Connectivity processes in the Gulf of Mexico due to ocean circulation: impact on coastal ecosystems and their management

OneNOAA Science Seminar Series

Title:
Connectivity processes in the Gulf of Mexico due to ocean circulation: impact on coastal ecosystems and their management

Speaker:
Dr. Matthieu Le Hénaff, Assistant Scientist, University of Miami (UM)/Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS), based at NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML). 

Sponsors:
NOAA's Restore Science Program and National Ocean Service Science Seminar; coordinators are Kassy Ernst and Tracy Gill

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Abstract:
The Gulf of Mexico hosts rich and productive coastal marine ecosystems, which are influenced by the specific Gulf oceanic processes. In particular, the Loop Current is a large-scale current whose effects on local ecosystems are poorly known. I will present results based on both observations and modeling, which illustrate some of the connectivity processes in the Gulf of Mexico and their impacts on coastal ecosystems. I will then discuss how these processes can be taken into account from an ecosystem management perspective, with examples in the Florida Keys and the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuaries. 

About the Speaker: 
Dr. Matthieu Le Hénaff received his Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography at the Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse, France, in 2008, with a focus on regional and coastal oceanography. In 2009, he joined the University of Miami (UM) as a Post-doc, where he started studying the Gulf of Mexico circulation, through modeling and observations. He has since worked on several important aspects related to the Gulf dynamics, including mesoscale circulation, the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, or the interactions of the Gulf circulation with the Mississippi River plume. He has been Assistant Scientist at UM since 2012, and since 2015 he is based at NOAA/AOML through the Cooperative Institute CIMAS. 

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