Sea Grant Seminars Coming Up

The Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Program will be hosting two seminars in the month of April.

Chilling with your chums: How did the oil spill impact Gulf Fisheries?

April 6, 2016 in Austin, TX

To register: https://gulfseagrant.wordpress.com/oilspilloutreach/presentations/chilling-with-your-chums/

During this social, local scientists will speak about the impact that the oil spill has had on managed fish in the Gulf of Mexico. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Questions: Contact Chris Hale with Texas Sea Grant at chris.hale@tamu.edu or phone: 361.825.6215

Larissa Graham with Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant at Larissa.Graham@auburn.edu or phone: 251.348.5439.

Where did the oil go?

April 14, 2016 in Mobile, AL

To register: https://gulfseagrant.wordpress.com/oilspilloutreach/presentations/oil-spill-science-seminar-where-did-the-oil-go/

Scientists will discuss where the oil went through out the Gulf of Mexico. Topics being covered include transport of oil, oil recovery, the natural breakdown of oil as well as breakdown due to weathering, marine snow, and oil in the water column and on the seafloor. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Questions: Contact Monica Wilson with Florida Sea Grant at monicawilson447@ufl.edu or phone: 727.553.3516

Larissa Graham with Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant at Larissa.Graham@auburn.edu or phone: 251.348.5439.

We are continuously working to bring you oil spill science, so please be sure to check out our other oil spill outreach publications: http://gulfseagrant.org/oilspilloutreach/publications and listen to the recordings of past seminars: http://gulfseagrant.org/oilspilloutreach/presentations/.