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GOMURC members on Facebook

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Andy Shepard

GOMURC member consortia on Facebook– Alabama at https://www.facebook.com/disealab, Florida at https://www.facebook.com/floridainstituteofoceanography

Posted in GOMURC Program - Archive Tagged news, outreach, science

BP settlement

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Andy Shepard

State and local government claims against BP reported this week with BP financial report total $34B– http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/05/us-bp-spill-claims-idUSBRE91419T20130205. Federal trial still set for Feb 25, 2013, although parties still negotiating–  http://www.nbcnews.com/id/50698646/ns/business-oil_and_energy/.

Posted in Gulf Restoration - Archive Tagged funding, litigation, restoration

Legislation

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Andy Shepard

S96, Rigs to Reefs Habitat Protection Act, introduced by Sen. Vitter (AL) to authorize the use of certain offshore oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico for artificial reefs, and for other purposes– http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113s96is/pdf/BILLS-113s96is.pdf.

Posted in Gulf Policy - Archive Tagged energy, fisheries, legislation

Florida strategy

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Andy Shepard

Florida Ocean and Coastal Council put out its research plan for 2013-2014 last week– posted at http://www.floridaoceanscouncil.org/reports/Research_Plan_FY13-14.pdf.

Posted in Gulf Science and Education - Archive Tagged ecosystem, management, policy

BP settlement

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Andy Shepard

Judge signs off on $4B BP plea agreement– http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/January/13-ag-123.html. Copy of agreement is at http://www.justice.gov/criminal/vns/docs/2012/11/2012-11-15-BP-Guilty-Plea-Agreement.pdf

Posted in Gulf Restoration - Archive Tagged funding, litigation, restoration

State restoration strategy

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Andy Shepard

Governor of MS releases GoCoast 2020 plan– http://www.gocoast2020.com/wp-content/uploads/finalreport.pdf. Work of GoCoast Commission assigned by Governor Bryant to plan for state’s RESTORE Act programs.

Posted in Gulf Restoration - Archive Tagged policy, publication, restoration

Climate publication

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Andy Shepard

NRC report reviews inter-agency ocean acidification plan, REVIEW OF THE FEDERAL OCEAN ACIDIFICATION, RESEARCH AND MONITORING PLAN, available at http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=17018&utm_medium=etmail&utm_source=The%20National%20Academies%20Press&utm_campaign=NAP+mail+new+01.15.13&utm_content=&utm_term=

Posted in Gulf Science and Education - Archive Tagged chemistry, climate, publication

Spill settlement

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Andy Shepard

DoJ press release (and links to related documents) regarding settlement with Transocean at http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2013/January/13-ag-004.html. Environmental Law Inst. summary of Transocean DWH Oil Spill settlement is at http://eli-ocean.org/gulf/files/Transocean-Settlement.pdf

Posted in Gulf Restoration - Archive Tagged litigation, news, restoration

BP settlement

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Andy Shepard

Judge Barbier approves $7.8B settlement for BP class action suit– http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2012/12/26/275231.htm

Posted in Gulf Restoration - Archive Tagged litigation, news, restoration

Ocean economy

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Andy Shepard

NOAA Coastal Services Center’s ENOW database on Ocean Economy data– http://www.csc.noaa.gov/ENOWDataWizard/#

Posted in Gulf Science and Education - Archive Tagged data, economics, ecosystem

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