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Citizen Science Tracks Oil’s Path: When oil spills into seawater, it's hard to know where ocean currents will carry it. To map Gulf currents and improve predictions, scientists with GoMRI's GISR project are dropping biodegradable yellow driftcards throug
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Citizen Science With a Drift Card

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Pink dye was released by CARTHE researchers on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and its movement tracked using underwater sensors, two small drones, a helicopter and a kite.
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How Does Seawater Move?

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Bubbles of methane gas rise through a mussel bed in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Methane Bubbles Up From Seep

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A jet drops dispersant onto the Gulf oil slick.
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Dispersant Drop

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With their brown and yellow markings, seaside sparrows (Ammodramus maritimus) blend in well with marshgrass.
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Seaside Sparrow Perches on Grass

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Fire fighting ships surround the burning Deepwater Horizon oil rig, shooting water at it to put out the flames.
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Deepwater Horizon Fire

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A Tiny Fish Tells A Big Story: Some fish only spend a part of the year in the Gulf of Mexico, but some, like the Gulf killifish, live there year-round. In addition, these estuary fish are small and abundant, making them an excellent study species for scien
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Killifish in the Gulf of Mexico

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a ship from above
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Spying a Front

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a balloon on the back of a boat
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An Aerostat Balloon

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Scientists on a ship toss drifters overboard
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Drifters Overboard

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A zodiac boat and bamboo plates in the ocean
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Bamboo Plates Map Currents

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scientists in life jackets await the retrieval of a big net off the back of ship
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Working the Back Deck

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