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Grad Student Jasperse Examines Oil Spill Effects on Marsh Fish and Dolphins
Posted on April 18, 2019Following Deepwater Horizon, researchers have been conducting multi-year studies on the health of Gulf of Mexico marine life. -
Study Shows How Copepods Can Change the Size Spectrum of Oil Droplets
Posted on April 16, 2019Scientists conducted laboratory experiments to investigate if copepod behavior can reshape the size frequency distribution of oil droplets. -
Opportunity: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Marine Genomics
Posted on April 16, 2019NRC is seeking a PDF researcher to lead the identification and characterization of phytoplankton species that decline or proliferate in response to petroleum oil exposure and develop DNA-based markers for informative species so that they may be quantified in situ in the ocean environment. -
![(From The Palm Beach Post / April 12, 2019) Knowing the ebbs and flows, eddies and flushes of the Lake Worth Lagoon is key for restoration as nutrients circulate and […]](https://gulfresearchinitiative.org/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Why 240 bright pink wooden cards were dumped in the Lake Worth Lagoon")
Why 240 bright pink wooden cards were dumped in the Lake Worth Lagoon
Posted on April 12, 2019(From The Palm Beach Post / April 12, 2019) Knowing the ebbs and flows, eddies and flushes of the Lake Worth Lagoon is key for restoration as nutrients circulate and […] -
Study Explains How Large Rotating Currents Near Cuba Influence the Gulf Stream
Posted on April 10, 2019Researchers described, for the first time, the dynamics and interactions of regional ocean flows with both anticyclonic eddies (circulating clockwise) near Cuba’s northern coast (dubbed “CubANs”) and cyclonic eddies (circulating counter-clockwise) along Florida’s southern coast. -
Now Available: Report on Dispersant Use in Oil Spill Response
Posted on April 5, 2019The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine released their evaluation findings that assessed the effects and efficacy of dispersants as an oil spill response tool. -
Grad Student Bociu Digs into How Long Buried Oil Persists in Sandy Beaches
Posted on April 4, 2019Petroleum hydrocarbons buried in sandy beaches are protected from tides and UV light and, thus, may persist longer in the environment than oil on the beach surface. -
Study Finds Gel-like Biofilms May Be More Efficient at Oil Dispersal than Corexit
Posted on April 2, 2019Scientists conducted mesocosm experiments with natural microbial communities to compare oil emulsion and dispersion mechanisms by microbial secretions of exopolymeric substances, EPS, also known as gels, and Corexit, a dispersant. -
New funding opportunity: $5 million available to advance understanding of Gulf coastal ecosystems and their interactions
Posted on March 28, 2019New funding opportunity: $5 million available to advance understanding of Gulf coastal ecosystems and their interactions with natural processes and human activities The Gulf Research Program is offering up to […] -
Study Provides Insights into Indirect Effects on Food Webs from Oiled Submerged Aquatic Vegetation
Posted on March 28, 2019Scientists conducted laboratory experiments to assess how oil affects the chemical composition of submerged vegetation (Ruppia maritima) and subsequent effects on how organisms feed on oil-exposed plants.
