March 10, 2014 – Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

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The above dots represent locations in the Gulf of Mexico where scientists have been collecting sediment samples to map the distribution of hydrocarbons on the seafloor. The ECOGIG sampling sites are in red, Deep-C sampling sites are in white, C-IMAGE sampling sites are in green, and National Research Damage Assessment (NRDA) collection sites are in yellow. (Image developed by Samantha Joye, Arne Diercks, Jeff Chanton, and David Hollander)

Research Footprint Growing in the Gulf of Mexico

Scientists funded through the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) have been surveying the Gulf and its marine environment since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill over three years ago.