Building Partnerships

for a Healthier Gulf

October 2021

The Gulf of Mexico Alliance has released the Governors’ Action Plan IV for Healthy and Resilient Coasts, signed by the governors of all five Gulf states: Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. This is the fourth in a series of collaborative work plans that identifies priority issues, focus areas, and actions to enhance the environmental and economic health of the Gulf of Mexico. 

Partnerships get it done: highlight your role as a GOMA partner as we launch the new action plan!  Like, share, or retweet our social media messages and add your involvement as a chair, state lead, or team member! We can be found as GoMAlliance on FB, TW, and LI. Or, use our message toolkit that contains a customizable press release template, sample social media posts, images, hashtags, and more.

Contact Christina Mohrman if you have questions or need help customizing posts for your organization.

Interested in presenting at GoMCon? The Gulf of Mexico Conference Program Committee invites you to submit an abstract for a presentation that promotes the integration of science and management into decision-making for the 2022 GoMCon in Baton Rouge, LA.

Conference themes include: resilience; living resources; climate impacts; habitat management and restoration; science communication; water and sediment management; and more! The deadline to submit an abstract is November 12, 2021. 

GOMA is seeking a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) fellow for a one-year position. The DEI Fellow will work directly with headquarters staff and GOMA Priority Issue Teams to enhance GOMA’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and develop specific DEI-related products and programming.

The DEI Fellow will also engage extensively with GOMA’s partner network across the Gulf states, building a network of contacts from coastal resource management, environmental education, and community resilience organizations across the region. The deadline to apply is November 15, 2021.

With the launch of Governors' Action Plan IV, we are putting a spotlight on GOMA's priority issues! This month, learn more about the Coastal Community Resilience, Data & Monitoring, and Education & Engagement Teams, below. Now is a great time to get involved with GOMA. Please click here to join a Priority Issue Team - anyone is welcome!

Communities that prepare for coastal impacts and consider hazard risk in planning recover from disasters more quickly.

Stakeholders benefit from access to data and information that can be used for local, state, and regional decision-making.

Diverse education, outreach, and engagement opportunities create better Gulf of Mexico stewardship.

Partner News

NOAA and DWH Regionwide Trustee Implementation Group finalize first regionwide restoration plan

NOAA and the Deepwater Horizon Regionwide Trustee Implementation Group have finalized their first restoration plan focused on sea turtles, marine mammals, oysters, and birds. Eleven projects are approved to move forward in all five Gulf states and in Mexico. Read more here.

Southeast Conservation Adaptation Strategy (SECAS) releases new trends report

Using the most recent information from existing monitoring programs, this report assesses progress toward the SECAS goal of improving the health, function, and connectivity of Southeastern ecosystems. Read the report here.

GulfTREE Training kit now available

The GulfTREE team has designed a training kit for anyone interested in hosting an advanced training. Learn more and check out the training resources here.

PLACE:SLR accepting applications for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion fellowship

PLACE:SLR is hiring a one-year justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion fellow to provide capacity for projects focused on sea-level rise and climate communication. Apply here.

Texas OneGulf FY22 funding opportunity

Texas OneGulf has posted their FY22 Notice of Funding Availability to support projects that will establish knowledge baselines in their Community Resilience and Estuarine & Coastal Environments focus areas. Read more here.

Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium and VORTEX-SE hosting "severe weather roundup"

Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium and VORTEX-SE are hosing a "severe weather roundup" to answer community questions about tornadoes, flooding, and more. Weather experts will answer questions during a virtual town hall in December. Submit your question by November 19, 2021.

GCOOS expands Red Tide Respiratory Forecast and launches Spanish-language version

GCOOS has expanded their Red Tide Respiratory Forecast, which tracks HAB locations and potential health impacts, to include the Florida panhandle. A new Spanish-language version of the site is now available here.

Events

Esri: Ocean, Weather, and Climate GIS Forum (virtual)

November 3-4, 2021

NAS Gulf Research Program: Opportunities and Challenges in Offshore Wind (virtual)

November 5, 2021

Mississippi DEQ: Restoration Summit (Biloxi, MS and virtual)

November 9, 2021

EPA: Federal and Innovative Funding Sources for Harmful Algal Blooms (virtual)

November 9-10, 2021

GOMA: Wednesday Webinar - Gulf of Mexico Open Data Platform (virtual)

November 17, 2021

USFWS: Southeast Blueprint Update and SECAS Goal Report (virtual)

November 18, 2021

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