Deep below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico live vast canyons of coral. Recent news reports suggest that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill may have impacted the health of these corals.
The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) community welcomes aboard the recently-funded twelve research consortia awarded over $140 million in grants.
The Gulf Research Program’s 2015 exploratory grants and fellowships competitions are now open.
No one can change history, but we can learn from it. That’s what CWC scientists are doing as they study the heavily-oiled Louisiana coastal marshes affected by the Deepwater Horizon spill.
Alabama scientists investigated oil spill effects on floating Sargassum, a critical seaweed habitat for many important Gulf species.