BOEM’s Gulf Virtual Information Transfer Meeting
Background and Purpose
BOEM held the 28th Information Transfer Meeting (ITM) on September 12–14, 2022.
The Gulf of Mexico Region’s ITM began in 1980 as an annual meeting to foster sharing results, methodologies, and ideas related to environmental studies. Scientists in these meetings present, discuss, and share their findings in support of the BOEM Gulf of Mexico OCS oil and natural gas, renewable energy, and marine minerals programs.
There were six sessions and an opening plenary session covering a range of topics including program updates, emerging programs, and the future of carbon sequestration in the Gulf of Mexico. Please see the agenda for more information.
Meeting Materials
| Date/Time | Session/Materials | Videos |
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| Monday, September 12 8:30 am - 11:30 pm |
Plenary Session Agenda |
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| Monday, September 12 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m |
Emerging Programs Abstract 1 | Abstract 2 | Abstract 3 | Abstract 4 | Abstract 5 | Abstract 6 |
Welcome and Introduction Ana Rice BOEM ShoalMATE: Shoal Map Assessment Tool for EFH Speaker: Deena Hansen BOEM Discerning Behavioral Patterns of Sea Turtles in the Gulf of Mexico to Inform Management Decisions Speaker: Kristen Hart U.S. Geological Survey Benthic Response to Nonlinear Sedimentation Events in a filled Dredge Area Speaker: Jillian Tupitza Louisiana State University Offshore Environmental-Resource Exploration for Critical and Hard Offshore Minerals on the Outer Continental Shelf Speaker: Paul Knorr BOEM Offshore Wind in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico Speaker: Walter Musial National Renewable Energy Laboratory Final Questions and Wrap-up Ana Rice BOEM |
| Monday, September 12 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Social Science Abstract 1 | Abstract 2 | Abstract 3 | Abstract 4 | Abstract 5 | Abstract 6 | Abstract 7| Abstract 8 | Abstract 9 | Abstract 10 | Abstract 11 | Abstract 12 | Abstract 13 | Abstract 14 |
Welcome and Introduction Sindey Chaky BOEM Working Together: Providing Social Context in Support of Natural Resource Management – Two Cooperative Studies Speaker: John Primo BOEM Reasons and Hope for the Study Speaker: Harry Luton Independent Researcher Creating a Qualitative Database Speaker: Shana Walton Nicholls State University The Process of Establishing Codes for Qualitative Data Speaker: Don Callaway Independent Researcher Discussion and Questions Sindey Chaky BOEM Center for Bayou Studies at Nicholls as a Successful Research Partner Speaker: Gary LaFleur Nicholls State University Sampling the Digital Curation Gumbo: Academic and Community Collaborators’ Research and Perspectives
Environmental Justice: Analyzing the Impacts of Offshore Development on Vulnerable Populations Speaker: Don Callaway Independent Researcher Discussion and Questions Sindey Chaky BOEM Overview of Goals and Findings for Pilot Study of Subsistence in Coastal Louisiana Speaker: Helen A. Regis Louisiana State University The Power of Qualitative Research Speaker: Mike Saunders Bayou Culture Collaborative 4:15 – 4:30 pm CT Final Questions and Wrap-up Sindey Chaky BOEM |
| Tuesday, September 13 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Archaeology Abstract 1 | Abstract 2 | Abstract 3 | Abstract 4 | Abstract 5 | Abstract 6 |
Welcome and Introduction Doug Jones BOEM An Update on the Alabama Underwater Forest: A Time Capsule from the Last Ice Age Speaker: Kelli Moran Louisiana State University In Situ 3D Acoustic Imaging of Baldcypress Tree Stumps, Northern Gulf of Mexico Speaker: Dr. Mark Vardy SAND Geophysics CT Snapshots of Late Pleistocene Climatic and Ecological Variability: A Multiproxy Assessment of Northern Gulf of Mexico Sediment Cores. Speaker: Kendall Brome Louisiana State University Manasota Key Offshore: Submerged Inundated Landscapes and the Underwater Archaeology of the Gulf of Mexico Speaker: Dr. Ryan Duggins Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research Of National Significance: The Gulf’s 19th Century Shipwrecks Speaker: Dr. Mike Brennan SEARCH Characterizing Shipwrecks and Biological Communities in the Mesophotic Zone, Gulf of Mexico Speaker: Dr. Rod Mather University of Rhode Island Final Questions and Wrap-up Doug Jones, BOEM |
| Tuesday, September 13 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Air Quality & Physical Sciences Abstract 1 | Abstract 2 | Abstract 3 | Abstract 4 | Abstract 5 | Abstract 6 | Abstract 7 |
Welcome and Introduction Jose Hernandez and Cholena Ren BOEM Overwater Platform Integration & Shoreline Fumigation Scoping Study Speaker: Michelle Snyder Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. Outer Continental Shelf Air Quality System (OCS AQS) Program Overview and 2021 Emissions Inventory Speakers: Jesse L. Thé and Michael Johnson Lakes Environmental Software Outer Continental Shelf Air Quality System (OCS AQS) Integrated Air Dispersion Modeling Capabilities Speakers: Jesse L. Thé and Michael Johnson Lakes Environmental Software A Pilot Study for Coastal Ambient Air Quality Monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico Region: Progress Update Speakers: Mark Phelps and Anthony Pacheco Ambilabs LLC Development of A High-Resolution Simulation of the Gulf of Mexico Suitable for Climate Change Studies Speakers: John Fasullo1 and Sergio deRada2 National Center for Atmospheric Research1 and U.S. Naval Research Laboratory2 Upgrading Air Quality Regulatory Models Using Wind Tunnel Experiments Speaker: Ron Petersen Petersen Research and Consulting, LLC Gulf of Mexico Air Quality Near Oil and Gas Operations: Past Results and Preparations for New Geostationary Satellite Measurements Speaker: Ryan Stauffer NASA/GSFC Final Questions and Wrap-up Jose Hernandez and Cholena Ren BOEM |
| Wednesday, September 14 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Biology |
Welcome and Introduction Michelle Bromschwig Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS): Marine Mammal Fieldwork and Data Analysis Speaker: Lance Garrison National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS): Seabird Surveys in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Speaker: Jeffrey Gleason U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gulf Restoration Office Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species: Sea Turtles Speaker: Margaret Lamont U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center Seismic Survey Mitigation Measures and Protected Species Observer Reports Speaker: Mary Jo Barkaszi CSA Ocean Sciences Final Questions and Wrap-up Michelle Bromschwig BOEM |
| Wednesday, September 14 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
Fish Habitats Abstract 1 | Abstract 2 | Abstract 3 | Abstract 4 | Abstract 5 |
Welcome and Introduction Allen Brooks BOEM Data Gap: Characterizing the Biological Communities on Shipwrecks and Hard-bottom Reefs in the Mesophotic Zone Speaker: Kirstin Meyer-Kaiser Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Identifying Sensitive, Hardbottom Habitat in the Shallow, Federal Waters of the Gulf of Mexico Speaker: Eddie Hughes CSA Ocean Sciences, Inc. Multibeam Survey of "No Activity Zones" and Small Topographic Features Speaker: Marissa F. Nuttall CPC Inc. contractor assigned to Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Passive Acoustic Monitoring Program for the Northern Gulf of Mexico Speakers: Anwar Khan; Adam Frankel HDR EOC; Marine Acoustics, Inc. Final Questions and Wrap-up Allen Brooks BOEM |