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GulfCast: Dispatches from the Gulf

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GulfCast: The “Dispatches from the Gulf” Podcast
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On April 20, 2010 the Deepwater Horizon disaster changed the lives of millions living near the Gulf of Mexico – as well as the scientists who responded to the crisis. These are some of their stories... intimate portraits of research – innovation – discovery.
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“Dispatches from the Gulf” is a multimedia initiative that investigates the environmental health of the Gulf of Mexico in the years after the Deepwater Horizon blowout on April 20, 2010. That’s when the world's ninth largest body of water became a place where thousands of communities and millions of citizens were put in jeopardy by a single incident – the largest off-shore oil spill in U.S. history. Today, a global team of scientists from a consortia of academic institutions is working together to protect and restore one of our planet's most valuable natural resources. Their ultimate goal is to learn how to cope with the challenges of future oil spills.
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The initiative consists of documentaries (narrated by Matt Damon), short videos, podcasts, and additional educational resources related to oceanographic scientists, researchers, and institutions.

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GulfCast Ep. 50 - Saving Science

November 01, 2017 14:44 - 7 minutes - 14.4 MB

Recent polls show that more people than ever before do not trust science or believe scientists. Scientists Sean Powers, John Hildebrand, Kait Frasier, Margaret Leinen, and Tamay Özgökmen share their thoughts on the role science plays in society and their obligation to provide objective information about the impact of humans and how the world works. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Rese...

GulfCast Ep. 49 - What We Know Almost Eight Years After The Oil Spill

October 24, 2017 21:13 - 8 minutes - 16.2 MB

Since 2010, hundreds of scientists have been researching the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Some are optimistic; some less so. But all agree that it is critical to continue to study and monitor the Gulf to understand the full impact in the decades to come. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) web site at gulfresearchinitiative.org.

GulfCast Ep. 48 - Marine Snow – Underwater Blizzards

October 17, 2017 22:09 - 6 minutes - 11.8 MB

Marine snow is made up of particles of tiny algae, plants, feces, and pieces of dead animals. These particles get colonized by organisms and become the food web that is transported to the deep ocean. Biological oceanographer Uta Passow’s research focuses on how oil affects marine snow and how marine snow affects oil. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) web site...

GulfCast Ep. 47 - Cynthia Smith: Marine Mammals in the Gulf

October 11, 2017 16:50 - 7 minutes - 13.4 MB

Dr. Cynthia Smith (NMMF) is a marine mammal veterinarian. She and her team are responsible for the medical care and well-being of the US Navy’s dolphin population in San Diego. Dr. Smith is applying what she has learned about the Navy’s dolphins to the conservation of their wild counterparts — particularly in the Gulf of Mexico where their population has been struggling with low fertility and failed pregnancies. NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on ...

GulfCast Ep. 46 - How Plants and Bacteria Work Together to Clean Up Oil

October 04, 2017 15:35 - 5 minutes - 10.4 MB

Bay Jimmy, Louisiana is one of many small bays in the Mississippi River Delta whose marshes were hit hard by Deepwater Horizon oil. Professor Sunshine Van Bael and her team at Tulane University collect samples from Bay Jimmy to determine how plants and bacteria work together to break down oil and clean up buried pockets in the marshes. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiati...

GulfCast Ep. 45 - The LASER Cruise: Calm Seas

September 27, 2017 13:58 - 7 minutes - 13.5 MB

The seas have calmed and the LASER crew is able to drop the drifters – about a 1,000 in total. Their GPS chips will relay location data back to servers in Miami for the next three months. The data the team collects will go a long way towards improving computer models of ocean currents and hopefully mitigate effects of future oil spills. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiat...

GulfCast Ep. 44 - The LASER Cruise: Rough Weather

September 20, 2017 17:13 - 8 minutes - 15.6 MB

The Gulf of Mexico isn’t the stormiest place in the world, but 2016 was an El Nino year and several severe storms that created waves as high as 10 feet rocked the LASER crew. Each member reacted to the extreme conditions differently. Getting seasick together is quite a bonding experience. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) web site at gulfresearchinitiative.org.

