Monthly Archives: February 2017

Classroom MaterialsFact SheetsSea Grant Fact Sheet: Sea Grant Releases Brochure on Oil FAQs Sea Grant Releases Brochure on Oil FAQs

The Sea Grant Oil Spill Outreach Team recently developed a new informational brochure that explores basic aspects of oil as a natural resource and oil spills.  The synthesizes peer-reviewed science for a broad range of general audiences, particularly those who live and work across the Gulf Coast. The brochure Frequently Asked Questions Oil Edition addresses Read More

Audio-VideoCWCShort Clips (<15 Minutes) Video: CWC Researchers Use GoPros to Monitor Land Loss 4122

A recent blog post describes how consortium scientists Giovanna McClenachan and R. Eugene Turner used GoPro® cameras to photograph a study site at two-hour intervals during four- to six-week periods between August 2014 and September 2015. Read about their findings here and check out the resulting time-lapse video!

GoMRI StudentsPeopleRECOVER Grad Student Diamante Investigates How PAHs Affect Fish Development 4084a

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can disrupt important signaling pathways that transcribe genes during fish’s early embryonic development, which could cause malformations. Graciel Diamante is conducting laboratory experiments with fish embryos to understand how weathered PAHs affect fish development. She is also finding that her work demonstrates the importance of perseverance, giving back, and collaborating within Read More

GoMRI ScienceResearch StoriesRFP-V Project Highlights RFP-V Shay: Building a Rapid Response System for Predicting Water Column Processes and Oil Fate 4101a

As the Deepwater Horizon oil spill unfolded, there were concerns that the Loop Current might transport oil out of the Gulf to the Florida Keys and up the eastern seaboard. This possibility highlighted the need for quick predictions of oceanic flows and subsurface hydrocarbon distribution during and after a spill. Because physical and biochemical processes Read More

Audio-VideoCARTHEShort Clips (<15 Minutes) Video: Infrared Video Documents Oil-Dispersant Interactions 4130

Nova Southeastern University researcher Alexander Soloviev and his team generated a short clip in infrared imagery demonstrating how crude and weathered oil slicks respond to dispersant application. Read the post here! Watch the video!

GoMRI ScienceResearch StoriesRFP-V Project Highlights RFP-V Thomas: Building a Benthic Genome Database for Improved Oil Spill Monitoring 4116a

Meiofauna are invertebrate organisms that live in seafloor sediments. These marine creatures perform ecosystem functions such as trophic transfer, biogeochemical cycles, pollution removal, and sediment transport stability. Sensitive to environmental events such as oil spills, meiofauna are valuable bioindicators of impacts from contamination. However, their small size and our limited knowledge about these organisms’ community Read More