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Deepwater Horizon Response

BP has stopped using dispersants in the Gulf – for now

July 22, 2010by oceanwire 2 Comments

We’ve crunched the numbers from the Deepwater Horizon Unified Command press shop, compiling their daily stats for dispersants used in the Gulf of Mexico so far – and the official […]

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NOAA Ocean Explorer: Lophelia II 2009: Deepwater Coral Expeditio

The Gulf’s deepwater corals

June 2, 2010by oceanwire Leave a comment

The New York Times has an excellent article today discussing state of science and research about deepwater corals in the Gulf of Mexico. As we’ve blogged, the site of the […]

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gulf oil spill, sealife

gushing oil, chemical dispersants and sealife

May 11, 2010by oceanwire 1 Comment

Video released by the Deepwater Horizon Response team from the oil leak site shows the sheer volume of crude spraying into the deep sea 24/7 (visible especially starting at 1:58) […]

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gulf oil spill, ocean pollution, sealife

Gulf of Mexico – resources

May 1, 2010by oceanwire Leave a comment

The first oiled bird has been treated, Gulf Coast fishermen are training to become oil cleanup workers, and President Obama is heading to the spill site. Visit our Gulf of […]

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life in the Gulf’s Mississippi Canyon

April 30, 2010by oceanwire Leave a comment

Oil from the Deepwater Horizon’s well is spewing 5,000 gallons of oil a day into the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico’s Mississippi Canyon. Engineers try to build a […]

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gulf oil spill, sealife
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refuges in the first oil impact zone?

April 28, 2010by oceanwire Leave a comment

Much news, none of  it good, is streaming to us from the Gulf of Mexico, where an exploded oil rig has likely claimed 11 human lives and its uncapped well […]

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