Ecosystem Impacts of Oil and Gas Inputs to the Gulf (ECOGIG)

Abiotic and Biotic Influences on Current and Historic Distributions of Oyster Reefs

MBRACE Core Research Program (2020-2022)

Description: The MBRACE Core Research program for 2020 – 2022 will continue to model and assess seasonal trends in Mississippi Sound water quality, the dynamics of freshwater inflow into the Sound, and the suitability of Sound waters for sustainable oyster production. During the initial round of Core Research Program funding (2018-2020), the MBRACE partners, at USM, MSU, JSU and UM, collected essential base-line data that supported assessments of western Mississippi Sound water quality, stressors impacting water quality, oyster biology and ecology, and oyster reef health and sustainability. This new project extends the original Core Research Program’s research activity through continuing to model and assess water quality in the western Mississippi Sound while expanding our research activities into bays and other coastal waters, assessing locations with the potential for sustainable estuarine ecosystem development, and synthesizing all data from the first phase of research for distribution and use by competitively funded projects. Due to record flooding in much of the Mississippi River valley, the Bonnet Carré spillway was opened in 2018 and twice in 2019 to relieve flooding pressure on levees in New Orleans. This unprecedented event resulted in a large influx of freshwater into the Mississippi Sound through Lake Pontchartrain. This project gathers the data needed to model and assess: (1) the return of water quality conditions in the western Mississippi Sound that can support and sustain existing oyster reefs; (2) oyster spat movement and successful recruitment onto reefs; (3) the reestablishment of oyster reefs growing toward harvestable size; and (4) the overall ecosystem services of the Sound. This provides the MBRACE team with a unique opportunity to study the recovery of an estuarine ecosystem from a major event. The effort to assess the Sound’s recovery and identify potential locations for establishing new oyster reefs consist of a comprehensive, interleaved observational and modeling approach that provides a holistic view of the Mississippi Sound marine ecosystem. The research integrates water quality and ecological data with a coordinated suite of numerical models. Data are obtained by ship-based sampling, in situ sensor platforms, and spat settlement experiments. The models provide insight on water quality conditions throughout the Sound, advective pathways suitable for oyster spat transport, settlement and successful recruitment, and near real-time projection of the impact of spillway openings, flooding events, and storms. The use of high spatial and temporal resolution remotely sensed imagery provides all researchers with a synoptic view of conditions of the Mississippi Sound and the contributing land surface areas. Project results will provide a more thorough understanding of the recovery of the western Mississippi Sound and its oyster reefs, a science-based approach to selecting new areas for oyster and ecosystem restoration, and the initialization of a long-term set of data describing conditions in the Mississippi Sound.

MBRACE Core Research Program (2023-2027)

Water quality data collected from Wolf River and Jourdan River from 2022-01-05 to 2022-12-20

Water quality data collected from Wolf River and Jourdan River, 2021-02-22 to 2021-12-22

Water quality data collected from northern Mississippi Sound, 2021-07-23 to 2021-08-19

CTD and spectroradiometer data in the Mississippi Sound from 2020-11-12 to 2021-09-29

Oyster recruitment in Mississippi Sound from 2019-09-10 to 2021-10-12

CTD and spectroradiometer data, Mississippi Sound from 2022-04-01 to 2022-09-16

Surface water quality data obtained from Mississippi Sound from 2021-06-02 to 2021-09-29

Surface water quality data of the Mississippi Sound sampled from 2022-09-12 to 2022-09-16

Water quality data from three depths in Mississippi Sound from 2020-11-12 to 2021-07-29

Water quality data from three depths of the Mississippi Sound obtained from 2022-04-01 to 2022-09-16

Remote sensing data and imagery collected in Mississippi Sound by UAS, from 2021-07-26 to 2021-07-29

Remote sensing data and drone imagery obtained by UAS, Mississippi Sound, 2022-09-12 to 2022-09-16

Water quality data collected from northern Mississippi Sound, Mississippi from 2022-02-25 to 2022-03-16

Water quality data collected from northern Mississippi Sound and effects on oyster populations, 2022-03-17 to 2022-04-12

Ocean Circulation Model of the Mississippi Sound and Bight from 2015-04-01 to 2015-12-31

Observations of currents and waves collected with acoustic Doppler current profilers western Mississippi Sound

CTD and spectroradiometer water quality data, Western Mississippi Sound, January 2024-December 2024

Conductivity, dissolved oxygen, temperature, light intensity, and turbidity data collected in the Bay St. Louis, Mississippi from 2018-03-14 to 2018-05-15

Effect of Freshwater Intrusion on Oyster Reefs in the Mississippi Sound from 2019-04-23 to 2019-09-27

CTD data at deep water seeps, Cruise EN515, Northern Gulf of Mexico, September 2012.

