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Task Force Contacts

The Oil Spill Academic Task Force (OSATF) brings together Florida's academic institutions to assist the state of Florida in the Gulf region in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

If you are looking for a scientist or scholar in a particular area of expertise, please go to the OSATF Expert Finder.

OSATF Partner Institutions

• Eckerd College
• Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
• Florida Atlantic University
• Florida Gulf Coast University
• Florida Institute of Technology
• Florida International University
• Florida State University
• Jacksonville University
• Mote Marine Laboratory
• New College of Florida
• Nova Southeastern University
• Smithsonian Marine Station
• University of Central Florida
• University of Florida
• University of Miami
• University of North Florida
• University of South Florida
• University of West Florida

Regional Associations

• Florida Coastal Ocean Observing System Consortium (COOS)
• Gulf of Mexico Ocean Observing System (GCOOS)
• Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA)

State Partner

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Task Force Coordinator

OSATF Email: oilspill@fsu.edu