GulfCast Ep. 43 - The LASER Cruise: Drifters

September 12, 2017 17:05 - 7 minutes - 9.84 MB

When the Deepwater Horizon oil spill occurred, it was difficult to know where the oil might end up. The LASER team’s goal was to study how the oil spreads out via ocean currents, so they could create predictive models for future spills. Thousand of drifters would be required to execute the experiment, but existing drifters were extremely expensive due to the GPS component. Two years were spent designing specialized drifters into a low-cost, packable version that performs well in the open oc...

GulfCast Ep. 42 - The LASER Cruise: Meet Eric D’Asaro

September 06, 2017 15:01 - 5 minutes - 10.6 MB

In January 2016, an international team of scientists assembled for a 31-day research mission to track ocean currents in the Gulf of Mexico and then process the data in the months afterwards. Nicknamed the LASER Cruise, the scope of the project was enormous. So how do you manage such an incredible undertaking with so many facets? You get someone like oceanographer Eric D’Asaro to be your chief scientist. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research upd...

GulfCast Ep. 41 - Kelly Dorgan: Animals in the Sediment

August 30, 2017 15:53 - 5 minutes - 9.85 MB

Dr. Kelly Dorgan is a senior marine scientist at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. She and her team are studying the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the animals – like clams and worms – that live in the sediments of Louisiana’s Chandeleur Islands. These “muck-dwellers” are crucial to the ecosystem. They regenerate nutrients that create healthy sea grasses and marshes, while also serving as food for fish populations. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see th...

GulfCast Ep. 40 - Scott Rikard: Oysters in the Gulf

August 23, 2017 14:45 - 6 minutes - 11.5 MB

Scott Rikard manages the hatchery at Auburn University’s Shellfish Laboratory, which produces millions of oysters every year. Scott and his team cultivate oysters for a variety of purposes — some for research and others for aquaculture farms and wild reefs in the Gulf of Mexico. Their research examines the effects of freshwater releases on oyster populations. The ultimate goal is to help the ecosystem recover, which in turn assists the seafood industry. NOTE: Science is continually evolvin...

GulfCast Ep. 39 - Kait Frasier: The Whales and Dolphins of the Gulf

August 11, 2017 18:57 - 6 minutes - 13 MB

Dr. Kait Frasier (Scripps Institution of Oceanography) is a pioneer in bioacoustics. She’s part of a research team that is studying how Gulf dolphins and whales are faring since Deepwater Horizon by examining the sounds and calls they make. Using more than six years of underwater recordings, she tracks which species were present at the time of the spill and how they are functioning in their habitat in th present day. NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research update...

GulfCast Ep. 38 - Jon Moore: Discovering New Species

August 09, 2017 16:14 - 5 minutes - 9.82 MB

Dr. Jon Moore and his team from Florida Atlantic University have been studying animals at six different depths in the Gulf of Mexico — all the way from the surface to about 1500 meters down. Their research has added nearly 70 new species to the list of fish in the Gulf, which can be exciting, but also tricky and tedious — like in the case of the fanged, luminescent viperfish. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please v...

GulfCast Ep. 37 - Kristen Thyng: Complex Ocean Models

August 02, 2017 17:22 - 4 minutes - 7.83 MB

Dr. Kristen Thyng is a research professor at Texas A&M University, where she’s put a background in physics and math to study transport modeling of oil in the Texas and Louisiana shelf. Dr. Thyng uses complex models based on thousands of field measurements to run what are called “drifters” through possible ocean current scenarios. Essentially, these models let her make a very educated guess where a message in a bottle — or a patch of oil — would end up if you dropped it anywhere in the Gulf ...

GulfCast Ep. 36 - Tony Amos: Animal Rehabilitation and Recovery

July 26, 2017 14:43 - 7 minutes - 14.3 MB

Tony Amos, a research fellow at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, has a unique voice in the story of the Gulf’s health. For nearly 40 years, he has been walking the beaches of Mustang Island, Texas recording data about the species and human disruption that he sees. This work led Amos to start the Animal Rehabilitation Keep (ARK), an organization that rehabilitates and re-releases injured animals. [https://utmsi.utexas.edu/about/facilities/ark] NOTE: Dr. Amos passed away in 2...

