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Outline
• Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restora.on Council & Proposals Submi>ed by Mississippi
• Restore Mississippi • Center of Excellence for Mississippi • CONCORDE
About the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council In July 2012, in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and other environmental challenges in the Gulf Coast region, Congress passed the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act (RESTORE Act). The RESTORE Act:
� Creates a Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund (Trust Fund).
� Outlines a structure for use of the Trust Fund.
� Establishes the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council).
Council Mission and Responsibilities One of the Council’s primary responsibilities is to develop a Comprehensive Plan to restore the ecosystem and economy of the Gulf Coast region. The Initial Comprehensive Plan (approved in August 2013) establishes the Council’s goals for restoring and protecting the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, coastal wetlands, and economy of the Gulf Coast region.
The Council has oversight responsibility for 60% of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund, as shown in the second and third columns from the left, below.
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restora2on Council
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restora2on Council
Funded Priori.es List from MS Eligible for first $150-‐$180M Council-‐Selected
Restora.on Component (“Bucket Two”)
• Strategic Land Protec.on, Conserva.on, and Enhancement of Priority Gulf Coast landscapes
• Enhancing opportuni.es for beneficial use of dredge sediments
• The Mississippi Sound Estuarine Program: A programma.c vision for bridging coastal restora.on
Strategic Land Protec2on, Conserva2on, and Enhancement of Priority Gulf Coast landscapes
• States: FL, TX, LA, MS, AL • $103.5 M over 5 years • No men.on of GCOOS or of how coastal monitoring would be beneficial. Some monitoring men.oned, but it is unclear whether any will be in coastal waters.
Enhancing opportuni2es for beneficial use of dredge sediments
• States: AL, MS, TX • $6.2 M over 3 years • No men.on of GCOOS or of how coastal monitoring would be beneficial
• Funds are budgeted for environmental compliance and permi]ng, but it is unclear if monitoring of impacted coastal waters will be included.
The Mississippi Sound Estuarine Program (MSEP): A programma2c vision for bridging
coastal restora2on • States: AL, MS, LA • $2.3 M over 3 years • GCOOS men.oned as a “plug in” for MSEP to “engage a Gulf-‐wide perspec.ve”
• Has a River-‐to-‐Sound modeling component ($1.2M) – Will iden.fy priori.es and data gaps for model development
– “Adap.ve field data to fill gaps”
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality • MS Restore Trustee • Restore MS website h>p://www.restore.ms • To get on email list for Restora(on Mississippi Updates email: lynn.kimberly7@gmail.com
Restora.on Mississippi
Restora.on Mississippi Portal • Portal set up for 5 page proposal concepts plus a>achments. Not
proposals submi>ed formally by ins.tu.ons. • If concept selected full proposal will be developed. • > 2000 short proposal concepts submi>ed • Over 50 bundled concepts submi>ed by USM
– 5 submi>ed with explicit GCOOS connec.on
• 1 Gulf wide HFR monitoring concept, based on GCOOS Build Out Plan, submi>ed (also submi>ed to LA portal). The Restora.on Council can choose to fund Gulf-‐wide projects, but they have to originate from a state portal.
About the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council In July 2012, in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and other environmental challenges in the Gulf Coast region, Congress passed the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act (RESTORE Act). The RESTORE Act:
� Creates a Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund (Trust Fund).
� Outlines a structure for use of the Trust Fund.
� Establishes the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council).
Council Mission and Responsibilities One of the Council’s primary responsibilities is to develop a Comprehensive Plan to restore the ecosystem and economy of the Gulf Coast region. The Initial Comprehensive Plan (approved in August 2013) establishes the Council’s goals for restoring and protecting the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and wildlife habitats, beaches, coastal wetlands, and economy of the Gulf Coast region.
The Council has oversight responsibility for 60% of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund, as shown in the second and third columns from the left, below.
Center of Excellence for Mississippi
• Drah RFP released by MS-‐DEQ • Available by emailing Melanie Green at MS-‐DEQ: melanie.green@deq.state.ms.us
• Comments taken through Monday, March 23, 2015: melanie.green@deq.state.ms.us
Center of Excellence for Mississippi
R/V Pt Sur
Collabora.on between USM & LUMCON • Purchased by USM • Operated by LUMCON • Home Port: Gulfport, MS
CONsor.um for oil spill exposure pathways in Coastal River-‐Dominated
Ecosystems (CONCORDE) • GoMRI funded consor.um • Focus: How do the complex fine-‐scale biological, geological, chemical and physical structure and processes in coastal waters dominated by pulsed-‐river plumes control the exposure, impacts and ecosystem recovery from offshore spills like the Deepwater Horizon release of 2010?
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN A PREMEIRE GULF OF MEXICO GLIDER EVENT : JULY 2015
with the University of Southern Mississippi, Rutgers University, and Naval Research Laboratory
MISSION: The 2015 Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Jubilee is a coordinated field demonstration of ocean observing technologies, focused in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Join us in this cooperative effort to coordinate disparate individual ocean research efforts and characterize ocean processes in the Gulf!
Real-time support for glider operations will be available through the Ocean Weather Lab (www.usm.edu/marine/research-owx)
The University of Southern Mississippi will provide gilder support products, including real-time ocean circulation models and satellite products to showcase how multiple technologies can be used to adaptively sample ocean processes. AUV data will be integrated with other real-time observations (satellite ocean color, circulation models, CODAR) for validation and assimilation into operational models as well as the creation of an enhanced ocean monitoring capability. Classroom teachers from across the region will participate in interactive operational oceanography and create educational materials so other educators can also teach their students this practical aspect of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
Come join the Gulf Applied Science Party! The invitation is extended to participants from industry, universities, and federal agencies. Leverage existing research projects and collaborate with multiple institutions. Demonstrate novel capabilities of new instruments! Contact: Ryan.Vandermeulen@usm.edu ; 228-688-7127
Gliders can be “guided” to sample specific ocean features of interest using satellite ocean color data and physical circulation models.
AUV Jubilee Educational Outreach Teacher Professional Development : July 13-17, 2015
collaborate with researchers to incorporate practical skills into your science class
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) travel underwater to collect data such as temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen of the water through which they pass. Collaborate with scientists of the CONCORDE project working to understand the effects of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Project AUVs will collaborate with others in the Gulf for data collection. Remote sensing at Mission Control will allow researchers to adapt glider actions to meet conditions of the moment. Well-prepared science teachers (middle and high school, community college) are encouraged to apply. Participants receive: Stipend ($500), CEUs, lunch daily. Participants are strongly encouraged to stay in dormitories at GCRL (breakfast and lunch provided) This workshop is sponsored by a grant to USM from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
Monday Introduction to AUVs and the AUV Jubilee, GCRL, Ocean Springs, MS Tuesday Adaptive management and data interpretation with Mission Control scientists, Stennis Space Center, MS Wednesday AUV support cruise, RV E. O. Wilson, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, AL Thursday Adaptive management, data interpretation with Mission Control scientists, Stennis Space Center, MS. Early return to GCRL to complete classroom material development. Evenings Group will return to GCRL for dinner, after which 1-2 hours will be devoted to team work with project educators to incorporate the day’s experiences into classroom materials
Contact: Jessica.Kastler@usm.edu 228-872-4269 or Aaron.Lamey@usm.edu 228-818-8861 Register: http://www.usm.edu/gcrl/mec/teacher.professional.development.php