This web site is part of a collaborative effort to provide responsive, scientifically based multi-media outreach to the public regarding the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The work is being conducted by investigators from the University of Southern Mississippi's Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL), Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB), and Mississippi State University. The team is collaborating with the Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence, Central Gulf of Mexico (COSEE-GOM). The project is funded by a Rapid Response Grant from the National Science Foundation.

This work is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant 1048433.

	NSF	National Science Foundation
	GCRL	Gulf Coast Research Laboratory University of Southern Mississippi
	MPB	Mississippi Public Broadcasting
	MSU	Center for Educational and Training Technology Mississippi State University
	COSEE CGOM	Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence, Central Gulf of Mexico