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Focus on fishing on warmer days for consistent bite

Focus on fishing on warmer days for consistent bite - Read this weeks Fishing News from Anna Maria Island, Florida ...

Gulf of Mexico under pressure from oil industry’s new deepwater technology

Early one morning in March 2010, Captain Gary Jarvis cast a heavyweight line into the Gulf of Mexico from the deck of his 57-foot charter boat, “Backdown 2.” The sun hadn’t yet risen. But bright white ...

Which Is the Largest Gulf in the World?

The Gulf of Mexico is the largest gulf in the world. Discover why the Gulf of Mexico is the largest gulf in the world, ...
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US pioneers restoration of deep water corals damaged by country’s worst oil spill

Scientists are conducting a pioneering large-scale deep-sea coral restoration in the Gulf of Mexico following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which damaged 1,994 square kilometers (770 square ...
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Elisa Baldrighi: Deep-sea sediment meiofauna and nematode communities as sentinels to assess the disastrous Deepwater Horizon oil spill impact in the Gulf of Mexico

Elisa Baldrighi, Ph.D., is a research assistant professor in the Department of Biology. She received her Ph.D. in marine biology and ecology from the Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, in 2013.