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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Interactive
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Interactive

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An oil drilling platform in oil-free water two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Gulf Oil Spill

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Oil Spill Cleanup Challenge

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Mark Dodd, a wildlife biologist from Georgia's Department of Natural Resources, surveying oiled sargassum seaweed in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.
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The Oil Spill, Two Years Later

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A thin layer of oil on the water's surface, reflecting rainbow colors
Timeline

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Milestones

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Jellyfish produce mucus, especially when stressed, which can interact with oil and break it down. This moon jellyfish is sloughing off mucus that has mixed with droplets of oil.
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How Jellyfish Break Down Oil After a Spill

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an oyster shell on a beach
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How to Survive an Oil Spill: Oyster Edition

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corals of many colors in the deep sea
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Deep Gulf Restoration After a Monumental Oil Spill

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A wildlife biologist surveys oiled algae
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Breaking Down the Myths and Misconceptions About the Gulf Oil Spill

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
Lesson Plan

Oil, Oil Everywhere

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A view out of the tiny window of the Johnson-Sea-Link submersible.
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How Methane Fueled a Food Web after the Gulf Oil Spill

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Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative researchers collect samples from a Pensacola Beach with oil layers in the sand. They use genomics to track how the communities of microbes change as they digest different components of oil after a spill.
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Three Ways You Can Use Genomics to Study Oil Spill Impacts

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