Photo above: Sunset on the Gulf of Mexico: Courtesy of NOAA Teacher at Sea blog.

Deepwater Horizon anniversary: Preliminary results and 2016 research

April 18, 2016 | Hayley Rutger

Since the early days of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which began April 20, 2010, Mote Marine Laboratory has played a significant role in research investigating how oil exposure can affect marine life during and even after a spill. Today, Mote scientists are working toward developing rapid health-diagnostic...

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Five years after Deepwater Horizon, research continues

April 22, 2015 | Hayley Rutger

The Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank on April 22, 2010, after an explosion on April 20 that killed 11 workers and set off one of the worst environmental disasters in our nation's history. Today, Mote Marine Laboratory is advancing new research related to the spill, focusing on the health of key fishes...