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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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Article

Do You Have The Answer? Sharing Big Data in the Gulf of Mexico

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The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred on March 24, 1989 when an oil tanker grounded on a reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound. It spilled almost 11 million gallons of crude oil, which reached 1,300 miles of coastline. The spill's remote location, accessib
Article

Five Questions for Richard Carson, Natural Resource Economist

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Illustration of Robotic Glider Evading Fishing Nets
Slideshow

Robotic Ocean Explorer

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A deep sea anglerfish called a dreamer
Article

The Gulf of Mexico: A Deep-Sea Treasure Trove of Fishes

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On coral reefs fish are important links in the food chain that sustains higher-order predators (including humans) and keeps everything in balance.
Article

Fish Get Risky Around Oil

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Alexis Temkin stands in marsh grass holding a reptile.
Article

Five Questions With Alexis Temkin, Searching For Links Between Deepwater Horizon & Human Health

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The currents of the North Pacific gyre collect trash—mostly bits of microscopic plastic—into what are known as "garbage patches."
Article

Ocean Trash Plaguing Our Sea

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a red snapper's ear stone in the palm of someone's hand
Article

The Bone that Logs a Lifetime

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A green mahi-mahi fish underwater
Article

Fish Heart Out of Water

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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.
Article

How Jellyfish Break Down Oil After a Spill

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Plastic bottles and other marine debris cover a rocky beach in Curacao.
Overview

Marine Plastics

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