Study Evaluates Ocean Current Prediction Models
Scientists with the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi compared the accuracy and reliability of real-time ocean modeling forecast systems for near-surface currents.
Study: Dispersant, UV Radiation Increase Oil Spill Impacts on Zooplankton but Food Web Interactions may Reduce Them
Researchers from the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, including students from California and China, assessed impacts of crude oil, dispersant, and natural phenomena on zooplankton from the Gulf of Mexico.
Grad Student Frasier is Learning What Dolphins Can Tell Us
Kait Frasier listens to Gulf marine mammals to estimate how many there are and find out if their numbers are changing after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Kait sees dolphins as a good species to study because “everyone can see and understand them, not just scientists.”
Oil Spill Research Vessel Invites Young Guests On Board
An exploration vessel will set sail Sunday morning to continue its study of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill’s impact on corals in the Gulf of Mexico.
2014 Dispersants Forum Workshop Report Available
The Research Board of the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI), as part of the 2014 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference, convened a Forum to discuss the current understanding of dispersants and their use and application following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Study Identifies Potential Oil Degradation Signal in Coastal Waters
Scientists from Texas, Delaware, and Louisiana conducted a multiyear study examining coastal waters in the Gulf of Mexico to determine if hydrocarbons from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill had changed the water column chemistry.
GoMRI Science Featured at the Bush Presidential Library and Museum Exhibit
At Texas A&M University, a new interactive exhibit “Offshore Drilling: The Promise of Discovery” opened to the public in March and features, among many examples of equipment and history from the industry, the oil spill research of the Gulf of Mexico Integrated Spill Response (GISR) consortium, a GoMRI funded project.
GOOies Descend on Florida Beaches to Continue Oil Spill Research
In late February, a team of 25 future scientists went on a beachcombing expedition like no other.
Study Shows Gulf Killifish had Complex Genomic Response to Oil Spill Toxins
A team of researchers from Texas, Florida, and California successfully quantified the gene expression of wild Fundulus grandis, commonly known as Gulf killifish, from the northern Gulf of Mexico in assessing exposure to toxicants from the 2010 oil spill.
Researchers Prepare to Return to Site Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
A University of Georgia marine scientist will lead a research expedition back to the site of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico to examine the seafloor and assess the long-term effects of the oil spill.