C-IMAGE.

C-IMAGE Launches Beneath the Horizon Interactive Website

C-IMAGE Launches Beneath the Horizon Interactive Website – JUNE 8, 2017 (From Spring 2017 Newsletter) On April 20, 2017, the seventh anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of the Gulf Ecosystem (C-IMAGE) launched a new website called Beneath the Horizon (BeneaththeHorizon. org). The interactive site shares…

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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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Winter 2017 – Education Spotlight

Winter 2017 – Education Spotlight – MARCH 16, 2017 (From Winter 2017 Newsletter) ACER recently launched a new fact sheet series. The series will ultimately include fifteen fact sheets, which will focus on emerging science from ACER’s seven research groups. The fact sheets can be viewed and printed from the ACER website here! DEEPEND has…

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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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Winter 2017 – Frequently Asked Questions by Dr. Chuck Wilson

Winter 2017 – Frequently Asked Questions by Dr. Chuck Wilson – MARCH 16, 2017 (From Winter 2017 Newsletter) The 2017 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science (GoMOSES) Conference theme was Ecosystem Approaches to Gulf Response and Restoration. The goal of this year’s conference was to provide an opportunity for attendees to hear from the…

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