Monitoring oil spill effects and recovery in large deep-sea fishes
Implementing Organization
Florida State University
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$293,960
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
The U.S. Department of Treasury
Funding Program
The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 5: Centers of Excellence Research Grant Program
Details
Project Category
Science
Project Actions
Environmental Research
Targeted Resources
Fish/Fish Habitats
Project Description
Prior to the Deepwater Horizon (DwH) oil spill in the northern Gulf of Mexico (GoM), knowledge was limited concerning continental slope fish communities, particularly for mobile bottom-dwelling fishes not adequately sampled using typical gear (grabs, sleds and trawls). The spill occurred at 1,500 meters and oil still resides in these depths five years later. The investigators' Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative study since 2011 on the ecology of fishes, sharks and hagfishes show that some species experienced negative physiological effects from oil exposure, which showed up three years after the spill. This project will continue monitoring distribution and toxicological responses, providing a 7-year time series for examining spill impacts and damages.
Contact
Grubbs, Dean850-697-2067
dgrubbs@bio.fsu.edu
Project Website
None
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