VIDEO OF THE WEEK Invasion of the Lionfish Lionfish are an invasive species that were introduced in U.S. waters off the coast of Florida in the late 1980s. They’ve been in the northern Gulf of Mexico since the summer of 2010. Throughout their invaded range, lionfish have had really dramatic effects on native fish populations….
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Watermen of the Gulf Generations of watermen share their feelings about working and living along the Gulf of Mexico. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: Using Zooplankton to Detect Oil Contamination in Fish Graduate students Jana Herrmann and Carla Culpepper work in the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK A Lingering Question About Dispersants: A Good or Bad Choice? Did the use of dispersants have a long-term effect on the ecology and environment of the Gulf? Dr. Joseph Katz and his team at Johns Hopkins University are developing new ways to study dispersants. Their goal is to create tools to…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Discovery: Amy Wallace Amy Wallace is a Ph.D. student at the University of South Florida. Part of her studies includes examining the allantois, otoliths (ear stones), and eye lenses of fish to see its impacts on populations after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: Raffaele…
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