Gulf of Mexico – oceanbites

Ecology

The Deep Unknown The deep ocean is an alien world. Life here must contend with crushing pressures, near-freezing temperatures,…

Drymon, J. M., K. Feldheim, A. M. V. Fournier, E. A. Seubert, A. E. Jefferson, A. M. Kroetz, and S.…

technology

Researchers from Texas A&M and Woods Hole tested out a new, 3D camera system designed to look at deep sea…

Oil seeps are naturally occurring sources of oil to the marine environment. This study looks at the impacts of oil…

Due to coastal development and natural erosion, shoreline fish communities are stressed. Several versions of artificial structures have been built…

When undersea wells blowout, toxic concentrations of hydrocarbons can be rapidly released into the environment. The media presents these blowouts…

How will northward shifting tropical species interact with the temperate habitats they encounter? An example from seagrass habitat in the…

Fisheries

Commercial shrimp trawlers haul in 3 to 15 times more of anything else than they do shrimp. Most of these…

Bubbles elicit scenes of childhood summers playing on the front stoop or backyard. On the other hand, put bubbles at…

Biology

The black sun coral is "invading" the Gulf! Once settled, it could out-compete other benthic epifauna and change the dynamic…

Cement, limestone, and even old barges are being used in the northern Gulf of Mexico to build additional habitats for…