GulfCast Ep. 35 - Using Zooplankton to Detect Oil Contamination in Fish

July 19, 2017 15:21 - 4 minutes - 8.59 MB

Graduate students Jana Herrmann and Carla Culpepper work in the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory studying the diets of larval fish. They’re using zooplankton – tiny animals that float in the ocean and feed baby fish – to look for oil contamination in fish populations. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) web site at gulfresearc...

GulfCast Ep. 34 - Piers Chapman: Seeps and Spills: Oil is Natural in the Gulf

July 11, 2017 19:09 - 5 minutes - 10.6 MB

Dr. Piers Chapman (TAMU) has been studying oil spills for decades and has taken what may be considered a controversial viewpoint about oil spills in the wake of Deepwater Horizon. While he agrees that keeping oil off of beaches and out of marshes is an important part of spill response, he thinks that the best solution for oil in the open ocean is to leave it alone and do nothing. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, plea...

GulfCast Ep. 33 - Raffaele Montuoro: Oceanic and Atmospheric Modeling

July 05, 2017 16:14 - 5 minutes - 9.55 MB

Dr. Rafaelle Montuoro (Texas A&M University) uses super computers to run complex numerical models of oceanic and atmospheric systems — called coupled models — to see how they interact. Although it’s not quite rocket science it is just about as complicated. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) web site at gulfresearchinitiative.org.

GulfCast Ep. 32 - The Science of Dispersants

June 27, 2017 19:48 - 6 minutes - 12.6 MB

Dr. Noshir Pesika (Tulane University) and Dr. Claire Paris-Limouzy (University of Miami) are working to understand the effects of dispersants sprayed during the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Dispersants are chemicals meant to help the cleanup effort by breaking oil apart into smaller droplets and keeping it from sticking to other surfaces. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Research Initia...

GulfCast Ep. 31 - Tracey Sutton: Fauna of the Ocean Deep

June 21, 2017 14:38 - 4 minutes - 9.18 MB

We often think of our planet as well studied and well understood. But even researchers at the cutting edge of the field, like Dr. Tracey Sutton (NSU), have to admit that we know very little about the deep ocean. Sutton and his team have been working for years to better understand the creatures that live in the depths. Below 200 meters things start to get weird. NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Research...

GulfCast Ep. 30 - Kendra Daly: From Ixtoc to Deepwater Horizon

June 14, 2017 18:30 - 16 minutes - 30.9 MB

Oceanographer Kendra Daly tells the riveting tale of barely surviving an emergency research cruise that responded to the Ixtoc blowout in 1979. Violent storms, toxic fumes, and oil fires plagued the trip. Dr. Daly swore she’d never return to the Gulf of Mexico and would certainly never respond to another spill. And then Deepwater Horizon happened, and she had to go back. This episode was recorded during a live event hosted by The Story Collider: Stories About Science.

GulfCast Ep. 29 - Ernst Peebles: Growing Up with Oil

June 06, 2017 18:36 - 16 minutes - 29.8 MB

Dr. Ernst Peebles (University of South Florida) remembers his brother’s teeth turning black from working in a Louisiana oil refinery. Through this and other stories, Peebles illustrates his personal connection to the health of the Gulf of Mexico. Hear more of his accounts of growing up surrounded by petroleum production. This episode was recorded during a live event hosted by The Story Collider: Stories About Science.

GulfCast Ep. 28 - Jim Verhulst: Life Through the Lens of Science

May 30, 2017 20:46 - 13 minutes - 24.9 MB

Today’s insights are from Jim Verhulst, a journalist and editor at the Tampa Bay Times. Jim has spent his career helping readers make sense of current events, often through the lens of science. But when it came to conceptualizing the magnitude of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Jim himself needed some scientific help. This episode was recorded during a live event hosted by The Story Collider: Stories About Science.

