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 OKTag: Gulf of Mexico
Should BP’s Money Go Where the Oil Didn’t?
Of course, anyone who bothered to look at a map would have known that St. Pete Beach — and hundreds of other vacation spots throughout…
View More Should BP’s Money Go Where the Oil Didn’t?Reflections 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?Ban on deep-sea drilling rejected
What could go wrong? O’ wait… European coastal nations have agreed to review rules for offshore drilling, but said each country should decide individually on…
View More Ban on deep-sea drilling rejectedIs Gulf oil killing whale sharks?
Research findings indicate that the oil spill off the coast of Mexico may be endangering the lives of these animals. Biologist Eric Hoffmayer, who studies…
View More Is Gulf oil killing whale sharks?