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Understanding Gulf Ocean Systems Initiative Marks 10,000 Profiles of the Loop Current

Investments supported by the Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are transforming our knowledge of the Loop Current, the dominant physical ...
Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Listening to the Living Gulf

The Gulf of Mexico has long been a crossroads of biodiversity and culture, a region shaped by mighty rivers and powerful hurricanes, oil platforms and vibrant coral reefs. Yet, beneath its surface, an ...
Nature

Gulf of Mexico Ocean Circulation and Variability

The Gulf of Mexico represents a dynamic and complex marine environment where the interplay of large-scale ocean currents and mesoscale eddies drives significant regional variability. At the heart of ...
AOL

Meet the Most Massive Sharks in the Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico is a large basin with around 617,800 square miles of water. The area supports diverse marine life, including many species of sharks. There are around 24 different species of sharks ...
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This year's Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' is 21% smaller than estimates from early June

NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone"—an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life—is approximately 4,402 square miles, 21% smaller ...