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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.
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Funding Source: Year One Block Grant - The Northern Gulf Institute

Project Roster

Potential Impacts of the DWH Oil Spill on Fishery Resources: Will There be Reduced Recruitment of Economically Important Shrimp, Crabs, and Finfish in Seagrass and Marsh Nursery Habitats of the North Central Gulf of Mexico?

17 Research Team Members

Principal Investigator

Kenneth L. Heck, Jr.
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs

Co-Principal Investigator

Dorothy (Dottie) Byron-David
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Just Cebrian
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs

Project Data Point of Contact

Kenneth L. Heck, Jr.
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs

Post-Doc

Ryan M. Moody
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs

Research Staff

Sharon Havard
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Sara Kerner
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Joe Myers
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Jelani Reynolds
Florida Institute of Technology
Department of Biological Sciences
Megan Sabal
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Whitney Scheffel
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs

Data Team

Natasha Mendez-Ferrer
University of South Florida
College of Marine Science

Undergraduate Student

Courtney Chupka
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs - Student
Carolyn Harris
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
Justin M. McDonald
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
Education & Outreach
Heather McNair
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs - Student
Matthew Metcalf
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs - Student
Nick Tolopka
Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL)
University of South Alabama Programs
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org