Center for Integrated Modeling and Analysis of the Gulf Ecosystem (C-IMAGE)

09/10/2021

Thank you Wendi Lane for keeping this story in your sights and highlighting what the scientific community is doing to improve our amazing ecosystem! University of South Florida College of Marine Science

Its been more than 10 years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and now scientists are seeing the long-term impact of the damage. While RESTORE money is being used to help restore marine life.

06/14/2021

Over the course of a decade, scientists looked into a strange phenomenon found in Gulf waters near the BP oil rig after the spill, and 12 expeditions were also mounted to collect environmental data.

04/07/2021

Dr. Murawski recently spoke on a global panel pertaining to the oil spill in Israel. His talk was covered by the Jerusalem Post.
EXCERPT: “The strength of our research is our partners and collaborators, looking at a problem through multiple perspectives (biologists, chemists, geologists, engineers),” Murawski told last month’s oil spill panel. “Oil spills do not respect territorial boundaries. And so we need a more integrated multinational approach to this.”

Not yet clear how much oil remains in water, sediment and seabed

03/15/2021

The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel Aviv University invites you to a Webinar on Oil Spill Pollution Challenges. Dr. Steven Murawski joins a team of experts to discuss "Lessons from Iconic Oil Spills – Deepwater Horizon, Ixtoc-I and Exxon Valdez".
March 17th at noon!

The Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University, Israel invites you to a Webinar on Oil Spill Pollution Challenges on March 17th at 10:00am AZ time. MEZCOPH's own Professor Frank von Hippel will be leading off a panel discussion on the history and environmental consequences of oil sp...

03/15/2021

Our researchers show that any model used for assessment of risks, or forecast of oil during a spill for response operations need to account for this weathering process - dispersants (ie. Corexit) are not effective to disperse oil that photooxides. Dispersants are toxic to both people and the environment, so their use should be targeted on fresh oil that can be dispersed.
University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

MIAMI--A new study lead by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science demonstrates that under realistic environmental conditions oil drifting in the ocean after the DWH oil spill photooxidized into persistent compounds within hours to days, instead...

03/15/2021

How are Red Snapper doing in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon spill? Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

The studyis the first to correlate the concentration of crude oil found in the workhorses of the digestive system --the liver, gall bladder, and bile –with microscopic indicators of disease, such as inflammation, degenerative lesions, and the presence of parasites.

02/09/2021

Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative ADDOMEx Texas A&M University Galveston Campus Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council
A new MOSSFA Synthesis paper out!

Marine snow formation and vertical transport are naturally occurring processes that carry organic matter from the surface to deeper waters, providing …

02/03/2021

Even though we've wrapped up the research, we are still deep into our synthesis activities! Check out our latest publications! Two are available in our Frontiers in Marine Science special issue 'Vulnerability and Resilience of Marine Ecosystems Affected by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill". University of South Florida College of Marine Science Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Stay tuned for two more!

Since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, major funding has been allocated to understanding the antecedents, circumstances and long-term effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Various projects have been supported by the Natural resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) process, as well as the Gulf of Mexi...

10/20/2020

Our German colleagues TUHH Technische Universität Hamburg were featured on Pro7, one of the largest TV stations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland discussing their C-IMAGE research on the program "Galileo", one of the most famous science broadcasts in Germany! Congratulations team!! (you might need a German-English dictionary...)

Es herrscht das Zeitalter der menschverschuldeten Katastrophen. Waldbrände von kritischem Ausmaß zerstören Lebensräume, der steigende Meeresspiegel führt jedes Jahr zu immensen Flutkatastrophen und die Gier nach Rohstoffen endet immer wieder im Desaster. Doch im Angesicht der Katastrophe ist de...

10/19/2020

The program might be over, but the research and collaborations continue!

Bryan O’Malley ’13 (left) and Patrick Schwing ’06 transfer a seafloor sediment core for storage aboard the B/O Justo Sierra, operated by the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Photo: Devon Firesinger Establishing a baseline—a record of what is, to measure against what may happen in th...

10/07/2020

C-IMAGE in Alert Diver Magazine!!!

DIVE SLATE NEAR-INFRARED FLUORESCENCE This branching Acropora coral in the Egyptian Red Sea shows that chlorophyll (and hence the endosymbiotic algae) is confined in striated regions of the coral tissue. Below: When conducting underwater NIR fluorescence imaging, altering white balance, lighting and...

09/27/2020

It is with great sadness and shock that we inform you of the death of our colleague and friend David Hollander. David passed away suddenly yesterday at his home. Dave was a great and inventive scientist but a better person. He was always gracious and very uplifting as a member of the management team of C-IMAGE.

Please remember Dave, his wife Sandra and son Jonah in your prayers. We will pass along any information as we can.

With deep sadness…..

Steve & Sherryl