GulfCast Ep. 27 - Isabel Romero: One Hundred Years of Solitude

May 24, 2017 18:44 - 12 minutes - 23.2 MB

One Hundred Years of Solitude is a novel by Colombian author Gabriel García Marquéz, which follows an unbreakable cycle of misfortune in a fictional town called Macondo. Macondo is also the name of the oil well where the Deepwater Horizon rig was drilling. Colombian-born oceanographer Dr. Isabel Romero relates the misfortunes in that novel to the disastrous effects of the oil spills she’s seen in Colombia, the Gulf of Mexico, and beyond. This episode was recorded during a live event hosted b...

GulfCast Ep. 26 - Steve Murawski: “I’m a Fish Guy”

May 15, 2017 20:55 - 16 minutes - 30.9 MB

During an event with The Story Collider: Stories About Science, Dr. Steve Murawski (USF/C-IMAGE) gives a lively and harrowing account of his personal experiences during the Deepwater Horizon disaster. He also shares highlights from his 40-plus year career as a fisheries scientist.

GulfCast Ep. 25 - Marilyn Weiner: “We’re Not 60 Minutes”

May 10, 2017 15:41 - 6 minutes - 12.7 MB

Go behind the scenes for the making of the Emmy Award-winning documentary “Dispatches From The Gulf.” Marilyn Weiner, executive producer, shares how the story took shape, the unexpected discoveries, the amazing collaborations between scientists, and the joy that surfaced from the work being done. Here’s a highlight from the intriguing interview with Joan Michelson of Green Connections Radio. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 The complete interview (32 min.) can be heard on Green Connections Ra...

GulfCast Ep. 24 - Felicia Coleman: “Don’t Let It Get Here Today”

May 03, 2017 16:43 - 5 minutes - 9.41 MB

Dr. Felicia Coleman, director of the Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory, is often asked if the Deepwater Horizon disaster is this the worst thing that’s ever happened in the Gulf of Mexico. She is clear that the oil spill just added problems to a long list of existing ones, pushing the Gulf towards an ecological tipping point. These obstacles need to be overcome to ensure a resilient and sustainable Gulf. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see t...

GulfCast Ep. 23 - It’s More Like Vietnam Than New Orleans

April 26, 2017 15:36 - 6 minutes - 8.37 MB

Sandy Nguyen runs Coastal Communities (http://ccc-nola.org), a non-profit that was established to help the people of Southeast Louisiana who were immediately impacted by Deepwater Horizon – particularly commercial fishermen – start the psychological and economic recovery process. The majority of Sandy’s clients are Vietnamese, and she shares how their culture has responded.

GulfCast Ep. 22 - Rita Colwell: Breaking Down Barriers

April 19, 2017 17:52 - 12 minutes - 23.5 MB

Renowned microbiologist, oceanographer, and Chair of the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI), Dr. Rita Colwell was met with pushback as a woman starting her career in science. She heard things like, “Oh, we don’t waste fellowships on women.” And “Add a man. It’ll give it credibility.” She fought back and quickly disproved the precept that there are no career options for women in the field. She has risen to the top of academia and is an inspiration to aspiring scientists. Here’s a h...

GulfCast Ep. 21 - Joe Montoya: “We Are Explorers”

April 12, 2017 15:28 - 5 minutes - 7.28 MB

Joe Montoya is a professor of biology at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Growing up in a military family, he had the opportunity to travel and experience different ocean environments around the world. His resulting fascination led to a career in oceanography. Here, Dr. Montoya talks about being part of the scientific team that conducted the earliest Deepwater Horizon experiments just after the well was capped in September 2010. NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest...

GulfCast Ep. 20 - Star Trek & Some Thoughts About Science

April 04, 2017 18:49 - 4 minutes - 6.05 MB

The original television series “Star Trek” and NASA’s “Race to the Moon” inspired Tamay Özgökmen to become a scientist. Today, he is a Professor of Oceanography at the University of Miami. Like Mr. Spock, Dr. Özgökmen prefers to use quantitative, scientific methods to interpret the natural environment. He shares his thoughts on the benefits of science for young students. NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexic...

GulfCast Ep. 19 - Sharks, Sharks, and More Sharks!

