Project Overview

Summary:

Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative and Sea Grant Oil Spill Outreach Team Collaborations

GoMRI provided support to the Sea Grant programs of the Gulf of Mexico (Florida, Mississippi-Alabama, Louisiana and Texas) for an extension and outreach effort to increase the use of oil spill science by people whose livelihoods depend on a healthy Gulf. This is a new model of a private entity engaging with the four Sea Grant programs in the Gulf of Mexico to develop a regional outreach program.

Sea Grant Summaries of GoMRI Synthesis:

The Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach Program

• Core 1: Advancements in Understanding Ocean Circulation and Tracking the Movement of Oil
• Core 2: The Fate of Oil: Insights after Deepwater Horizon
• Core 2: Dispersant use and impacts after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
• Core 3: Reflecting on Ecosystem Impacts from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
• Core 4/5: Understanding the human health and socioeconomic impacts from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
• Core 6: New Discoveries in Microbiology, Genomics, and the Impacts of Oil Spills
• Core 7: Oil Spill Modeling: Preparedness and Response
• Core 7: From the ocean to humans: Integrated modeling of the oil spill impacts
  
  

Outreach Publications: 

• Top 5 Frequently Asked Questions About the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill -- Updated 2021
• Oil on the beach: What happened after Deepwater Horizon?
• The impacts of Deepwater Horizon on stress, anxiety, and resilience of people and communities
• Deepwater Horizon: Where Did the Oil Go? Updated 2021
• Birds of a Feather - Coping with Oil
• Oil Spills and Harmful Algal Blooms: Disasters with Shared Consequences for Communities
• Impacts of Oil on Mangroves
• Oil on the Water: Insights into Oil Spill Response
• Microbes and Oil: What's the Connection?
• In the Air and on the Water: Technology Used to Investigate Oil Spills
• Navigating Shifting Sands: Oil on Our Beaches
• Coral and Oil Spills
• Responses of Aquatic Animals in the Gulf of Mexico to Oil and Dispersants
• Chemical Dispersants and Their Role in Oil Spill Response
• Persistence, Fate, and Effectiveness of Dispersants Used During the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
• The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill's Impact on Bottlenose Dolphins
• Emerging Surfactants, Sorbents, and Additives for Use in Oil Spill Clean-Up
• Fisheries Landings and Disasters in The Gulf of Mexico
• Impacts from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Gulf of Mexico Fisheries
• Skin Lesions in Fish: Was There a Connection to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill?
• The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill's Impact on Gulf Seafood
• The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill's Impact on People's Health: Increases in Stress and Anxiety
• Frequently Asked Questions: Oil Edition
• Predicting the Movement of Oil
• Sea Turtles and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
• Oysters and Oil Spills
• Underwater Vehicles Used to Study Oil Spills

Outreach Fact-Sheet Publications:

• What to expect in response to an oil spill: A tip sheet for academic researchers
• Frequently asked questions: Dispersants edition
• Federal emergency response framework for oil spills: Stafford Act and Oil Pollution Act
• Storms and spills
• Helpful oil spill science resources
• Helping oiled wildlife recover: Gulf of Mexico
• Where did the oil go? A Deepwater Horizon fact sheet
• Creating healthy communities to overcome oil spill disasters
• Is it safe? Examining oil spill health risks from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
• A boater’s guide to handling oil and fuel spills
• A boater’s guide to handling oil and fuel spills, Great Lakes edition

Sea Grant Translated publications in Vietnamese and Spanish

    Vietnamese -

• Federal Emergency Response Framework for Oil Spills: Stafford Act and Oil Pollution Act [Vietnamese Translation]
• Frequently Asked Questions: Dispersants Edition [Vietnamese Translation]
• Is It Safe? Examining Health Risks from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill [Vietnamese Translation]
• Storms and Spills [Vietnamese Translation]
• Where Did the Oil Go? A Deepwater Horizon Fact Sheet [Vietnamese Translation]
• Boater’s guide to oil spills-Vietnamese Gulf of Mexico edition

    Spanish -

• Where Did the Oil Go? A Deepwater Horizon Fact Sheet [Spanish Translation]
• Storms and Spills [Spanish Translation]
• Boater’s guide to oil spills-Spanish Gulf of Mexico edition
• Small boater’s guide to oil spills-Spanish Puerto Rico edition

Sea Grant Program overview resources:

    Program overviews, reports, and resources -

• Preparing for Oil Spills in the Western Gulf: A Regional Workshop Report from the National Academies and Sea Grant Collaborative Workshop Series
• Preparing for Oil Spills in the Eastern Gulf: A Regional Workshop Report from the National Academies and Sea Grant Collaborative Workshop Series
• A conceptual framework for a community health observing system for the Gulf of Mexico region
• Evaluation of a national workshop series to minimize health, social, and economic disruptions from oil spills
• Fostering emergency responder and university researcher collaboration: Workshop summary report
• Oil in the Bay: 15 years after the Athos I spill
• Regional priority-setting to minimize health, social, and economic disruptions from oil spills: A summary report as part of the National Academies and Sea Grant collaborative workshop series
• WORKSHOP REPORT: Setting Priorities for Health, Social, and Economic Disruptions from Spills in Alaska: Learning from the Past, Preparing for the Future
• WORKSHOP REPORT: Improving Oil Spill Preparedness and Response in Santa Barbara, CA
• WORKSHOP REPORT: Mid-Atlantic oil spill: Are we ready?
• Summary Statistics from the 2016  Oil Spill Science Social Network Analysis
• 2014 social network analysis summary report
• Regional Priority-Setting for Health, Social, and Economic Disruption from Spills
• Sea Grant and Synthesis: How We Can Help
• Summary of target audience input of oil spill topics
• Workshop report 2016: Sharing Oil Spill Science with Non-Scientists
• Oil spill science outreach program overview