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What the Big Picture Can Teach Us About Tiny Ocean Creatures

A 1,000-pound metal instrument—about the size of a two-seat Smart car—drops off...

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Bob the Drifter

This video, produced by Waterlust, shows how the Consortium for Advanced Research...

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Oil Invades Coral Communities of the Deep

On the deep seafloor of the Gulf of Mexico, ecosystems made up of fish, corals, sea...

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Purple Octocoral

Purple octocoral at ECOGIG study site. ...

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Testing Impacts of Dispersants

Graduate students Danielle Young from Temple University and Dannise Ruiz from Penn...

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Floc On Gulf Coral

Two years after being covered in an oil substance, from the Deepwater Horizon oil...

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Deep-sea Coral In the Gulf of Mexico

A deep sea crab (Rochinia crassa) poses with sea fan (Callogorgia spp.) and coral...

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A Bloom of Moon Jellies

In recent years, blooms of jellyfish, such as these moon jellies (Aurita aurita) in...

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Whale Tracking Device

This radio device is used to track North Atlantic right whales. Suction cups hold...

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After the Oil Spill: Research Projects in the Gulf of Mexico with GoMRI

The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) was formed as a 10-year independent...

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How Oil Feeds the Deep Sea

There can be catastrophic results when a large amount of oil is spilled into the...

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How Coastal Seagrass Feeds the Deep

It is a well-known fact that for animals living in the deep sea, food can be...