VIDEO OF THE WEEK The Dolphins of Barataria Bay (Part 1) Despite being hit hard by Deepwater Horizon, Barataria Bay’s waters teem with hundreds of species of marine animals. It’s also the permanent home for 1,300 bottlenose dolphins. Unfortunately, they are still suffering from the oil spill. Scientists are trying to understand the full impact…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Innovation: Cheng Li Cheng Li (Johns Hopkins) examines the fate of oil in oceanic flows and what wave breaking does to oil droplets with and without dispersants. He designed the wave tank used by the DROPPS Consortium. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: Ernst Peebles: Growing Up With Oil Ernst…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK GoMRI: A Legacy for the Future Since 2010, the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative has funded one of the largest international research collaborations in the history of marine science. GoMRI will leave a multi-faceted legacy, including: * Publishing an unprecedented number of publications in scientific literature * Training more than 500…
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Happy Fourth of July! Have a wonderful holiday. Dispatches from the Gulf 1: Science • Community • Recovery In the years after Deepwater Horizon – the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history – a global team of scientists is working together to understand its environmental impact on humans, wildlife, and the ecosystem with the…
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