The Sea Grant Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Science Outreach Team is looking for an extension specialist to work out of its Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant office in Mobile, Alabama, with significant travel around the Gulf of Mexico and beyond.
The...
Read More
When a marine oil spill takes place, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 provides guidelines for government-funded agencies to respond. To do so, these agencies must keep abreast of the latest research on oil impacts and response techniques to determine...
Read More
The Oil Spill Science Outreach Team formed in 2014 so those around the Gulf impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill could get unbiased, peer-reviewed facts about its impacts. After sharing science with thousands via publications, webinars and...
Read More
Our oil spill science outreach team hit the road last month with our first regional meeting – this one, in the Great Lakes region. Tara Skelton, our team communicator, and I traveled to Cleveland, Ohio.
Read More
I always get excited when I’m walking along the beach and see dolphins off in the distance or – better yet – am lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a sea turtle swimming in shallow waters. I can’t help it!
Read More
The Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach Team hosted a free workshop for those interested in learning more about how oil spill response works, both from an operational and a scientific standpoint. Led by Sea Grant oil spill specialist Monica Wilson...
Read More