[Coral-List] Tubastraea on GOM oil rigs

[Greg Challenger]

"Spill of Opportunity" is a well known phrase used by all scientists and responders who have ever worked on a spill.  Spills and accidents exist.  We cant stop them all and we will have more.  We arent allowed to dump oil in the ocean to conduct relevant studies that help us respond in better ways....so it is an opportunity for in situ study that can benefit the future. Laboratory work in this field is very controversial because it simply cannot match the actual oceanic conditions.  Some people are predisposed to being enraged..others realize we can't take it back and must work constructively to move forward and solve the problem.

 

I guarantee you the marine scientific world will learn new things from this spill that they would not have without it.  Do we wish it didnt happen..absolutely.  But will we capitalize on what we can learn since it did....yes!!

 

Best regards,

Greg E. Challenger,M.S.

Principal Marine Scientist/Professional Wetland Scientist

Polaris Applied Sciences, Incorporated 12525 131st Ct NE Kirkland, WA 98034 425-823-4841 425-823-3805 fx 206-369-5686 cell visit us at: polarisappliedsciences.com


 
> Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:14:03 -0400
> From: jcervino at whoi.edu
> To: eshinn at marine.usf.edu
> CC: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> Subject: Re: [Coral-List] Tubastraea on GOM oil rigs
> 
> Dear Gene, Spill of opportunity! Its comments like this that enrage many folks. 
> The marine scientific world would not be missing ANY important data set if this
> spill did not take place.
> 
> Although I am thinking of you during all of these bleaching alerts, and during
> my dose experiments using the crude extracts and other petrol products on reef
> corals.
> 
> PS: all we learn is that corals die quick, and that we need a serious
> alternative energy policy yesterday.
> 
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> Quoting Eugene Shinn <eshinn at marine.usf.edu>:
> 
> * Colin, The health of this species along with the 6 or 7 other
> * tropical corals that presently live on many rigs will be an
> * interesting study for someone. Lets all hope the gusher ends soon. It
> * certainly has been a spill of opportunity for many and a disaster for
> * others. Gene
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