The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill’s Hidden Impacts on Mahi-Mahi
The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill’s Hidden Impacts on Mahi-Mahi
Mahi-mahi were more likely to be eaten and less likely to spawn after being exposed to sublethal concentrations of oil, raising concerns about the risks oceanic drilling pose to life in the ocean.
Mahi-mahi were more likely to be eaten and less likely to spawn after being exposed to sublethal concentrations of oil, raising concerns about the risks oceanic drilling pose to life in the ocean.
Gulf of Mexico
Microbes Find Their Niche in Underwater Shipwrecks
Jef Akst | Nov 1, 2020 | 5 min read
Early investigations of the microbial communities in and around sunken boats reveal that there are patterns to where bacteria settle.
Swamped by Sargassum: The New Normal for Caribbean Beaches
Kerry Grens | Jul 15, 2019 | 5 min read
Scientists are pretty sure they know where the seaweed is coming from. Now they want to know why it’s here.
Flooding in Texas Blocks Researchers from Campuses
Kerry Grens | Aug 28, 2017 | 3 min read
Marine Science Institute on the Gulf experiences damage; “rideout teams” keep watch over animals and facilities.
Image of the Day: Wounded Coral
The Scientist | Jul 13, 2017 | 1 min read
Certain corals in the Gulf of Mexico were devastated by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill’s reverberating destruction.
Coastal Command
Megan Scudellari | Sep 1, 2013 | 9 min read
From a tiny marine research center on the Louisiana coast, Nancy Rabalais has led the charge to map, understand, and reduce dangerous “dead zones” in the Gulf of Mexico.
Oil Spills: Research and Protests
Bob Grant | Sep 1, 2011 | 1 min read
Millions are pumped into research on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and high-profile arrests are made amid demonstrations fighting the construction of a new pipeline.