March 29, 2017 19:11 - 5 minutes - 7.17 MB

Since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Dr. Dean Grubbs and his team of oceanographers have conducted a series of intense 24/7 research cruises in order to generate the biggest survey of deepwater sharks ever done in the Gulf of Mexico. The deep-sea species of the Gulf have shown signs of recovery, but there are still issues. And every cruise reveals something new. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gul...

GulfCast Ep. 18 - Is It Safe To Go In The Water?

March 21, 2017 17:53 - 4 minutes - 4.83 MB

“It was frightening. We just really had no idea what to expect. There was a high degree of fear and anticipation of the worst. And unfortunately our worst dreams came true. We smell fumes from oil; is it safe to stay here and breathe? Can we get in the water? Can we walk on the beach? Can we eat the seafood?” — Robert Craft The mayor of the coastal resort town of Gulf Shores, Alabama recounts the ordeal his community went through after the Deepwater Horizon disaster — when massive amounts ...

GulfCast Ep. 17 - Where Did All The Oysters Go?

March 14, 2017 19:21 - 7 minutes - 9.68 MB

Until recently, if you ate an oyster it most likely came from the Gulf of Mexico, which supplied more than 70% of all oysters harvested in the United States. But the Deepwater Horizon oil spill changed all that. The historically recession- and hurricane-proof oyster industry is harvesting and processing less than 25% of what it was before April 20, 2010. Their livelihoods gravely impacted, fishermen and shuckers struggle with poverty. Professor Sean Powers (University of South Alabama) expl...

GulfCast Ep. 16 - Nancy Rabalais: Blue Crabs & the Louisiana Wetlands

March 07, 2017 17:18 - 4 minutes - 8.54 MB

Professor Nancy Rabalais (LUMCON) and her team are studying the recovery of blue crab populations after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The Louisiana wetlands are under constant attack from sea level rise to perpetual, residual oil in the marshes from the oil and gas industry. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) web site at gulfresearchinitiative.org.

GulfCast Ep. 15 - Meet Louisiana Shrimper David Chauvin

February 21, 2017 19:53 - 5 minutes - 9.73 MB

David Chauvin is a fourth generation shrimper. He and his fellow watermen are accustomed to recovering from natural disasters like hurricanes. The man-made Deepwater Horizon disaster presented different kinds of challenges that proved to be difficult to overcome.

GulfCast Ep. 14 - My Town Was A War Zone

February 15, 2017 22:21 - 5 minutes - 7.07 MB

“When I first heard about the spill my first concern was if any lives were lost. We have so many people in the oil industry that it was very likely that somebody I knew would have been on the rig.” — Wayne Keller Today we will hear about the unsettling events that happened in a small Gulf of Mexico barrier island community just after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Though the disaster occurred in 2010, those first few days are still fresh in the memory of Grand Isle, Louisiana’s Port Direc...

GulfCast Ep. 13 - A Treadmill for Mahi-Mahi

February 01, 2017 17:05 - 4 minutes - 6.85 MB

Today, we will spend some time with Dr. Martin Grosell, Professor of Marine Biology at the University of Miami. He is studying how the Deepwater Horizon oil spill affected one of the most important recreational and commercial fisheries in the Gulf. Dr. Grosell and his research team capture Mahi-Mahi in the Gulfstream to use in their experiments. They put the fish inside a swim tunnel, which is basically a treadmill for fish, where they monitor metabolic rates and swim performance in fish ...

GulfCast Ep. 12 - The Psychological Impacts of an Oil Spill

January 24, 2017 19:44 - 6 minutes - 8.38 MB

“When the explosion of the Deep Water Horizon rig occurred we were all in shock. We all saw the horrific pictures. We all thought and prayed for the families of the crew members on the rig. We were dealing with so many unknowns.” — Herb Malone, Gulf Shores, Alabama Watermen, oil field workers, and those dependent upon tourism for their livelihood still struggle with anger and anxiety six years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion. For generations, these Gulf residents have rebounded quickly...

GulfCast Ep. 11 - Eureka Moments: Inspiration Comes from Unexpected Places

January 17, 2017 20:40 - 6 minutes - 9.54 MB

How do scientists get inspired? What drives them to keep discovering? Where do they find motivation? When do they do their best thinking? Why do they keep pushing the limits of knowledge? We’re sharing first person accounts about those special moments in the lives of scientists that we call “eureka moments.” Featuring Dr. Martin Grovel (University of Miami), Dr. Brian Haus (University of Miami), Tamay Özgökmen (University of Miami), Dr. Kristen Thyng (Texas A&M University), and Dr. Mandy ...

