A RECOVER team member transfers a mahi-mahi fitted with a pop-up satellite archival tag into a recovery tank prior to it being released into the Gulf of Mexico. Photo credit: RECOVER consortium.

Scientists Seek In-the-Wild Fish Response to Oil Exposure

Scientists Seek In-the-Wild Fish Response to Oil Exposure – NOVEMBER 5, 2019 Much research takes place in laboratories where scientists can carefully control and manipulate conditions, but the results only tell part of a story. The next step is learning how laboratory findings play out in the real world. That’s what scientists are doing by…

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USFSP oceanographer works to prepare for next disaster

USFSP oceanographer works to prepare for next disaster – NOVEMBER 2, 2019 (From Tampa Bay Times / November 2, 2019) The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 was the largest marine oil spill in history. Almost 5 million barrels of oil flowed unchecked into the Gulf of Mexico for six months; the damage persists and…

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