The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) just released its report, “Making the Most of Restoration: Priorities for a Recovering Gulf.” This follow-up to its 2014 report provides their recommendations on Gulf coastal ecosystems, with emphasis on estuaries. The report identifies “suites of projects that have the greatest collective impact on priority estuaries.” Their approach included: reviewing Read More
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2016 GoM Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference: Scientific Session Proposal
The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference is accepting proposals for Scientific Sessions for the 2016 conference. The deadline to submit a session proposal is June 14, 2015. They are also accepting requests for Associated Events and Workshops to be help Monday, February 1. As stated on the event website, “The 2016 Read More
House Hearing: Safety since Macondo; Reports Addressing Oil Spill Impacts by BOEM and TNC
Tomorrow, April 22, 2015 at 9:30 AM ET the House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources will be holding an oversight hearing on “Innovations in Safety Since the 2010 Macondo Incident.” The hearing memo including the witness list can be found here. The hearing is available for live streaming here. The Bureau of Ocean Read More
Data Synthesis Grant Opportunity; Deepwater Horizon Project Tracker Live
The National Academy of Sciences’ Gulf Research Program announced a new funding opportunity in data synthesis. They are looking for “activities that will integrate or synthesize existing data from different sources that may provide additional insights, address important questions, or lead to new approaches to interpreting monitoring data.” The online application will open May 2015. Read More
New Publication: Evidence of climate-driven ecosystem reorganization in the Gulf of Mexico
In a new publication, Evidence of climate-driven ecosystem reorganization in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists reviewed over 100 indicators representing physical, biological, and economic aspects of the Gulf of Mexico and found that ecosystem-wide reorganization occurred. They also analyzed these shifts and their alignment with the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO). They “provide an explanation for Read More
NRDA Trustees Respond to BP Report Addressing the Health of the Gulf of Mexico
This week BP released the report, Gulf of Mexico Environmental Recovery Restoration. In a message from Laura Folse, Executive Vice President, she states, “Areas that were affected are recovering and data BP has collected and analyzed to date do not indicate a significant long-term impact to the population of any Gulf species.” Many are saying Read More
Climate Change, Community Resilience, and Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico Webinar
GOMURC is co-hosting a free webinar on Climate Change, Community Resilience, and Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico with the Environmental Law Institute and the four Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant programs. The webinar will be Friday, April 10, 2:00-4:00PM ET (1:00-3:00PM CT) and you can register here. For more details, see below: Many Read More