CTD data collected aboard R/V Endeavor cruise EN505 in the Gulf of Mexico from 2012-04-11 to 2012-04-14

CTD data at deep water seeps collected aboard R/V Endeavor cruises EN509 and EN510 in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2012-05-26 to 2012-07-04

R/V Endeavor: EN505 Water and Sediment Chemistry, Gulf of Mexico, April 14-22, 2012

R/V Endeavor: EN515 Water and Sediment Chemistry, Gulf of Mexico, September 7 - 15, 2012

R/V Falkor: FK006b Water and Sediment Chemistry, Gulf of Mexico, November 8 - 26, 2012

R/V Endeavor: EN509 Water and Sediment Chemistry, Gulf of Mexico, May 26 - June 19, 2012

R/V Endeavor: EN510 Water and Sediment Chemistry, Gulf of Mexico, June 27 - July 4, 2012

TBD

Microbial Methane Observatory for Seafloor Analysis (MIMOSA) Sulfate and Chloride Data from a Non Seep Site in the Gulf of Mexico, April to November 2012

In situ chemical and physical parameters of a non-seep site near the Macondo wellhead (OC26) collected by Chimney Sampler Array (CSA), April 2012-November 2012

Microbial Methane Observatory for Seafloor Analysis (MIMOSA) Sulfate and Chloride Data from a Natural Seep Site in the Gulf of Mexico, April to November 2012

Falkor 006 CTD Cast Data (processed)

Dataset For: "A simple headspace equilibration method for measuring dissolved methane"

R/V Endeavor: EN527 Water and Sediment Chemistry, Gulf of Mexico, June 20 - July 2, 2013

R/V Endeavor: EN528 Water and Sediment Chemistry, Gulf of Mexico, July 7-22, 2013

Radiocarbon data from plankton, water column particulates and sediment and coastal fauna, northern Gulf of Mexico, July 2010 through May 2013

Microbial activities and geochemical parameters in sediments affected by the DWH oil fallout, November 29 - December 02, 2010

Dataset for: Trace analysis of surfactants in Corexit oil dispersant formulations and seawater: Seawater sample analysis

Dataset for: “Temporal variability of in situ methane concentrations in gas hydrate-bearing sediments near Bullseye Vent, Northern Cascadia Margin”

CTD cast data collected during R/V Atlantis Cruise AT-1802 in the Northern Gulf of Mexico from 2010-11-26 to 2010-12-02

R/V Pelican CTD Cast Data, Gulf of Mexico, May 2010

Methane concentrations from gas hydrate dissolution laboratory experiments

Methane flux data from sediment cores collected near the Woolsey carbonate-gas hydrate mound, Mississippi Canyon, January 2011

Matlab scripts and input data used to apply a nonnegative preserving interpolatory spline method to study water column oxygen anomalies

Deepwater Horizon Event Biochemistry Data, Northern Gulf of Mexico, May - December 2010

R/V Pelican Water and Sediment Chemistry with Associated Microbial Analysis, Gulf of Mexico, April 22 - April 28, 2008

R/V Pelican: PE13-21 Water Chemistry, Gulf of Mexico, March 8 - March 9, 2013

R/V Pelican: PE13-31 Water and Sediment Chemistry, Gulf of Mexico, June 12-15, 2013

Cape Hatteras Water Chem (CH0711)

CTD data at deep water seeps, Cruise EN527, Northern Gulf of Mexico, June-July 2013

CTD data at deep water seeps, Cruise EN528, northern Gulf of Mexico, July 2013

CTD and water chemistry, Hercules Spill Response Cruise EN527, Louisiana South Timbalier Block 220, July 27-30, 2013.

