Deepwater Exploration Workshop overview of NOAA's Gulf of Mexico Explorations 2001-2009, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, July 23, 2010, Silver Spring, MD
Around 10:00 pm CDT on April 20, 2010, a gas explosion occurred on the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon about 40 miles southeast of the Louisiana coast. The explosion killed 11 workers, injured 17 others, ignited an intense fire that burned...
Coral ecosystems are a source of food for millions; protect coastlines from storms and erosion; provide habitat, spawning and nursery grounds for economically important fish species; provide jobs and income to local economies from fishing, recreation, and...
Bring back the Gulf : a better plan than dumping abandoned oil rigs into the Gulf of Mexico
The goal of this analysis is to enable a reasonable assessment of the most promising future scenarios that would support returning the Gulf of Mexico to its richly-productive natural state. We provide an examination of the best information available on th...
Discovery of new resources with pharmaceutical potential (pharmaceutical discovery)
The science party for this leg of the expedition consisted of two groups of scientists from the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution. The first group searched for previously undiscovered compounds in marine organisms that may be able to study, treat, o...
Exploration of outer shelf and slope habitats off the coast of North Carolina, August 5-15, 2002; Mission two, summary
The two primary goals of this mission were to study two distinct and unique habitats: 1) the outer shelf hardgrounds in water depths of 80-200 m that are characterized by rocky outcrops, hard-bottom "pavement", pinnacles, and sand channels; and 2) reef ba...
Application of the WCPA-Marine/WWF Guidebook on evaluating effective management in MPAs. Galapagos a demonstration case
Presents to MPA managers and practitioners a case study of Galapagos Marine Reserve, Ecuador, to demonstrate how to apply the book, "How is your MPA doing? A guidebook of natural and social indicators for evaluating marine protected area management effect...
Application of the WCPA-Marine/WWF Guidebook on evaluating effective management in MPAs. Mafia Island a demonstration case
Presents to MPA managers and practitioners a case study of Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania to demonstrate how to apply the book, "How is your MPA doing? A guidebook of natural and social indicators for evaluating marine protected area management effect...
Application of the WCPA-Marine/WWF Guidebook on evaluating effective management in MPAs. Miramare : a demonstration case
Presents to MPA managers and practitioners a case study of Miramare Natural Marine Reserve, Italy to demonstrate how to apply the book, "How is your MPA doing? A guidebook of natural and social indicators for evaluating marine protected area management ef...
Deepwater Exploration Workshop overview of NOAA's Gulf of Mexico Explorations 2001-2009, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, July 23, 2010, Silver Spring, MD