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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.

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Funding Source: Bridge Grants (RFP-III)

Project Publications & Presentations

Floating Sargassum Communities of the Gulf of Mexico: Data Collection for the Continued Assessment of Associated Faunal Assemblages, Trophic Interations and Habitat Function in the Wake of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Journal Articles - 3
2019
Jefferson, A. E., Allman, R. J., Pacicco, A. E., Franks, J. S., Hernandez, F. J., Albins, M. A., et al. (2019). Age and growth of gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) from a north-central Gulf of Mexico artificial reef zone. bms, 95(2), 177–195.
2016
Hu, C., Hardy, R., Ruder, E., Geggel, A., Feng, L., Powers, S., et al. (2016). Sargassum coverage in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico during 2010 from Landsat and airborne observations: Implications for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill impact assessment. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 107(1), 15–21.
2013
Powers, S. P., Hernandez, F. J., Condon, R. H., Drymon, J. M., Free, C. M., & Moustafa, A. (2013). Novel Pathways for Injury from Offshore Oil Spills: Direct, Sublethal and Indirect Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Pelagic Sargassum Communities. PLoS ONE, 8(9), e74802.
Conference Presentations - 2
2014
Filbrun, J. E., Ransom, J. T., Culpepper, C. S., & Hernandez, F. J. (2014). Investigating Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacts on foraging and growth of larval Atlantic Bumper. In Larval Fish Conference & American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting – 2014. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada : 08/17/14-08/21/14: Poster.
Ransom, J. T., Filbrun, J. E., Culpepper, C. S., & Hernandez, F. J. (2014). Exploring the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on diet, growth, and condition of larval Spanish Mackerel in the northern Gulf of Mexico. In Larval Fish Conference & American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting – 2014. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada : 08/17/14-08/21/14.

This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org