Impacts from MC252 Oil on Ecologically and Commercially Important Plankton of the Gulf of Mexico
Implementing Organization
Florida Gulf Coast University
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$322,531
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
Currently, oil and oil-dispersant mixtures are thought to be occurring at toxic concentrations in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) in both subsurface plumes and at the sea surface. These toxic water masses are expected to have impacts in the near term and for months to years to come in offshore marine and coastal ecosystems and at multiple trophic levels, especially through impacts to meroplanktonic early life stages.
Contact
Darren Rumbold239-590-7527
drumbold@fgcu.edu
Project Website
Project Partners
None
Affiliated Institutions
None