VIDEO OF THE WEEK How to Measure Fish Without Causing Harm Will Patterson and Joe Tarnecki of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab use a Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle (ROV) to make estimates about fish populations on Gulf reefs. The ROV has lasers that measure the fish without having to bring them to the surface, which…
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Monthly Archives: February 2018
Dispatches E-News: Amazing Deep Sea Creatures, Anxiety & Dumping Waste in the Gulf (02/21/18)
VIDEO OF THE WEEK Meet Dean Grubbs: Building Baseline Data for Large Gulf Fish Join Dean Grubbs and his team searching for amazing deep sea creatures of the Gulf of Mexico during an intense 24/7 research cruise. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: The Psychological Impacts of an Oil Spill Watermen, oil field workers,…
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Dispatches E-News: New Passion, Eureka! & Mardi Gras Beads = Marine Debris (02/14/18)
VIDEO OF THE WEEK Meet Tracy Harvey: The Next Generation of Oceanographers Tracy Harvey has always been fascinated by marine and fresh water ecosystems. She brings that passion to her graduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Marine Science. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: Eureka Moments: Inspiration Comes from…
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Dispatches E-News: GoMOSES Conference (02/07/18)
GoMOSES Conference We are at the GoMOSES Conference this week, so there is no newsletter. Check back next week. Cheers! Dispatches from the Gulf 1: Science • Community • Recovery In the years after Deepwater Horizon – the biggest oil spill in U.S. history – a global team of scientists is working together to understand…
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