R/V Atlantis/ALVIN (DSV-2): AT26-13 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Northern Gulf of Mexico, March 31 - April 21, 2014

Sulfate and methane sediment profile changes over time with the addition of surface oil, Laboratory Experiments, September 2013 to April 2014

Sulfate reduction over time with and without the addition of oil, June 2013 to August 2013

Sediment geochemistry and alkane oxidation rates from sediments collected November 2010 and experimental incubations

Porewater geochemical concentrations and dissolution rates of buried gas hydrates from Barkley Canyon (Cascadian Margin) (August 24, 2009 to May 18, 2010) and laboratory experiments

CTD Hydrographic data from Cruise OC468, LA, MS, AL Self Break, August and September, 2010

CTD Hydrographic data from Cruise R/V Endeavor (EN496), Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama Shelf Break, July 2011

Sediment chemistry data collected during R/V Atlantis/Alvin (DSV-2) cruise AT26-13 in the northern Gulf of Mexico from 2014-03-31 to 2014-04-01

Microbial Methane Observatory for Seafloor Analysis (MIMOSA) Geochemical Data from a Natural Seep Site in the Gulf of Mexico, October 2013 to March 2014

Microbial Methane Observatory for Seafloor Analysis (MIMOSA) geochemical data from a natural seep site in the Gulf of Mexico, June to October 2013

Trophic Structure, Feeding Ecology, and Bioaccumulation of Mercury in Gulf of Mexico Hagfishes, 2011-2014

Water column 16S rRNA libraries, geochemical data, and process rate data collected from the Northern Gulf of Mexico before, during, and after the Deepwater Horizon Event March 2010 - November 2012

Dataset for: Enhanced particle fluxes and heterotrophic bacterial activities in bottom waters near OC26 following Hurricane Isaac

R/V Pelican: PE14-09 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, October 7-14, 2013

R/V Pelican: PE14-09 Underway Sensor Suite Data, Gulf of Mexico, October 7-14, 2013

R/V Pelican: PE14-09 ADCP Data, Gulf of Mexico, October 7-14, 2013

R/V Pelican: PE14-14 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, 2014-03-09 - 2014-03-11

R/V Pelican: PE14-14 Underway Sensor Suite Data, Gulf of Mexico, March 6-13, 2014

R/V Pelican: PE14-14 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) Data, Gulf of Mexico, March 6-13, 2014

R/V Pelican: PE13-21 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, March 06-10, 2013

R/V Pelican: PE13-21 Underway Sensor Suite Data, Gulf of Mexico, March 06-10, 2013

R/V Pelican: PE13-21 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) Data, Gulf of Mexico, March 06-10, 2013

R/V Pelican: PE13-09 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, September 3-7, 2012

R/V Pelican: PE13-09 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data, Gulf of Mexico, September 3-7, 2012

R/V Pelican: PE13-26 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, May 06-15, 2013

R/V Pelican: PE13-26 Underway Sensor Suite Data, Gulf of Mexico, May 06-15, 2013

R/V Pelican: PE13-26 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data, Gulf of Mexico, May 06-15, 2013

R/V Pelican: PE13-30 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, June 02-11, 2013

R/V Pelican: PE13-30 Underway Sensor Suite Data, Gulf of Mexico, June 02-11, 2013

R/V Pelican: PE13-30 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data, Gulf of Mexico, June 02-11, 2013

R/V Pelican: PE14-07 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, 2013-08-30 - 2013-09-08

R/V Pelican: PE14-07 Underway Sensor Suite Data, Gulf of Mexico, August 30-September 8, 2013

R/V Pelican: PE14-07 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data, Gulf of Mexico, August 30-September 8, 2013

R/V Pelican: PE14-20 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico (GC600, AT357), May 02-05, 2014

R/V Pelican: PE14-20 Underway Sensor Suite Data, Gulf of Mexico, May 01-06, 2014

R/V Pelican: PE14-20 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data, Gulf of Mexico, May 01-06, 2014

R/V Pelican: PE14-22 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, May 15-24, 2014

R/V Pelican: PE14-22 Underway Sensor Suite Data, Gulf of Mexico, May 15-24, 2014

R/V Pelican: PE14-22 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data, Gulf of Mexico, May 15-24, 2014

R/V Pelican: PE15-08 Hydrographic (CTD) Data, Gulf of Mexico, September 18-22, 2014

