{"id":5727,"date":"2024-11-21T13:36:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T18:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/?page_id=5727"},"modified":"2024-11-26T14:39:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:39:31","slug":"projects-mdbc-year-6","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/oeci\/about\/oeci-projects-main-page\/projects-mdbc-year-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects MDBC – Year 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities Restoration Activities – Year 6<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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MDBC Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On April 20, 2010, an explosion occurred on BP\u2019s Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Before the well was ultimately capped 3 months later, roughly 134 million gallons of oil had spilled into the Gulf<\/a>. The largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, the Deepwater Horizon incident dealt a heavy blow to the Gulf of Mexico\u2019s natural resources and economy<\/a>. It also required an unprecedented response effort. Teams worked to collect, disperse, and remove the oil to reduce harm to people and the ecosystem, which provides many services for the region<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill harmed more than 770 square miles of deep-sea habitat \u2013 an area about half the size of Rhode Island. Among other impacts, seafloor-dwelling organisms suffered from oil toxicity and were smothered with drilling sediments. The oil contaminated seafloor habitat and the marine food web. As part of a Natural Resources Damage Assessment<\/a> settlement and associated restoration plan<\/a>, Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities  (MDBC)<\/a> were identified among 13 categories of resources to be restored, in order to address the harm to seafloor communities in the deeper zones of the Gulf of Mexico. In 2019, an integrated portfolio of four projects<\/a> was selected to begin these restoration efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute is supporting the Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities restoration<\/a> portfolio through a wide array of projects that leverage the expertise of our partner institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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July 2024 – June 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Remote Engagement through Multimedia, Storytelling, and Science Communication with Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities<\/h2><\/div><\/div>
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ISC Telepresence Support for 2025 MDBC Projects<\/h2>

Providing telepresence support to multiple seagoing MDBC projects in the 2025 field season<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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mROV Design and Construction<\/h2>

Designing and building a medium-sized remotely operated vehicle (mROV)<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Gulf of Mexico Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Community Restoration: Habitat Assessment and Evaluation – Lander Support – URI<\/h2>

Continuing the development of an integrative technological and analytical observation program<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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VOYIS REMUS 620 Integration and Test Support<\/h2>

Integrating and testing a government-furnished VOYIS InSight Micro imaging sensor onto a REMUS 620 AUV<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Remus 600<\/h2>

WHOI deploys REMUS 600 AUV for Gulf of Mexico surveys<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Coral Science<\/h2>

Restoring Deepwater Horizon-affected coral habitats through research and propagation techniques<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Coral Technology<\/h2>

Developing coral propagation techniques in deep-sea using ROVs<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Habitat<\/h2>

Collect data on the Gulf of Mexico’s deep-sea habitats for research<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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Soft Sediment<\/h2>

Study Gulf seafloor after Deepwater Horizon spill to assess impact and recovery<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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