Two new offerings from the Gulf Sea Grant oil spill outreach team: The team will host a free seminar, “Oil spill response, assessment, and restoration: Marine mammals,” on March 29, 2018 in Galveston, Texas. Experts will share the latest science concerning marine mammal populations, with a focus on their health after oil spills and protocols relating Read More
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Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council annual report
Following is copied from GCERC email on 2/28/18: On February 21, 2018, the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) voted to approve its 2017 Annual Report to Congress. The Annual Report to Congress summarizes the Council’s 2017 calendar year activities, including but not limited to accomplishments related to the funding approvals to date for both Read More
Storm damage assistance grants
Gulf of Mexico states were severely impacted by hurricanes in 2017. The National Academies of Sciences, Gulf Research Program, is offering Scientific Research Disaster Recovery Grants “to help with repair, replacement, or recovery of equipment, data, and/or other research materials damaged or lost due to the hurricanes and their aftermaths.” There are two funding cycles with Read More
GOMURC workshop on Oil Pollution Act on February 5
GOMURC will coordinate a workshop on February 5, 1-5pm, during the GOMOSES Conference in New Orleans, entitled, “Examining the 1990 Oil Pollution Act to improve the governmental and scientific response to future oil spill events.” Our purpose is to capture lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (DHOS) that can be used to improve Read More
DISL position opening
The Dauphin Island Sea Lab has OPENINGS in their Marine Ecotoxicology Lab, Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium, for a 5-year international research project entitled, Partnerships in International Research and Education (PIRE): Advancing Global Strategies and Understanding on the Origin of Ciguatera Fish Poisoning in Tropical Oceans, funded by the National Science Foundation: 1. Project Coordinator (announcement here). 2. Read More
Restoration Trustees release adaptive management manual
The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council has released a Monitoring and Adaptive Management Manual. The manual recommends procedures and guidelines that build upon the monitoring frameworks and conceptual monitoring plans developed for Early Restoration, including a template for “project-specific MAM plans and monitoring guidance for wetlands, beaches and dunes, barrier islands, water quality, and recreational use Read More
Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach Team news
NEWS from the Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach Team of the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative: The Team just released a final, in-depth publication to close out 2017 entitle, Corals and oil spills. Scientists discovered that the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill injured some deep water coral communities, while others in shallow areas appeared unharmed. All Read More
Hurricane impacts in the US Virgin Islands
GOMURC has been engaged in conversations with colleagues in the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico to understand the extent of damages due to the 2017 hurricanes (Irma and Maria), and their priority needs. Kristin Wilson Grimes gave a related presentation at the 2017 CERF conference, entitled “Weathering the Storms: Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Read More
GoMOSES conference program and registration
The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science (GoMOSES) conference program is now available! The conference will be held February 5-8, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans. The conference schedule includes a summary plenary about Gulf research and restoration, a closing plenary concerning the future of the conference, and an array of Read More
New tax plan will hurt students
From American Federation of Teachers (AFT), “If the [proposed] Republican tax plan passes, it will not be possible for many graduate students across the country to afford their education. Their [Republican-led] bill will force them to pay hundreds of dollars more in taxes by treating tuition waivers – the tuition that is waived by universities Read More