R/V Pelican: PE15-08 Underway Sensor Suite Data, Gulf of Mexico, September 18-22, 2014

R/V Pelican: PE15-08 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data, Gulf of Mexico, September 18-22, 2014

Dataset for: Linking heterotrophic microbial activities with particle characteristics in waters of the Mississippi River delta in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac

R/V Endeavor: EN505 Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) data, Gulf of Mexico, April 12-24, 2012

R/V Endeavor: EN505 Underway Sensor Suite Data, Gulf of Mexico, April 12-24, 2012

Lander Oxygen (O2) and Methane (CH4) data, Gulf of Mexico (GC600), April 2012 - September 2012

Lander Methane time-series data (METS), Gulf of Mexico, March-May, 2013

Lander Oxygen (O2) data, Gulf of Mexico, March 2013 - May 2013

Lander Oxygen (O2) data, Gulf of Mexico, October 2013 - April 2014

Ammonium data collected and processed (R/V Atlantis: AT26-13), northern Gulf of Mexico, March 31- April 20, 2014

Methane data from CTD - METS sensor (R/V Atlantis: AT26-13), Gulf of Mexico, March 31- April 21, 2014

Lander Methane (CH4) data (Alvin), Gulf of Mexico (GC600), April 2014

Lander O2 data, Gulf of Mexico (OC26), Apr 2012 - Jul 2012

Remotely Operated Vehicle Assisted Recovery Device lander Oxygen (O2) Data, Gulf of Mexico, October 2011 – April 2012

Lander Methane (CH4) data, Gulf of Mexico, October 2011

Lander Methane (CH4) and Oxygen (O2) data, Gulf of Mexico, September 2010 - October 2010

Lander Methane (CH4) data, Gulf of Mexico, June 2013 - July 2013

Lander O2 data, Gulf of Mexico, June 2013 - September 2013

Hercules Spill Response Cruises, Water Chemistry. Louisiana South Timbalier Block 220, 27-30 July (R/V Acadiana) and 25 August (R/V Weatherbird) 2013

Base extracted particulate organic matter measurements, northern Gulf of Mexico, June 22 - July 5, 2012

Analysis of particulate organic carbon (POC) in the water column for stable and radiocarbon isotopes

Bacterial 16s rRNA gene abundance based on quantitative PCR data from incubations with hydrocarbons

Dataset for: Enhanced protein and carbohydrate hydrolyses in plume-associated deepwaters initially sampled during the early stages of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Oil solubilization and degradation by exopolysaccharide producing Halomonas strains

Enzymatic activity of microorganisms associated with macroscopic oil aggregates, May 2010

EN515 Drift Net Samples Analysis and Data

Small subunit rRNA gene sequences and oil biodgradation data from laboratory incubations

MIMOSA sediment chamber 16S rRNA gene sequence data, Gulf of Mexico, October 1, 2013 to March 30, 2014

Analytical data, cell counts, rate measurements and TEP data from the microcosms simulating DWH spill-like plumes

Alkane, transparent exopolymer particle and dissolved organic carbon concentrations and enzyme production rate data from surface seawater amended with oil

Gulf of Mexico open ocean Targeted Locus (Loci)

Physiology and toxicity data from studies of coral exposed to oil and dispersant, laboratory experiment, November 2012

Physiology and toxicity data from studies of coral exposed to oil and dispersant, laboratory experiment conducted on the R/V Nautilus (NA028), June 21 to July 5, 2013

Coral (Paramuricea biscaya) cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 and mutS-like protein mitochondrial partial coding sequence accessions, Gulf of Mexico, December 2010

Dataset for: Evidence of lasting impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on a deep Gulf of Mexico coral community

Coral images from the northern Gulf of Mexico, November 22-25 2012

Nautilus NA028: ROV Cruise report - Sample records of corals, mussels and sediments collected around Macondo, Gulf of Mexico - June 21 - July 5, 2013

Coral image dataset for Footprint of Deepwater Horizon blowout impact to deep-water coral communities, Gulf of Mexico, October 2011

Nautilus NA043: Sample records of corals and mussels collected around Macondo, Gulf of Mexico - June 22 - July 4, 2014

