VIDEO OF THE WEEK The Dolphins of Barataria Bay (Part 2) A team of NMMF and NOAA veterinarians, biologists, and wildlife epidemiologists participate in a 10-day mission to evaluate the health of Barataria Bay’s bottlenose dolphins. Their goal is to discover any chronic health issues linked to oil exposure. And because dolphins are mammals and…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK The Dolphins of Barataria Bay (Part 1) Barataria Bay’s salt marshes and mangroves are fertile nesting grounds and nurseries for birds and fish. And despite being hit hard by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon event, these waters teem with hundreds of species of marine animals. It’s also the permanent home for 1,300…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Dispatches from the Gulf 1: Science • Community • Recovery In April 2010 – 41 miles off the coast of Louisiana – the Deepwater Horizon oil-drilling rig exploded. Tragically, the blowout killed 11 and changed the lives of millions living near the Gulf coast. To uncover what happened, a global team…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK The Mud and Blood Cruise – Part Six: Final Thoughts The “Mud and Blood Cruise” is a two-week research mission that collects and analyzes fish and soil samples near the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. As oil and gas exploration moves further offshore and into deeper environments, deep-sea or…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK The Mud and Blood Cruise – Part Five: The Process of Discovery Continues The “Mud and Blood Cruise” is a two-week research mission that collects and analyzes fish and soil samples near the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. This week, after the Weatherbird returns to port, research moves to…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK The Mud and Blood Cruise – Part Four: Tracking Contamination The “Mud and Blood Cruise” is a two-week research mission that collects and analyzes fish and soil samples near the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. This week, the “mud team” launches a device that collects sediment samples from the…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK The Mud and Blood Cruise – Part Three: This Is Fishery Science The “Mud and Blood Cruise” is a two-week research mission that collects and analyzes fish and soil samples near the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. This week, the “blood team” studies a dozen different body parts to…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK The Mud and Blood Cruise – Part Two: Long-Lining The “Mud and Blood Cruise” is a two-week research mission that collects and analyzes fish and soil samples near the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. This week, we check-in with the long-line fishing operation that is catching a representative sample…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK The Mud and Blood Cruise – Part One The “Mud and Blood Cruise” is a two-week research mission that collects and analyzes fish and soil samples near the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. It’s divided into two phases: 1) mud = coring for sediment samples; 2) blood = studying…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Failing Hearts: What Does Heart Failure in a Fish Look Like? Professor Ed Mager (University of Miami) examines larval mahi-mahi to determine oil toxicity in their hearts. The cardiac health of the mahi-mahi impacts its form, function, survival ability, and whether the population can fully recover in the Gulf of Mexico…
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