Program Update: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative – September 2011
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) researchers have found that even minute exposure to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill has altered the cellular biology of the marsh fish known as Gulf killifish (Fundulus grandis), and may affect the success of future populations.
Program Update: Census of Marine Life – September 2011
The “Beyond 2010” Workshop: Building a New International Science Program Beyond the First Census of Marine Life is taking place September 30 and October 1, 2011 in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Program Update: Advocacy – August 2011
Congress has been on recess for the majority of the month of August and will resume next week after the Labor Day weekend. When they return next week, they will be very busy, tackling issues such as the debt ceiling, FY12 appropriations, and legislation such as S 1400 (RESTORE Act), which was introduced by Senators Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Richard Shelby (R-AL) shortly before the August recess.
Program Update: National Ocean Sciences Bowl – August 2011
The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) National Office is busy preparing for the Regional Coordinators Meeting occurring September 14-16, 2011 at Ocean Leadership.
Program Update: Deep Earth Academy – August 2011
School of Rock, the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program’s (IODP) successful educator training expeditions on the JOIDES Resolution, hosted a review summit for the first five cohorts of the program.
Program Update: Ocean Observatories Initiative – August 2011
This month, the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) team in the Pacific Northwest conducted a wide range of significant activities, including a special expedition to survey the future site of the OOI off the Oregon and Washington coasts, tests of critical components of system hardware for the Endurance Array, and continued installation of the undersea cable that will bring ocean observations to shore.
Program Update: National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP & ORAP) – August 2011
The Interagency Working Group on Ocean Partnerships (IWG-OP) met on August 12 and discussed potential FY 2012 funding opportunities. A briefing was also given on the July Biodiversity Ad Hoc Meeting and the Atlantic Wind Energy Workshop, hosted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE).
Program Update: Interagency Ocean Observation Committee – August 2011
The Interagency Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) Data Partners Criteria Working Group and Regional Information Coordination Entities (RICE) Working Group are on track to submit their formal recommendations to the committee in September.
Program Update: Integrated Ocean Drilling Program – August 2011
The JOIDES Resolution is currently docked in Curaçao preparing for Expedition 336: Mid-Atlantic Microbiology, which will be led by co-chief scientists Katrina Edwards (University of Southern California) and Wolfgang Bach (University of Bremen).
Program Update: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative – August 2011
The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) awarded $112.5 Million over the next three years to eight research consortia (RFP I) to study the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico.
Program Update: Census of Marine Life – August 2011
The “Beyond 2010” Workshop: Building a New International Science Program Beyond the First Census of Marine Life is only one month away.
Program Update: Advocacy – July 2011
While the nation’s eyes have been focused clearly on the debt ceiling debate in Washington, Congress has also been working on the annual appropriations bills, as well as a suite of oil spill and energy bills.
