The hypoxic zone located off the coast of Louisiana and Texas forms each summer and threatens valuable commercial and recreational Gulf fisheries. Seeking solutions to reduce the size of the ...

National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science supported scientists have documented that the 2011 "dead zone"(area of hypoxia, or low oxygen) in the northern Gulf of Mexico west of the Mississippi ...

This week, researchers from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science are surveying fish populations in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary prior to an experimental closure of certain areas ...

In June, scientists predicted that the Gulf of Mexico's annual dead zone - a subsea region where the water contains too little oxygen to support life - might develop into ...

Online social media tools have revolutionized communications. Facebook, You Tube, and Twitter are now commonplace in the private sector and increasingly being used by the federal government. These social media ...

Atlantic croaker, one of the most abundant fish in the Gulf of Mexico, are starting to exhibit changes that appear to be related to the massive summer "Dead Zone." A ...

Due to extreme flooding of the Mississippi River this spring the Gulf of Mexico's hypoxic zone is predicted to be larger than average this year, possibly the largest on record ...

Why "red tide" dinoflagellates make compounds that are toxic to fish and humans has been a mystery for decades. Possible functions include aiding prey capture, deterring grazers, or neutralizing competitors ...

In June 2011, a House of Representatives subcommittee on energy and environment unveiled a bill to reauthorize research on hypoxic 'dead zones' and harmful algal blooms (HABs). During a hearing ...

2011 Gulf Hypoxia in Brief Forecast: 8,500 - 9,421 square miles June: Preliminary survey cruise July: Release of updated forecast August 1: Preliminary press release date for measured size In ...