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2014 Conference Report 2014 GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL & ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CONFERENCE REPORT SPILL 2014 GULF OF MEXICO OIL Report January 26-29, 2014 Mobile, Alabama a 2014 GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL & ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CONFERENCE REPORT SPILL 2014 GULF OF MEXICO OIL 2014 GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL & ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CONFERENCE REPORT SPILL 2014 GULF OF MEXICO OIL 2014 Sponsors 2 Introduction 3 Executive Summary: Conference Overview 4 2014 James D Watkins Award for Excellence in Research Student Winners 5 Plenary Panel Summary 7 Session Descriptions & Reports Session 001 11 Session 002 13 Session 003 14 Session 004 16 Session 005 23 Session 006 27 Session 007 29 Session 008 33 Session 009 36 Session 010 39 Appendix 1 Conference Agenda 44 Appendix 2 Associated Events 46 Appendix 3 Media & News Results News Stories 47 Press Release #1 48 Press Release #2 49 Press Release #3 50 Press Release Hits 51 Abstracts by Session 53 Session 001 54 Session 002 60 Session 003 67 Session 004 108 Session 005 140 Session 006 181 Session 007 189 Session 008 213 Session 009 246 Session 010 264 1 2014 GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL & ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CONFERENCE REPORT SPILL 2014 GULF OF MEXICO OIL 2014 CONFERENCE SPONSORS AND TO OUR MEDIA PARTNERS: 2 2014 GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL & ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CONFERENCE REPORT SPILL 2014 GULF OF MEXICO OIL As we enter the fourth year of research following the Deepwater Horizon incident and associated investments focused on the Gulf of Mexico, the science community is now well positioned to deliver integrated findings both within the scientific community and to stakeholder groups. With this in mind, the Conference Executive Committee chose “Collaboration, Integration and Synthesis” as the overarching goal for the 2014 Conference The conference program was designed to bring together the research community to share new scientific results among the disciplines and develop recommendations or action plans for collaborative integration and synthesis or legacy products from post-spill investment in science WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR ITS TIME AND DIRECTION IN PLANNING THE CONFERENCE Charles Wilson (Chair), Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Michael Carron, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative David Conover, National Science Foundation Alyssa Dausman, U.S. Geological Survey Allen Dearry, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Robert Detrick, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Chris Elfring, National Academy of Sciences Peter Koufopoulos, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Paul Sandifer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration David Shaw, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Andrew Shepard, Gulf of Mexico University Research Collaborative Suzanne van Drunick, Environmental Protection Agency Denis Wiesenburg, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative THE CONFERENCE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS: The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative’s Management Team provided logistical and programmatic support throughout the conference NOAA’s Coastal Services Center provided pre-conference process agenda development and on-site facilitation of scientific sessions. The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium provided on-site volunteers for registration and the information desk 3 2014 GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL & ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CONFERENCE REPORT SPILL 2014 GULF OF MEXICO OIL EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: CONFERENCE OVERVIEW The second Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference was held in 2014 The Sponsors of the conference shared a goal to improve society’s ability to understand the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem, which includes humans, to ensure its long-term environmental health One important aspect of this is understanding the impacts of petroleum pollution and related stressors on the marine and coastal ecosystems, as it will support future response, mitigation, and restoration following spills But the Gulf is a dynamic and complex system that is facing several issues, such as non-petroleum pollution, hypoxia, coastal development, erosion and inundation, and climate change The goal of this conference was to engage and build a community of researchers working on all aspects of Gulf of Mexico ecosystem science and initiate dialogue with the users of that information The conference was planned and sponsored by a group of 10 partners from academia, federal agencies, and non-governmental organizations. After several years of research following the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) incident and associated investments focused on the Gulf of Mexico, the science community is now well positioned to deliver integrated findings both within the scientific community and to stakeholder groups. The Conference Executive Committee chose “Collaboration, Integration and Synthesis” as the overarching goals for the 2014 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference To accomplish these goals, the 2014 Conference facilitated interdisciplinary discussion and promoted outcomes that require integration and synthesis across fields and themes A Plenary Panel on The Role of Academia in Oil Spill Response (see page 7) offered insights to the broad topic of how academia responds in the face of natural or manmade disasters, and what lessons have been learned from the DWH oil spill experience Associated events and meetings organized alongside the conference (see page 46) engaged the Gulf of Mexico science community in a wide variety of important topics, from a session on deep sea research organized as a tribute to Dr Ray Highsmith to a science seminar for journalists Eight full day and two half day sessions were structured to include significant discussion time to help facilitate the development of specific outcomes such as synthesis findings, recommendations for applications, identification of research gaps including gaps or new questions based on preliminary results integration, plans for future interdisciplinary collaboration The Scientific Sessions addressed the following integrative topics: • Ecosystem assessment, vulnerability, and resilience: integrated cause and effect studies and trends across disciplines • Ongoing science, technology, monitoring, and mitigation strategies with respect to the DWH oil spill response: what is needed to prepare for, support, and manage future hydrocarbon exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico • Valuing ecosystem services and quantifying effects of oil spills on ecosystem services through environmental, public health, and socioeconomic science • Promoting scientific literacy, perception, and expectations about oil spill research among stakeholders And incorporated the following disciplinary themes: • Understanding the dynamic physical processes of the Gulf of Mexico and related environment • Understanding the chemistry of the Gulf of Mexico system and the evolution and interactions of pollutants introduced by humans in the coastal, open-ocean, and deep-water ecosystems • Understanding the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem, including the sea floor, water column, coastal waters, beach sediments, wetlands, marshes, and organisms 4 2014 GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL & ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CONFERENCE REPORT SPILL 2014 GULF OF MEXICO OIL Three student presenters were recognized with the 2014 James D Watkins Student Award for Excellence in Research for the work they submitted to the 2014 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Awards were given for outstanding student oral presentation and two outstanding student posters The award strives to recognize outstanding research in order to support the next generation of ocean scientists and encourage excitement for presenting their work The Student Award for Excellence in Research is named after Admiral James D Watkins, a hero in the ocean community who passed away in 2012. Admiral Watkins lived a life of public service and his extraordinary influence on the ocean science community is immeasurable Given Admiral Watkins’ lifelong pursuit of encouraging and building the next generation of ocean scientists, it was most appropriate to name this award after him, as it recognizes excellent research as a way of motivating students to continue to excel in the field of oceanography. The student recipients are: Jessica Henkel (Tulane University) – Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Shorebird Communities in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (Oral Presentation) Karen Malone (Hamburg University of Technology) – A new experimental module for the investigation of deep-sea oil spills under in-situ conditions (Poster Presentation) Nicholas Geitner (Clemson University) – Effects of dendrimer oil dispersants on Dictyostelium discoideum (Poster Presentation) Students were assessed in the categories of Scientific Merit, Research Capability, Design & Style, and Knowledge of the Presenter. • Technology developments for improved research and operations in the Gulf • Understanding the impact of environmental health and function on socioeconomic conditions and public health • Gulf of Mexico management and policy, including response, mitigation and restoration following environmental emergencies • Education and outreach Over 900 people registered for the 2014 conference, and of those, 675 participated in a talk or poster presentation 236 students attended the conference, many sharing their work through talks or poster presentations 152 oral presentations were given, and 404 posters were submitted Geographically, 13 countries (Netherlands, Norway, Mexico, United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, Taiwan, Gambia, Australia, Germany, Japan, Ethiopia, South Korea), 37 States,
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