John Hocevar is a marine biologist and is the Oceans Campaign Director for Greenpeace USA, where he oversees their oceans and fisheries work, including efforts…
View More Guest Post: Greenpeace in the Gulf of Mexico – an UpdateTag: Deepwater Horizon
Another week, another (unfunded) oil meeting
Well, the title says it all. As the autumn rolls on, two of the PIs working on our Gulf of Mexico RAPID project are currently…
View More Another week, another (unfunded) oil meetingMore reports of oil in the deep, but corals seem OK
Two important Gulf of Mexico stories catching my attention this week. First off, dives to a deep-sea coral reef appear to bring back good news–coral…
View More More reports of oil in the deep, but corals seem OKReflections abound on the 6-month anniversary of Gulf Spill
Six months ago today I was at a meeting in Alaska entitled “NRDA in Arctic Waters”, where we were discussing research priorities that would help…
View More Reflections abound on the 6-month anniversary of Gulf SpillSo much monitoring in the Gulf, but no samples in sight
Ironically, I keep getting this “Subsurface Montior” e-newsletter from NOAA that gives me updates about the progress of the sampling plan in the Gulf. This…
View More So much monitoring in the Gulf, but no samples in sightNo oil spotted offshore–at least in the shallows
A team from the University of Florida has found no visible signs of oil just off the coast of Alabama and the Florida panhandle (well,…
View More No oil spotted offshore–at least in the shallowsThe state of Gulf spill science–my view
Last week I was in Florida (again) to attend a Deepwater Horizon Principal Investigator conference, sponsored by the National Science and Technology Council’s Joint Subcommittee…
View More The state of Gulf spill science–my viewGulf Sampling: White Sand with Black Spots
Well I’m back in the lab after two solid weeks in the field. I rented a new car with 6 miles on the odometer and…
View More Gulf Sampling: White Sand with Black SpotsWill Gulf science be compromised by politics?
I’ve officially arrived back in New Hampshire (freezing my tanned little arms off, btw) after my marathon sampling trip in the Gulf, and I’ve been…
View More Will Gulf science be compromised by politics?I want to meet the legend who painted these
I spotted these kick-ass signs on the side of the road yesterday in Grand Isle, LA (the community profiled in Sunday’s Times-Picayune Article). Whoever took…
View More I want to meet the legend who painted these