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Jul-Aug 2014
GOMURC NEWS
 
Oil Spill Restoration Update

Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund of National Fish and Wildlife Foundation: $290M in  projects awarded
NRDA: Final Phase III plan uses $627M of BP Early Restoration Program funds
RESTORE Act: 

National Academy of Sciences:  Gulf Research Program Opportunity Analysis Workshop for Environmental Monitoring, September 3-4, 2014, New Orleans, LA

-  Environmental Law Institute's database of restoration projects 

   

Coming Meetings
-  Gulf Research Initiative's 2015 Gulf Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, Feb 16-19, 2015;  call for abstracts closes Oct. 3, 2014.
-  Restore America's Estuaries 7th Summit, Nov. 1-6, National Harbor, MD, register here.
Guy Harvey Fisheries Symposium, Nov. 13-15, 2014 in St. Petersburg, FL

Initiatives 
-  Gulf Coast Ocean Observing System (GCOOS) Build-Out Plan 2.0 includes sub-plan for ecosystem restoration monitoring; please provide your feedback and share with colleagues.
-  GOMURC Action Plan for 2014-2015
Gulfbase.org on-line database, Ocean Asset Inventory, needs input from GOMURC member institutions; this service is for the benefit of members and users, and will only work if members participate. Please enter your major research assets here, or query dbase here

GOMURC Mission
Unified in purpose and place

Gulf of Mexico understood scientifically and used economically in ways that ensure sustainability of natural capital. GOMURC Brochure.


Andrew N. Shepard, GOMURC Dir.
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