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Topic: Nutrient pollution and hypoxia

Photo showing scientists MacKenzie Smith from LUMCON (back center), Abby Roche from LSU (front center) and Emily Savoie from LSU (right) collect near-bottom water aboard the R/V Pelican to obtain oxygen measurements used to determine the size of the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone.

NOAA and partners announce below-average 'dead zone' measured in Gulf of Mexico

August 2, 2023

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nutrient pollution and hypoxia

Photo showing scientists MacKenzie Smith from LUMCON (back center), Abby Roche from LSU (front center) and Emily Savoie from LSU (right) collect near-bottom water aboard the R/V Pelican to obtain oxygen measurements used to determine the size of the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone.

Photo showing scientist watching sunset between conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) casts during a Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia measurement cruise aboard the RV Pelican.

NOAA, partners to report on 2023 Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ monitoring cruise

July 26, 2023

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nutrient pollution and hypoxia

Photo showing scientist watching sunset between conductivity, temperature, and depth (CTD) casts during a Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia measurement cruise aboard the RV Pelican.

Photo of a shrimp boat trawling for shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: Brendan Turley, NOAA Fisheries.

NOAA forecasts below-average summer 'dead zone' in Gulf of Mexico

June 5, 2023

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nutrient pollution and hypoxia

Photo of a shrimp boat trawling for shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico. Credit: Brendan Turley, NOAA Fisheries.

Photo of Nancy Rabalais recording data during a cruise aboard the R/V Pelican in the Gulf of Mexico to study hypoxia.

Below-average Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ measured

August 3, 2022

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nutrient pollution and hypoxia

Photo of Nancy Rabalais recording data during a cruise aboard the R/V Pelican in the Gulf of Mexico to study hypoxia.

Bubbles follow in a trail after a large cylindrical device that has been dropped into the water. The device is hooked onto a long cord.

NOAA, partners to report on 2022 Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ monitoring cruise

July 27, 2022

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nutrient pollution and hypoxia

Bubbles follow in a trail after a large cylindrical device that has been dropped into the water. The device is hooked onto a long cord.

Scientists prepare to collect near-bottom water aboard the R/V Pelican to verify oxygen measurements used to determine the size of the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone.

Larger-than-average Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ measured

August 3, 2021

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nutrient pollution and hypoxia

Scientists prepare to collect near-bottom water aboard the R/V Pelican to verify oxygen measurements used to determine the size of the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone.

Scientists measured the extent of the Gulf of Mexico hypoxia zone in 2020 aboard the R/V Pelican.

NOAA, partners to report on annual Gulf of Mexico ‘dead zone’ monitoring cruise

July 29, 2021

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nutrient pollution and hypoxia

Scientists measured the extent of the Gulf of Mexico hypoxia zone in 2020 aboard the R/V Pelican.

Mississippi River watershed maps showing areas of pollution runoff and discharges from agricultural and urban areas that contribute to annual summer hypoxic (dead) zone in the Gulf of Mexico.

NOAA forecasts average-sized ‘dead zone’ for the Gulf of Mexico

June 3, 2021

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nutrient pollution and hypoxia

Mississippi River watershed maps showing areas of pollution runoff and discharges from agricultural and urban areas that contribute to annual summer hypoxic (dead) zone in the Gulf of Mexico.

Scientists from LUMCON and NOAA collect oxygen measurements to determine the size of the 2018 Gulf of Mexico dead zone, an area of low oxygen that can kill fish and marine life. This cruise has been performed since 1985, creating an important long term data set for scientists.

NOAA forecasts very large ‘dead zone’ for Gulf of Mexico

June 10, 2019

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nutrient pollution and hypoxia

Scientists from LUMCON and NOAA collect oxygen measurements to determine the size of the 2018 Gulf of Mexico dead zone, an area of low oxygen that can kill fish and marine life. This cruise has been performed since 1985, creating an important long term data set for scientists.

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October 18, 2013

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