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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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Meet David Hollander: Coring for Mud Dr. David Hollander conducts experiments that remove sediment cores from the ocean basin and examines them for Macondo oil contamination spewed from the DwH site. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: Isabel Romero: One Hundred Years of Solitude The novel One Hundred Years of…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK A Treadmill for Fish Dr. Martin Grosell (U Miami) replicates how mahi-mahi swim in the wild in order to determine how environmental disturbances – particularly oil spills – impact their development and life cycles. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: Steve Murawski: “I’m a Fish Guy” During an event with…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK I’m Thinking Nobel Prize… On the verge of what he believes is an amazing, earth-shattering, scientific breakthrough, Dr. Steve DiMarco (Texas A&M) discovers things are not always what they seem. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: Marilyn Weiner: “We’re Not 60 Minutes” Go behind the scenes for the making of…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK World Oceans Day 2019 This Saturday, June 8, is World Oceans Day – a global day of ocean education, action, and celebration. The goal is to find solutions to support a healthier ocean and a better future. What will you and your community do to help? Professor Mandy Joye held an…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Lingering Questions About Dispersants 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 are developing new ways to study dispersants. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: It’s More Like Vietnam Than New Orleans…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Meet Steve Murawski Dr. Murawski (USF) is a fisheries biologist and marine ecologist studying the impacts of human activities on the sustainability of ocean ecosystems. His work is helping to inform investments to rebuild the Gulf of Mexico. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: Joe Montoya: “We Are Explorers” Dr….
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