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Tag: science
GOMURC members on Facebook
GOMURC member consortia on Facebook– Alabama at https://www.facebook.com/disealab, Florida at https://www.facebook.com/floridainstituteofoceanography Read More
Science Policy Publication
Camilli et al. Science magazine Policy Forum (http://www.sciencemag.org/content/337/6102/1608.full.pdf) observe, “Our academic, governmental, and industrial research communities should work together to better align American legal practice with the deliberative process of science.” The authors were required to turn over email records and more to BP related to findings on the Deepwater Horizon blow-out flow rate (paper Read More
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative RFP-II program
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (RFP-II program) awards 19 research projects $20 million over three years for studies on the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico ecosystems– http://gulfresearchinitiative.org/2012/bp-sponsored-gulf-of-mexico-research-initiative-awards-new-grants/. Read More
GOMRI education
GOMRI’s CIMAGE research consortium (http://cimage.rc.usf.edu/node?destination=node) hosts live shows from sea. Hosted by USF educator, Teresa Greely, a blog and live Skype events during research cruises describe discoveries and life at sea– http://adventuresatsea.blog.usf.edu. Read More
Gulf disaster response collaboration
Florida Institute of Oceanography and US Coast Guard 7th District sign MOU to promote engagement of the marine science community in preparing for future coastal disaster response efforts– http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/?a=4555&z=123. Read More
Ocean strategy
Joint Ocean Commission Initiative’s most recent (now done every 5 years) U.S. Ocean Policy Report Card, calls for stopping decline of ocean science and education funding and praises regional collaborations for carrying the load– http://www.jointoceancommission.org/resource-center/2-Report-Cards/2012-06-06_2012_JOCI_report_card.pdf Read More
DWH spill publication
In response to the DWH oil spill, scientists and managers conclude that “modification of laws and policies designed to protect and restore ocean resources is needed in order to accommodate oil drilling in the deep sea and other frontiers” in A Tale of Two Spills: Novel Science and Policy Implications of an Emerging New Oil Read More
Spill rate
New publication pegs total DWH oil spill at 4.9-5.5 million bbls– Griffiths, S. 2012. Oil Release from Macondo Well MC252 Following the Deepwater Horizon Accident. Environ. Sci. Technol. DOI: 10.1021/es204569t (on-line at http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es204569t) Read More