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Killifish – The “White Mouse” of Marine Science – in Gulf Oil Studies 
Research at Sea – Tracking and Identifying Oil across the Florida Shelf 
Sampling Studies: Digging for Buried Data to Understand Oil Impacts 
Deep Horizon Oil Spill Research Funded 
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Researchers Look into Effects on Wildlife, Ways to Improve Response 
Research at Sea: ECOGIG Sets Sail to Understand Impacts of Oil in Deepwater Ecosystems 
USF Researcher: Cactus Can Clean Up Oil Spills 
Update on RFP-II for Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative 
Save the Date! Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 
GoMRI Award & JHU Gift Make Dreamed-About Research a Reality
RestoreTheGulf.gov- GCIMT Phase III Response Activities Completion Plan
- Gulf Coast Incident Management Team finalizes Phase III Response Activities Completion Plan
- Coast Guard responds to sheen at Perdido Pass
- Post Hurricane Season Inspections
- Signed plan defines oil removal completion process for affected shoreline, transition to restoration projects
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Killifish – The “White Mouse” of Marine Science – in Gulf Oil Studies
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No CommentsWhy would scientists select a small marsh minnow to help them understand the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? -
Sampling Studies: Digging for Buried Data to Understand Oil Impacts
Posted on May 3, 2012 | No CommentsWith buckets and shovels in hand, scientists have collected and are analyzing oil found in the sediments of Gulf coast beaches. -
Research at Sea – Tracking and Identifying Oil across the Florida Shelf
Posted on May 1, 2012 | No CommentsDr. Ian MacDonald with Florida State University (FSU) and Dr. Richard Snyder with the University of West Florida (UWF) have been leading a research team to track and identify oil in sediment and water samples since January 2011. -
USF Researcher: Cactus Can Clean Up Oil Spills
Posted on April 24, 2012 | No CommentsAssociate professor of chemical engineering Norma Alcantar is filing for an international patent for a cactus mucilage as an oil dispersant. -
Two Years After Deepwater Horizon: Mote’s Oil Spill Response
Posted on April 24, 2012 | No CommentsToday, on the second anniversary of the worst oil spill in U.S. history, new questions continue to surface about Deepwater Horizon’s long-term effects on marine life — an ongoing focus of the world-class research at Mote Marine Laboratory. -
Research at Sea: ECOGIG Sets Sail to Understand Impacts of Oil in Deepwater Ecosystems
Posted on April 18, 2012 | No CommentsApril 2012. Dr. Vernon Asper (Chief Scientist) with the University of Mississippi and 18 scientists sailed from Gulfport, MS on April 12th on the R/V Endeavor for the first of six research cruises. -
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Researchers Look into Effects on Wildlife, Ways to Improve Response
Posted on April 16, 2012 | No CommentsLSU entomologist Linda Hooper-Bui and her graduate students spent a day last week putting down cages, each one containing 20 brown crickets, among sprigs of smooth cordgrass in a marsh by Bay Jimmy. -
Save the Date! Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference
Posted on April 13, 2012 | No CommentsThe conference sponsors share a goal to improve society’s ability to understand the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem, which includes humans, to ensure its long-term environmental health. -
CARTHE Scientific Team Meets to Kick Off GoMRI-Sponsored Oil Spill Research in the Gulf of Mexico
Posted on April 13, 2012 | No CommentsResearchers from around the country came together at the Mayfair Hotel in Coconut Grove, Fla. this week to kick off the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)-funded Consortium for Advanced Research on the Transport of Hydrocarbons in the Environment (CARTHE). -
GoMRI Award & JHU Gift Make Dreamed-About Research a Reality
Posted on April 12, 2012 | No CommentsJoseph Katz with the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) is excited about his oil-related research, especially now that he can conduct experiments in a state-of-the-art facility and build upon his previous work.
