Smithsonian Highlights Creatures Stranger than Fiction in the Gulf of Mexico
– MAY 6, 2016
 (Click to enlarge) Argyropelecus aculeatus. (© 2015 DEEPEND/Danté Fenolio) |
The Smithsonian posted an article about deep-sea research, using eye-popping photography to make the unreal real.
The article features the work of scientists with the consortium Deep-Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico, or DEEPEND. These researchers are working to improve our understanding of deep-water life and processes since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in habitats near the vicinity where the spill occurred.
Read the Ocean Portal article 15 Creatures in the Gulf of Mexico that are Stranger than Fiction.
Learn more about research and education by the DEEPEND consortium:
- Discovering Vibrant, Dynamic Life in the Deep Gulf of Mexico
- Grad Student Timm Tracks Crustacean’s Oil Spill Recovery
- Ten Outstanding Education Products Six Years After Deepwater Horizon (DEEPEND K- 12 lesson plans cover topics from bioluminescence to topography)
- Visit the DEEPEND website
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GoMRI and the Smithsonian have a partnership to enhance oil spill science content on the Ocean Portal website.
The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) is a 10-year independent research program established to study the effect, and the potential associated impact, of hydrocarbon releases on the environment and public health, as well as to develop improved spill mitigation, oil detection, characterization and remediation technologies. An independent and academic 20-member Research Board makes the funding and research direction decisions to ensure the intellectual quality, effectiveness and academic independence of the GoMRI research. All research data, findings and publications will be made publicly available. The program was established through a $500 million financial commitment from BP. For more information, visit https://gulfresearchinitiative.org/.
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