Opportunity: Extension Specialist for Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach Program
Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach Program in the Gulf of Mexico Seeks Oil Spill Science Extension Specialist
Details
Study Develops Fish Genetic Database for Oil Toxicity Analysis
Researchers developed the first transcriptomic database for mahi-mahi embryos and larvae exposed to oil from the Deepwater Horizon incident. The team assembled over 60,000 transcripts, identified over 30,000 gene sequences, and observed 2,345 genes that differed significantly after exposure to weathered oil.
Details
Grad Student Leftwich Unites Dolphin Research and Secondary Education
Kendal Leftwich conducts acoustic research assessing how northern Gulf of Mexico dolphin populations changed and recovered over time to help researchers better understand the health of dolphin species living in affected areas.
Details
Smithsonian Highlights Research about Acoustic Monitoring of Beaked Whales
The Smithsonian recently published an article about how researchers are using sound or echolocation to learn more about the elusive beaked whale. Some of these whales live and forage in the vicinity where the Deepwater Horizon incident happened, and researchers are monitoring their numbers and location to learn how the oil spill may have affected their populations.
Details
Jewels of the Gulf: Deep-sea Coral Educational Video Series
What are deep-sea corals? Why are researchers conducting studies on their health? What type of equipment do scientists use to conduct research at the deep ocean seafloor?
Details
Study Estimates Reduced Nitrogen Removal Capacity in Marshes with Vegetation Loss
Alabama researchers measured the nitrogen removal capacity of marsh sediments and compared it to sediments from subtidal unvegetated mudflats, which are what the marsh becomes when it erodes.
Details
Fall 2017 – Note from the Research Board Chair
Fall 2017 – Note from the Research Board Chair – DECEMBER 18, 2017 (From Fall 2017 Newsletter) Dr. Rita Colwell, University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University The GoMRI Research Board is pleased to announce Dispatches from the Gulf 2, second in the Dispatches from the Gulf documentary series produced by Screenscope Films in partnership…
Details
CONCORDE Partners with Local Fishers on Citizen Science Initiative
CONCORDE Partners with Local Fishers on Citizen Science Initiative – DECEMBER 18, 2017 (From Fall 2017 Newsletter) Contributing Author: Jessie Kastler, CONCORDE Education and Outreach Coordinator Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, scientists, including those now working with the Consortium for Oil Spill Exposure Pathways in Coastal River-Dominated Ecosystems (CONCORDE), heard many questions about the spill from…
Details
Fall 2017 – Frequently Asked Questions by Dr. Chuck Wilson
Fall 2017 – Frequently Asked Questions by Dr. Chuck Wilson – DECEMBER 18, 2017 (From Fall 2017 Newsletter) Dr. Chuck Wilson, Chief Scientific Officer for the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI), answers a few questions about the 2018 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science (GoMOSES) conference which will be held from February…
Details
Fall 2017 – GoMRI Researcher Interview with Dr. Steve Saul
Fall 2017 – GoMRI Researcher Interview with Dr. Steve Saul – DECEMBER 18, 2017 (From Fall 2017 Newsletter) Dr. Steve Saul from Arizona State University answered a few questions about his RFP-V project, Avoiding Surprises: Understanding the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the decision making behaviors of fishers and how this affects…
Details