Research resources
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) – A $500 million funder of oil spill science research, GoMRI is led by an independent, academic 20-member Research Board, who guide the research focus and funding decisions to ensure intellectual quality. Click here to find the latest publications, news, and links to individual consortia webpages.
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC) houses all the data that has been collected by GoMRI-funded scientists. It is free and open to the public here.
NOAA’s Data Integration Visualization Exploration and Reporting {DIVER) houses datasets associated with the evaluation and restoration of environmental injuries. Click here to find out how to use NOAA’s tools to search, visualize, and download data.
NOAA’s Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA) is an online mapping tool that integrates both static and real-time data. Use this tool to view Environmental Sensitivity Index maps, ship locations, weather, and ocean currents. ERMA is designed to aid in spill preparedness and planning and to assist in coordinating emergency response efforts. Click here to find out more.
Response resources
The United States Coast Guard Interagency Coordinating Committee on Oil Pollution is a 15-member Inter-agency Committee that was established by the Title VII of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Find out more by clicking here.
The U.S. National Response Team coordinates preparedness, planning, response, and recovery activities for pollutants and contaminants and oversees Regional Response Teams. Regional Response Teams host local Area Committee Meetings, which provide members of the public a place to connect with responders. Click here to learn more.
FEMA Emergency Management Institute Incident Command Resource Center Want to learn more about the Incident Command System (ICS)? Click here to find ICS review documents, training courses, job aids, and more.
NOAA Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) plays a role in oil and chemical spills, environmental restoration, and marine debris. Click here to explore their training and education opportunities.
The NOAA Final Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan (PDARP) report explains the injuries caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. It can be read by clicking here.
Click here to read the FOSC’s (federal on-scene coordinator) Guide to NOAA Scientific Support. The guidebook was written for oil and chemical spill responders and lists references to the scientific support services available NOAA OR&R’s Emergency Response Division.
Click here to contact NOAA Scientific Support Coordinators, who coordinate with responding agencies to make them aware of latest research findings.
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Archived oil spill information
Quick links to posts from various partner organizations shared between 2010 and 2012.
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