GulfCast Ep. 10 - When You Fail, You Are Doing Good Science

January 11, 2017 15:55 - 5 minutes - 7.01 MB

While it may seem like a contradictory idea, failure can often better prepare scientists for discovery and success. Scientists Raffaele Montuoro, Piers Chapman, and Steve DiMarco acknowledge the importance of failure and how much is to be learned from it. Their message to young scientists: “It is okay to fail.” |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) web site at g...

GulfCast Ep. 9 - Meet Tracy Harvey - The New Generation of Oceanographers

January 04, 2017 16:15 - 3 minutes - 4.6 MB

Tracy Harvey has always been fascinated by marine and fresh water ecosystems. She brings that passion to her graduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Marine Science. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) web site at gulfresearchinitiative.org.

GulfCast Ep. 8 - Lessons from the Past: The Exxon Valdez

December 13, 2016 21:36 - 5 minutes - 7.63 MB

In 1989, 11 million gallons of crude leaked from the Exxon Valdez oil tanker into Prince William Sound, Alaska — devastating everything in its path and causing fishery collapses in the years that followed. For oceanographers studying the impact of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on Gulf of Mexico fisheries, the Valdez spill provides important parallels and lessons. NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Rese...

GulfCast Ep. 6 - Can the Gulf’s Microbial Worker Bees Survive?

November 30, 2016 18:03 - 4 minutes - 6.18 MB

Dr. Mandy Joye (University of Georgia) is a microbial geochemist. Part of her work includes studies on microbial oceanic “worker bees” that carry out critical processes and keep the ocean healthy. She shares how they are reacting in the years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) web site at gulfresearchinitiative.org.

GulfCast Ep. 5 - “How I Lost The Nobel Prize”

November 21, 2016 22:33 - 4 minutes - 6.66 MB

Science is a full contact sport and it’s not for the faint of heart. On a daily basis you have “eureka” moments and you have profound “what did I just do?” moments. Dr. Steve DiMarco shares how a potential Nobel Prize-winning experiment plunged into failure. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) web site at gulfresearchinitiative.org.

GulfCast Ep. 4 - Dr. Tamara Frank: “I Was Told I Should Be A Florist”

November 15, 2016 20:35 - 5 minutes - 7.15 MB

Dr. Tamara Frank shares why getting a job as an aspiring female scientist was very challenging. But first she talks about her current research – the nocturnal life of small ocean animals living at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) web site at gulfresearchinitiative.org.

GulfCast: Ep. 3 - We Won’t Leave Our Dead Behind

November 07, 2016 18:15 - 4 minutes - 6.85 MB

The United Houma Nation depends upon the bounty provided by the coastal waters and bayous of Louisiana. Their principal chief, Thomas Dardar, Jr., shares the struggles the tribe has faced to preserve their ancestral way of life after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

GulfCast: Ep. 2 - Invasion of Lionfish!

November 01, 2016 21:09 - 7 minutes - 10.9 MB

Dr. Patterson has a truly amazing story to tell us – it’s about the invasion of alien predators that has reached epic proportions in the Gulf of Mexico: LIONFISH. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) web site at gulfresearchinitiative.org.

GulfCast Ep. 1 - Mr. Spock Meets Deepwater Horizon

October 20, 2016 18:09 - 8 minutes - 11.6 MB

Dr. Chris Reddy, senior scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, describes what it was like to be an eyewitness to the largest oil spill in U.S. history. Chris also explains why he’s such a big fan of Star Trek hero Mr. Spock. But first he talks about a relative who inspired him to become a scientist. |||||||||||||||||||| NOTE: Science is continually evolving. To see the latest research updates on this topic, please visit the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) web site a...

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September 12, 2016 20:18 - 33 seconds - 1020 KB

Gulfcast: Introduction to the “Dispatches from the Gulf” Project