Recovery: Sentinel Macrofauna
Implementing Organization
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$272,700
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)
Funding Program
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative GoMRI Grant Program
Details
Project Category
Science
Project Actions
Environmental Research
Targeted Resources
Human and/or Institutional Capacity
Project Description
The most productive oyster reef and many areas historically productive for oysters, blue crabs (and other macroinvertebrates), and finfish on the Alabama coast were exposed or potentially exposed to oil for several weeks during the active spilling of oil from the Deep Water Horizon rig. These resources may continue to be exposed to oil, oil-derived substances of various forms, and chemical dispersants after the initial oil spill.
Contact
Ruth H. Carmichael251-861-2141 x 7555
rcarmichael@disl.org
Project Website
Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
oil.disl.org/dislOSRresearch.php