Population genetic analyses of Leiopathes glaberrima samples collected from the northern Gulf of Mexico between August 2009 and November 2010

Stress-response of black corals (Anthipataria) to the exposure of crude oil and dispersant

Coral injuries observed at mesophotic reefs after the Deepwater Horizon oil discharge, Gulf of Mexico, September 30 - October 26, 2011

R/V Pelican: PE13-26 - Raw AUV: Multibeam, Sub Bottom Profiler, Images - Gulf of Mexico May 6–15, 2013

R/V Pelican: PE14-07 - Raw AUV: Multibeam, Sub Bottom Profiler - Gulf of Mexico, Aug 30–Sep 8, 2013

R/V Pelican: PE 14-22 - Raw AUV: Multibeam, Sub Bottom Profiler, Images - Gulf of Mexico, May 15-24, 2014

R/V Pelican: PE13-12 - Raw AUV: Multibeam, Sub Bottom Profiler, Images - Gulf of Mexico, September 28 - October 8, 2012

Falkor 006b VTLC Lander Data Series

Video Time Lapse Camera data of hydrocarbon bubble release at natural seeps in Mississippi Canyon and Green Canyon, northern Gulf of Mexico, November 2010 – March 2014

Remote Sensing Data for Anthropogenic Chronic Oil Discharge - Offshore Louisiana, 2004-2012

Oil Spill Mapping and Measurement in the Gulf of Mexico With Textural Classifier Neural Network Algorithm (TCNNA)

SAR images - Transience and persistence of natural hydrocarbon seepage in Mississippi Canyon, Gulf of Mexico

R/V Falkor: FK006b Multibeam, Gulf of Mexico, November 4 - November 28, 2012

SAR Image references - Detection of Floating Oil Anomalies from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill with Synthetic Aperture Radar

Neural network analysis determination of oil slick distribution and thickness from satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar, April 24 - August 3, 2010

Dataset for: Trace analysis of surfactants in Corexit oil dispersant formulations and seawater: Analytical laboratory method data for detecting surfactants and standard NMR spectra

Ultra-high Resolution Fourier-transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrum data from Deep-Water Oil Degradation Microcosms

Marine snow formation in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, May 5, 2010 to September 8, 2010

Profiling snowcam images near natural seeps, northern Gulf of Mexico September 2012

Dataset for: Formation of rapidly sinking, oil associated marine snow

Bacterial DNA sequencing during and after the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill, March 2010-July 2011

Moored Fluxcam images, northern gulf of Mexico, April 16, 2012 to April 22, 2015

Moored Fluxcam images, northern Gulf of Mexico, June 28, 2012 to September 12, 2016

Particle and zooplankton sample elemental (C, N) and isotopic (13C, 15N) data from Cruise OC468, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama Self Break, August and September, 2010

Particle and zooplankton sample elemental (C,N) and isotopic (13C, 15N) data, cruise EN496, northern Gulf of Mexico, July 3-26, 2011

Particle and zooplankton sample elemental (C,N) and isotopic (13C, 15N) data, Cruise EN509, northern Gulf of Mexico, May 26 - June 19, 2012

Particle and zooplankton sample elemental (C,N) and isotopic (13C, 15N) data, Cruise EN510, northern Gulf of Mexico, June 27 - July 4 2012

Plankton and zooplankton samples elemental carbon and nitrogen and isotopic (13C, 15N) data, Cruise EN515, Northern Gulf of Mexico, September 2012

Aquatic Laser Fluorescence Analyzer of surface water phytoplankton concentration, northern Gulf of Mexico, May 25, 2012 - July 24, 2013

EN 528 daVPR

Laboratory studies on diatom sinking

Modeling study on submesoscale impacts on horizontal and vertical transport in the Gulf of Mexico for April 1, 2005 to May 9, 2005

Modeling study on the predictability of mesoscale circulation throughout the water column in the Gulf of Mexico for January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2008

Model to predict coral habitat suitability in the Gulf of Mexico (VK826, VK906) from remote sensing data

5km and 2-way Nested runs of Gulf circulation using ROMS-Agrif, North Gulf of Mexico, 2010-2012

ROMS simulations at 1km horizontal resolution of the northern Gulf of Mexico with Lagrangian deployments to simulate deep-sea coral larvae connectivity