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New species of baleen whale discovered in the Gulf of Mexico

February 3, 2021
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A 2021 article in Marine Mammal Science indicates that the whale previously known as the Bryde’s (pronounced “broodus”) whale is actually a new whale species living in the Gulf of Mexico. The new species is now called the Rice's whale.

NOAA experts to discuss proposed regulations related to Gulf of Mexico geophysical surveys

June 21, 2018
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Aerial photo of sperm whales, which are found in the Gulf of Mexico

Video: Why scientists are studying deep-sea coral genetics in the Gulf of Mexico

November 6, 2017
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This image from 2011 shows a gorgonian sea fan and symbiotic brittle stars from a site at approximately 350 meters depth in the Green Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico.

Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ is the largest ever measured

August 2, 2017
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Scientists from Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium deploy a water sensor called a CTD sonde rosette to collect water samples to test for oxygen levels during the 2015 R/V Pelican's shelf wide hypoxia cruise.

NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program awards $16.7 million for Gulf of Mexico research

July 12, 2017
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Fishermen collect oysters in the Gulf of Mexico. Several of the RESTORE Act Science Program awards are going towards projects looking at effects on oyster reefs and optimizing oyster resources.

NOAA, USGS and partners predict third largest Gulf of Mexico summer ‘dead zone’ ever

June 20, 2017
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Scientists from Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium deploy a water sensor called a CTD sonde rosette to collect water samples to test for oxygen levels during the 2015 R/V Pelican's shelf wide hypoxia cruise.

NOAA-funded study ties Gulf shrimp prices, hypoxic 'dead zones'

January 30, 2017
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A Gulf of Mexico shrimp.

Dauphin Island Sea Lab Educator Workshopsoffsite link

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