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A dollar is placed next oil washed up on the beach at Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge to provide perspective. Oil began hitting the shores of Bon Secour in the late morning of June 11, 2010. Photo by refuge manager Jereme Phillips, USFWS. www.fws.gov/bonsecour/

Sociologists Link Lessons from Deepwater Horizon to Long-Term Coronavirus Impacts

April 30, 2020

Investigations into health impacts stemming from Deepwater Horizon may provide insights as to what we might anticipate later from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Cover of the C-IMAGE booklet that highlights nearly a decade of oil spill research.

Oil Spill Research Consortium Publishes Summary Highlights of Their Findings

April 28, 2020

In recognition of the Deepwater Horizon 10th anniversary, researchers with the Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems (C-IMAGE) led by the University of South Florida developed a booklet that features highlights of studies funded by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI).

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Dr. Sharon Huston, San Diego Veterinary Cardiology uses newly developed ultrasound techniques to assess cardiac function in a dolphin in Barataria Bay, Louisiana. Image credit: CARMMHA.

Marine Mammal Researchers Chronicle a Decade of Assessments Since Deepwater Horizon

April 24, 2020

The National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF), who leads the Consortium for Advanced Research on Marine Mammal Health Assessment (CARMMHA), published a special article marking the 10th anniversary of Deepwater Horizon.

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This image provided by Dr. Samantha Joye is from a Gulf of Mexico research cruise in the spring/summer of 2010. Joye describes it as “sunrise over a disaster scene,” the juxtaposition of nature’s beauty over waters where heavy fumes rose from oil slicks during the Deepwater Horizon incident.

Scientists Share Personal Experiences with Deepwater Horizon Research

April 23, 2020

Researchers who have spent a decade studying impacts from the Deepwater Horizon incident offered their personal perspectives as they reflected upon the oil spill’s 10th anniversary in an engaging series titled “Deepwater Diaries.”

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The Deepwater Horizon Disaster Fueled a Gulf Science Bonanza

April 22, 2020

The Deepwater Horizon Disaster Fueled a Gulf Science Bonanza – APRIL 22, 2020 (From Wired / by Eric Niiler / April 22, 2020) A decade after the worst oil spill in US history, researchers have turned out a massive data set charting the health of the ecosystem. After the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded a…

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10 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, oil pollution found in thousands of fish, study says

April 20, 2020

10 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, oil pollution found in thousands of fish, study says – APRIL 20, 2020 (From CNN / by Ashley Strickland / April 20, 2020) (CNN) – Oil pollution has been detected in thousands of fish in the Gulf of Mexico, including higher levels in popular seafood choices like…

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Sparkling waters hide some lasting harm from 2010 oil spill

April 20, 2020

Sparkling waters hide some lasting harm from 2010 oil spill – APRIL 20, 2020 (From New York Post / by Associated Press / April 20, 2020) NEW ORLEANS — Ten years after a well blew wild under a BP platform in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 men and touching off the nation’s worst offshore…

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A Gulf of Mexico sunset as seen from the R/V Brooks McCall, summer 2012. (Photo by Laura Spencer, with Texas A&M University and the Gulf of Mexico Spill Integrated Response or GISR Consortium)

Scientists Reflect on a Decade of Oil Spill Research following Deepwater Horizon

April 20, 2020

April 20, 2020 is the 10th anniversary of Deepwater Horizon, and scientists funded by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) have been studying the oil spill’s impacts since then and providing knowledge that will help us be better prepared for future spills.

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OUR FISH: Deepwater Horizon oil fouled the Gulf of Mexico 10 years ago and still affects fisheries

April 18, 2020

OUR FISH: Deepwater Horizon oil fouled the Gulf of Mexico 10 years ago and still affects fisheries – APRIL 18, 2020 (From nwfdailynews / by Ed Killer, Treasure Coast Newspapers / April 18, 2020) It exploded with a fatal fury on the night of April 20, 2010. The inferno shot flames hundreds of feet into…

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A decade after BP spill, Gulf of Mexico has rebounded, but wounds still visible

April 18, 2020

A decade after BP spill, Gulf of Mexico has rebounded, but wounds still visible – APRIL 18, 2020 (From NOLA.com / by Sara Sneath / April 18, 2020) It’s been 10 years since the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, killing 11 people and spewing about 134 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico…

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