gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:10590 eng UTF8 dataset Mixed Southeast Fisheries Science Center (305)361-5761 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA www.sefsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST resourceProvider 2026-03-04T19:17:18 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Potential impacts of the Loop Current on Downstream Marine Ecosystems after DWH Oil Spill Loop Current System publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 10590 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/10590 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information tableDigital Circulation in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is dominated by mesoscale features that include the Loop Current (LC), Loop Current Rings (LCRs), and smaller frontal eddies. During May-June 2010, while oil was still flowing from the Macondo well following the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) platform explosion on April 20, 2010, drifter trajectories, satellite observations, and numerical simulations indicated a potential for direct connectivity between the northern Gulf and the Florida Straits via the LC system. This pathway could have potentially entrained particles, including northern GOM contaminants related to the oil spill, carrying them directly towards the coastal ecosystems of south Florida and northern Cuba. To assess this connectivity, and to evaluate the potential of oil impacts on economically important GOM fisheries, an interdisciplinary shipboard survey was conducted in the eastern Gulf during July 2010. This cruise sampled the LC, LCR, and frontal eddies to a depth of 2000 m. The assembled subsurface measurements represent one of only a few data sets collected across the dominant GOM mesoscale circulation features at a time when there was great concern about the potential longrange spreading of DWH related contaminants. Direct observations such as these are critical for the assessment of particle trajectory and circulations models utilized during the spill, and for the improvement of future numerical forecast products. To determine potential impact of oil spill on ichthyoplankton in downstream regions underDevelopment asNeeded DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Miami, FL Laboratory theme NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES Deepwater Horizon oil spill event (DWH) theme NODC PROJECT NAMES Gulf of Mexico place NODC SEA AREA NAMES FINSS Fisheries Independent Data Loop Currents Oil Spill deepwater horizon dpos dwh theme 2010 temporal Florida Straits SE Shelf place ships platform DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Potential impacts of the Loop Current on Downstream Marine Ecosystems after DWH Oil Spill project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: Potential impacts of the Loop Current on Downstream Marine Ecosystems after DWH Oil Spill [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/10590. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: Waiver Needed restricted NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 10590 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/10590.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans excel files, word processing files, and other pc files -88.451 -81.999 23.42483333333 29.99933333333 Gulf Of Mexico | Currentness: Ground Condition 2010 false eng false Data Table Gear Table 2022-04-27 publication DWHLC_DATA 2022-04-27 publication dataset Data from some gear types are recorded on paper forms in the field, then entered into Excel sheets and finally an Access database. Those gear which are run by computer programs generate data directly into computer files. These data sometimes must be extracted into Excel form, then uploaded to Access database. Identifications are directly entered into Excel spreadsheets. otherRestrictions otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None | Use Constraints: None