Category Archives: Full-Length Videos (15+ Minutes)
Jewels of the Gulf is a 16-minute documentary highlighting research into Deepwater Horizon’s continued impacts on deep-sea corals. Background: On April 20th 2010, approximately 50 miles from the Louisiana coastline, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig experienced a catastrophic failure that resulted in the largest marine oil spill in history. Over the course of 87 days, Read More
The video was created by former Relationships of Effects of Cardiac Outcomes in fish for Validation of Ecological Risk (RECOVER) consortium outreach coordinator Dan DiNicola and highlights the consortium’s efforts to capture spawning, feeding, and migratory behaviors in wild mahi using PSAT tags. The consortia commented: “As a last project Dan created and produced the Read More
“Magical discovery moments” is how Dr. Samantha “Mandy” Joye describes scenes at the bottom of the ocean. Now, thanks to the BBC-produced documentary series Blue Planet II, we can get a glimpse of these discovery moments and join discussions about the ocean’s importance. The series, narrated by David Attenborough, includes seven episodes about exploring the Read More
In April 20, 2010, the Gulf of Mexico had its greatest mishap in record time with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, wherein an estimated 1,000 barrels of oil (peaking at more 60,000 barrels) per day were released into the Gulf for 87 days, for a total of 3.19 million barrels for the entire duration. The Read More
Screenscope, Inc. has completed production of three Dispatches from the Gulf documentary films, which features scientists working to better understand the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Dispatches from the Gulf is part of the Journey to Planet Earth series and is narrated by Matt Damon. All three films and corresponding educational materials are Read More
A seminar series by Sea Grant in the Gulf of Mexico (Navigating Shifting Sands: Oil on our Beaches) was held on August 5, 2015, in Pensacola, FL. Scientists shared their work to answer lingering questions about oil that washed up on Alabama and Florida beaches during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. More than 85 participants Read More
Click here to watch the conference presentations about research that helps answer “what have we learned, what does it mean, and how can it be used?” This year’s event was especially significant as the Principal Investigators of eight GoMRI consortia presented highlights during the opening plenary from their groups’ three-year research efforts. During a conference Read More