NOAA-supported ocean explorations: A foundation for education and for understanding oil spill-related changes in the Gulf of Mexico

NOAA and partners conducted 11 ocean explorations in the Gulf of Mexico during the past ten years, providing a foundation of information against which to measure change to the region's ecosystems - changes that may relate to the Deepwater Horizon event that took place a year ago.

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