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OR&R Emergency Response Division and the Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach Team

FEBRUARY 17, 2017--OR&R’s Emergency Response Division (ERD) staff attending the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference (GoMOSES 2017) met with the staff of the Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach Team from the Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant Programs on February 7.

OR&R was well represented at the GoMOSES conference (see previous OR&R Weekly article, 2017 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference) with 1,084 attendees across 36 states and 13 countries, delivering the opening keynote, participating on the opening plenary panel, delivering 9 presentations, hosting 4 workshop/demos, providing 7 session chairs, 4 panel moderators, 3 panelists, and a poster presentation. The concentration of spill science experts at this conference provided for multiple associated meetings and discussions.

This meeting between ERD and the Gulf Outreach Team allowed for discussion of common interests and complementary roles relating to ERD’s primary role of providing scientific support for coastal zone spill response and preparedness and the Outreach Team’s primary role of collecting and translating the latest peer-reviewed research for those who rely on a healthy marine ecosystem for work or recreation. Several other OR&R representatives also joined in the meeting to connect with the Outreach team. Two additional key exchanges at the meeting involved discussions between discipline scientists in the two organizations, and awareness of ERD members outside the Gulf of the new regional contacts and planned connection and possibly workshops by the Outreach Team in partnerships with other Sea Grant programs nationwide.

The ERD staff and the Gulf Outreach Team members agreed to remain in contact regarding future activities especially when forging new relationships outside the Gulf.

For further information, contact Scott.Lundgren@noaa.gov.

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OR&R’s Emergency Response Division staff and members of the Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach Team. (NOAA)
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