Tracking Deep-Sea Coral Health After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Environmental News Network - Tracking Deep-sea Coral Health After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Fifteen years after the devastating Deepwater Horizon oil spill poured an estimated 134 million gallons of oil into the marine environment, vital long-term monitoring work involving University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa oceanographers continues to chart the slow path to recovery for the region’s deep-sea coral communities, providing critical information to guide their restoration.

Tracking Deep-sea Coral Health After Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Fifteen years after the devastating Deepwater Horizon oil spill poured an estimated 134 million gallons of oil into the marine environment, vital long-term monitoring work involving University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa oceanographers continues to chart the slow path to recovery for the region's deep-sea coral communities, providing critical information to guide their restoration.