Submit proposals to Texas portal for restoration projects that may be funded by NRDA, RESTORE ACT, and Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund (NFWF)– . http://restorethetexascoast.org/submit-a-project/ Read More
Tag: ecosystem
Restoration meeting
Conference for Ecological and Ecosystem Restoration in New Orleans, Jul 28-Aug 1, 2014; registration at http://www.conference.ifas.ufl.edu/CEER2014/site.html Read More
Ocean monitoring study
LSU-led team receives funds from BOEM for cost-benefit analysis of ocean and coastal observing and monitoring — story at http://theadvocate.com/home/7757061-125/researchers-to-study-cost-benefits#.UsLqe1QJVzo.email Read More
Legislation
S.1254: Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2014 was signed by President on June 30. Authorizes over $20M to include maintaining and enhancing “a national harmful algal bloom and hypoxia program” — bill at https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/s1254/text. Program is to be led by NOAA and a national task force, similar to Gulf Read More
Science publication
New book edited by former Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council director, Dr. S. Bortone, entitled Interrelationships between Corals and Fisheries, published by CRC Press. Available at http://www.crcpress.com/product/isbn/9781466588318. Volume includes chapter 9 by GOMURC director, AN Shepard, “Restoring deepwater coral ecosystems and fisheries after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.” Read More
FIO summer adventure
FIO is leading new annual multi-institutional summer course, Field Studies in Marine Science/Biology; 5-week, field-intensive course designed to expand student knowledge of the biodiversity, geochemistry, and human impact of Florida’s coastal and offshore ecosystems– http://www.fio.usf.edu/education/summer-course-2014. Read More
Schmidt Ocean Institute ship time
Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Call for Expressions of Interest in Collaborative Research on R/V Falkor in 2016– http://www.schmidtocean.org/story/show/846 Read More
Legislation
Water Resources Development Act (HR3080) becomes Public Law 113-121 without National Endowment for the Oceans– https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr3080 Read More
Ocean and coast economy publication
National Ocean Economics Program (NOEP) latest “State of the U.S. Ocean and Coastal Economies 2014” highlights value of the oceans, Great Lakes and coasts of the U.S., availble at http://www.oceaneconomics.org/download/ Read More