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Study Finds “Business as Usual” for Hypoxic Zone Following Deepwater Horizon
Posted on July 31, 2018Researchers compared long-term data from low-oxygen (hypoxia) studies to determine if the Deepwater Horizon incident affected the Gulf of Mexico seasonal hypoxic area. -
Smithsonian Highlights How Scientists Study Fish Hearts’ Response to Oil
Posted on July 26, 2018The Smithsonian’s Ocean Portal published an article that gives readers a fascinating look at how scientists monitor the heartbeat, blood flow, and blood pressure of mahi-mahi before and after oil exposure. -
Opportunity: Research Specialist I, Ecotoxicology & Chemistry Datasets, GRIIDC TAMU Corpus Christi
Posted on July 24, 2018Join the GRIIDC team! We are organizing and documenting data to promote a culture of open data and open science in the Gulf of Mexico. -
Study Finds Environmental Factors Influence the Selection of Oil-Degrading Microbes
Posted on July 24, 2018Researchers conducted incubation experiments and examined the roles of temperature, nutrients, and initial bacterial community on oil biodegradation. Higher and lower temperatures yielded distinctly different bacterial community compositions, indicating that temperature is a key influencer of bacteria that respond when oil is present. -
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Oil Biodegradation Inhibited in Deep-Sea Sediments
Posted on July 19, 2018Degradation rates of oil were slower in the dark and cold waters of the depths of the Gulf of Mexico than at surface conditions, according to an international team of geoscientists trying to understand where the oil went during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. -
GoMRI Mourns the Passing of Dr. John “Wes” Tunnell
Posted on July 19, 2018It is with deep sadness that we share the news that Dr. John “Wes” Tunnell passed away on Saturday July 14, 2018 after battling cancer. Tunnell was a marine ecology and biology professor at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and an early orchestrator of the Harte Research Institute (HRI) for Gulf of Mexico studies. -
Workshops Enhance Genetic Sequence Library for Benthic Marine Organisms
Posted on July 17, 2018Nearly 100 scientists and researchers, including taxonomic and bioinformatics specialists, representing forty academic and research institutions, participated in genomics workshops held at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. -
Genetics shed light on symbiosis of anglerfish and glowing bacteria
Posted on July 16, 2018Anglerfish live most of their lives in total darkness more than 1,000 meters below the ocean surface. Female anglerfish sport a glowing lure on top of their foreheads, basically a pole with a light bulb on its end, where bioluminescent bacteria live. -
![Session and workshop proposal deadline: 20 September 2018 Please submit your proposal online. (Details below.) The Scientific Program Committee for the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation’s 25th Biennial Conference (CERF […]](https://gulfresearchinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/cerf-2019-conference-logo-125x125.png "Opportunity: Call for Scientific Session and Workshop Proposals")
Opportunity: Call for Scientific Session and Workshop Proposals
Posted on July 12, 2018Session and workshop proposal deadline: 20 September 2018 Please submit your proposal online. (Details below.) The Scientific Program Committee for the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation’s 25th Biennial Conference (CERF […] -
Grad Student Richards Uses Fish Muscle Tissue to Explore Deep-Sea Food Web Structure
Posted on July 12, 2018The deep-pelagic habitat (200 m depth to just above the seabed) is the largest habitat in the Gulf of Mexico, yet we know very little about it compared to coastal and shallow-water habitats.
