UF-led Team Wins $1.1 million NOAA Grant to Enhance Fishery Models, Sustainability
Research extends Sea Grant’s efforts to adapt new fisheries models to grouper populations off Florida’s Gulf coast.
Former Sea Grant Fellow Earns $967,000 Grant to Study Effects of Oil Spill on Gulf Fishing Fleet
Steven Saul will study how the 2010 Deepwater Hoizon has affected commercial and recreational fishing communities as well as fisheries stocks in Florida and along the Gulf coast.
Oil Spill Science Seminar: Navigating Shifting Sands
In this seminar, scientists will be sharing their work to answer lingering questions about oil that washed up on Alabama and Florida beaches during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The seminar is free and open to the public.
Oil Spill Science Seminar: Five years later, what have we learned?
In this seminar, scientists will present the latest fisheries-related research about the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and dispersant application on Gulf of Mexico habitats, communities, and individual species.
University of South Florida graduate named new Gulf oil spill extension specialist
Physical oceanographer Monica Wilson will bring expertise in surface and subsurface oil circulation patterns to Sea Grant’s newly formed Gulf oil spill extension effort.
Vessel Decontamination
Boats may become contaminated as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Contaminated boats will have to be decontaminated. While the specifics of the decontamination process are still being worked out, here is the latest information for Florida. Please remember that this decontamination plan is preliminary and is subject to change without prior notice.…
Florida Sea Grant Oil Spill Resources
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, One Year Later: NOAA Research scientists have taken advantage of opportunities to study and learn from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. What they learned not only helped guide the response to Deepwater Horizon, but also will be applicable to oil spills that may take place in the future. The Deepwater Horizon…
Helping Oiled Wildlife: What Seems Helpful Can Be Harmful
Assisting injured animals may seem like a great idea; however, in disasters what seems helpful can be harmful and even dangerous. Picking up an animal that has been exposed to crude oil is a bad idea for several reasons. First, oil is a hazardous material that can cause damage if it comes into direct contact…
Vessels of Opportunity
UPDATE: June 22, 2010. BP has posted new requirements for vessels of opportunity. Vessels are required to be commercial or charter fishing vessels, registered in the state in which they will be put to work, and registered within that state as a commercial vessel prior to March 31, 2010. (See BP Vessels of Opportunity site.)…
Economic Relief
This page was last updated on 9/02/2010. IMPORTANT NOTE: The claims process has changed substantially since the transfer of claims authority to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility. As of August 23rd, 2010, all claims must be made through the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF). If you filed a claim with BP prior to August 23,…