Summary:
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and subsequent response efforts raised concerns about impacts on the Gulf of Mexico’s ocean and coastal environments. The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI), in response to the spill, initiated an unprecedented 10-year scientific research programfunded by BP.
Oceanography magazine dedicated a special issue, GoMRI: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science, to highlight this research about the Gulf’s complex environment, dynamic processes, and response to stressors such as oil. This special issue is intended to provide a broad overview of the scientific work that has been done under the GoMRI program, up to June 2016. GoMRI research funding will continue until 2020, so there is still much more to come, and additional time will be needed before the knowledge produced by this exceptional initiative can be summarized and fully evaluated.
Read more about this special issue.