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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, Dean
850-697-2067
dgrubbs@bio.fsu.edu
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Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

Location is center of study area

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