Ongoing Coastal Marine Institute Studies

Archaeological Resource Protection Studies

  • Testing and Assessment of the Effects of an Oil Spill on Coastal Archaeological Sites (GM-14-04)

Biology Studies

  • Biomass and Mass Balance Isotope Content of Seep Populations on the Upper Slope of Gulf of Mexico Determined from Archived Samples (GM-09-01-08)
  • Eastern Brown Pelicans: Dispersal, Seasonal Movements, and Monitoring of PAHs and Other Oil Contaminants among Breeding Colonies in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (GM-12-03)
  • Evaluating the Importance of Shallow Water Rigs as Habitat for Newly Recruited Reef Associated Fishes in the OCS off Louisiana (GM-09-01-12)
  • Genetic Affinities in Populations of the Invasive Indo-Pacific Coral Tubastraea Micranthus on Northern Gulf of Mexico Platforms: Multiple Invasions (GM-09-01-13)
  • GulfSERPENT: Continuing and Expanding a Deepwater Biological Observation System in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (GM-09-01-16)
  • Gulf SERPENT: Establishing a Deepwater Plankton Observation System Using Industrial ROVs (GM-92-42-133)
  • New Invasive Marine Species Colonizing Oil/Gas Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Verification and Examination of Spread (GM-09-01-07)
  • Optimization of Non-Voucher Gulf of Mexico Benthic Fauna Specimen Archives: A Cooperative Effort with the U.S. National Museum of Natural History (GM-09-01-11)
  • Review of the Long Term Monitoring Program at the Flower Garden Banks (GM-14-x11)
  • Short-term Movement, Home Range, and Behavior of Red Snapper Around Petroleum Platforms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico as Determined by High Resolution Acoustic Telemetry (GM-92-42-104) 

Fates and Effects Studies

  • State Sponsored Oil Spill Research Relevant to the Regulation of Offshore Oil and Gas Development (GM-14-03-04)

    Physical Oceanography Studies

    • Delineating Areas of Enhanced Sediment Accumulation in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (GM-14-03-04)
    • Empirical Analysis of the OCS Pipeline Network in the Gulf of Mexico (GM-14-03-02)
    • Lagrangian Study of the Deep Circulation in the GOM (GM-10-03)

    Social Sciences and Economics Studies

    • Empirical Analysis of the OCS Pipeline Network in the Gulf of Mexico (GM-14-03-02)
    • Updating MAG-PLAN GOM and Assessing Applicability to New Five Year Program Areas (GM-14-x10)