NGOMEX
September 19, 2017
This historical program remains on this website to highlight projects it funded, which all closed by August 31, 2022. Northern Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems &
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Decision Support Tool Visualizing Effects of Nutrient Reduction Goals on Fisheries Species Released
February 14, 2024
The NCCOS Northern Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems and Hypoxia Assessment Program (NGOMEX) has produced various ecosystem models that predict the effects of hypoxia on living
Below Average Summer 2023 ‘Dead Zone’ Measured in Gulf of Mexico
August 2, 2023
NCCOS-supported scientists have determined that this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” — an area of low oxygen that can kill fish and marine life
New Funding to Reduce Nutrient Pollution Reviewed at Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force Annual Meeting
February 15, 2023
The Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force held its 37th annual meeting in December to review ongoing actions to improve water quality in the Mississippi
Third Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force Report to Congress Published
July 6, 2022
The Gulf of Mexico is home to the largest annual hypoxic zone in the United States, an area of low oxygen which puts at risk
NOAA Forecasts An Average ‘Dead Zone’ for Gulf of Mexico In Summer 2022
June 2, 2022
NCCOS scientists are forecasting this summer’s Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone or “dead zone”—an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and
Researchers Determine Flood Risk for 13 Coastal Counties in Northern Gulf of Mexico
May 3, 2022
Coastal communities need to know what actions to take to mitigate flooding, now and in the future as sea level rises. A new NCCOS-funded study
Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Task Force Convenes to Direct Future Work
January 12, 2022
The Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force, otherwise known as the Hypoxia Task Force (HTF), held a virtual fall meeting from December
Phytoplankton on Louisiana Shelf Show Seasonal Commonalities
September 20, 2021
NCCOS sponsored researchers analyzed common phytoplankton taxa and accompanying environmental data for 672 surface water samples collected from 95 stations located on the Louisiana/Texas shelf
Larger than Expected Summer ‘Dead Zone’ Measured in Gulf of Mexico
August 3, 2021
NCCOS-supported scientists have determined that this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone”—an area of low oxygen that can kill fish and marine life—is approximately 6,334