The Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of the Gulf Ecosystem

A tale of two Gulf spills: A research consortium of 17 institutions from 5 countries studying the impacts of oil spills on the Gulf of Mexico.

Completing the Gulf

The summer One Gulf expeditions in 2017 are focused on completing a Gulf-wide data set of fish health, sediment recovery and resilience, and water samples.

  • Cuba: Researchers from all three Gulf countries studied the northwest Cuban coastlines for 19-days in May 2017. Full Articles: Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative | Eckerd College, Cruise Blogs
  • Mud & Blood-The Last Drop: The final Mud & Blood cruise completes 7-years of continuous Gulf research following the Deepwater Horizon spills.  
  • Natural and Artificial reef surveys along the Alabama and Florida coasts will estimate the impact of Lionfish on reefs after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill.
  • Vertical long line surveys near oil rigs off the Texas coast observing fish diversity and PAH concentrations.

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Cruise Logs

R/V Weatherbird Blog-Sam Bosman

R/V Weatherbird Blog-Sam Bosman

Cruise Log 01 August 2017
During this cruise, I will be collecting mud samples through the use of the multicore and grab sampler. I will also be collecting water using a niskin bottle rosette with CTD and filtering the water ...
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R/V Weatherbird Blog-Dr. Travis Washburn

R/V Weatherbird Blog-Dr. Travis Washburn

Cruise Log 25 July 2017
While this is the third Mud & Blood cruise I have been on, things feel rather different this go around.  For one thing, I was a lowly graduate student during the first two trips while now I ...
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R/V Weatherbird Log-Joel Ortega-Ortíz

R/V Weatherbird Log-Joel Ortega-Ortíz

Cruise Log 05 July 2017
The sampling work on this cruise started on Education Day, when 21 Cuban graduate students joined the scientific party (13 researchers) and the seven members of the R/V Weatherbird II crew. Students ...
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R/V Weatherbird Log-Education Day-Ben Prueitt

R/V Weatherbird Log-Education Day-Ben Prueitt

Cruise Log 30 June 2017
Ben helps to clean a coring tube during the Education Day. A majority of my focus and preparations for the cruise was planning to host 21 Cuban graduate students for a day on the R/V Weatherbird II ....
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R/V Weatherbird Blog-Susan Snyder

R/V Weatherbird Blog-Susan Snyder

Cruise Log 27 June 2017
These toxins, called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, enter the Gulf of Mexico through many sources, such as oil spills.  I focus on red snapper and golden tilefish because they are both commer...
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R/V Weatherbird Log-Adrian Martínez Suárez

R/V Weatherbird Log-Adrian Martínez Suárez

Cruise Log 22 June 2017
¿Qué más le sorprendió mientras trabajaba a bordo? ¿Con el trabajo? ¿Con la ciencia? Lo más sorprendente de todo el viaje fue el trabajo en equipo, todos tuvimos arduas jornadas con poco descanso, cr...
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R/V Weatherbird Log-Alexei Ruiz Abierno

R/V Weatherbird Log-Alexei Ruiz Abierno

Cruise Log 14 June 2017
What surprised you most while working on board? With the work? With the science? The organization. Each person knew what tasks needed to be accomplished and the most effective way to do that. On othe...
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R/V Weathebird Log-Kristina Deak

R/V Weathebird Log-Kristina Deak

Cruise Log 08 June 2017
Did the daily activities feel any different from other cruises? Did having land close to sampling stations give you a new perspective? Our catch rate of target species was significantly lower than we...
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R/V Weatherbird Blog-Zenaida Navarro

R/V Weatherbird Blog-Zenaida Navarro

Cruise Log 08 June 2017
This cruise was an important experience for my professional career. I learned many procedures to new sampling techniques, many of them not related to my field work. Also, I had contact with spec...
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R/V Weatherbird Log-Patrick Schwing

R/V Weatherbird Log-Patrick Schwing

Cruise Log 07 June 2017
What were your expectations leading into the cruise? Scientifically? Collaboratively?  Scientifically speaking, there were a lot of unknowns (see previous response).  I hoped that we could ...
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Podcasts from The Loop

The Loop is a series of podcasts which take an in depth look at C-IMAGE research. Partnering with Mind Open Media reporters Ari Daniel Shapiro and David Levin, our researchers share the importance of their studies and how they help our understanding of oil spills. David and Ari have produced eight podcasts and have more in the queue. The podcasts are linked below. Plug in and learn about our research!

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