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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SHRIMP CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT AND ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
(2013-02-04)
The commercial shrimp harvest is the second most important fishery in the United States, and eighty percent of this harvest by weight is caught in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Survival rate in the post larval stage in GOM ...
Distribution of Methane in the Gulf of Mexico
(2015-09-30)
Methane (CH4) originating from thermogenic (e.g. seafloor seeps) and biogenic sources (e.g. methanogenesis) affects the distribution of methane concentrations at varying depths in the ocean. A comprehensive survey of CH4 ...
Feeding Ecology of Coastal Sharks in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico
(2014-05-28)
The feeding ecology of three coastal shark species consisting of Atlantic Sharpnose (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae), Bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo), and Atlantic Blacktip (Carcharhinus limbatus) was examined in the northwest ...
The Effects of Crude Oil on the Marine Diatom, Phaeodactylum tricornutum, Grown in Silica-Enriched and Silica-Limited Conditions
(2018-04-30)
This experiment was designed to determine the effects that crude oil and dispersants have on a marine diatom, Phaeodactylum tricornutum. This species was chosen as it has a siliceous frustule, which may increase its ...
Estimation of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Effects on Population Dynamics of the Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
(2018-04-19)
Deepwater Horizon (DWH) was the largest offshore oil spill in US history. The result was approximately 3.19 million barrels of oil being released into the ocean. Deepwater Horizon significantly affected the Gulf of Mexico ...
A Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Texas Bays and Marine Species
Temporal and spatial analysis of marine species distributions within the Gulf of Mexico is important in recognizing trends as to how their population dynamics change. Recognizing these trends can help fisheries and bay ...
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Epibenthic Deep-Sea Megafauna of the Northern Gulf of Mexico
(2019-05-03)
In this study, we assessed the bioaccumulation of oil-derived and man-made pollutants in deep-sea epibenthic megafauna from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (or PAHs) were measured as representatives ...
The Recent Expansion of Invasive Tubastraea coccinea Throughout the Gulf of Mexico and its Relation to Oil and Gas Platforms
(2019-04-23)
Invasive species have large economic and ecological impacts, including agriculture losses, native species replacement, ecological function modification, and altered community structure. Despite this, invasive marine species ...
Observation Of A Distributional Mechanism: Implications In Support Of A Kemp's Ridley Pelagic Nursery Hypothesis
(1995)
The Gulf of Mexico contains the only known breeding population of Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles (Lepidochelys kempi); the turtles come ashore to nest along a seventeen mile stretch of coastline near the town of Rancho Nuevo ...
Nitrous Oxide Biogeochemistry in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse and ozone-depleting gas produced in the ocean and released to the atmosphere. N2O can be produced in areas of low oxygen such as hypoxic areas and oxygen minimum zones. The shelf ...