Exploration and Discovery of Hydrocarbon Seeps, Coral Ecosystems, and Shipwrecks in the Deep Gulf of Mexico

• Main Authors: Shank, Tim M, Hsing, Pen-Yuan, Carney, Rochelle S, Herrera, S., Heyl, T, Munro, C, Bors, E, Kiene, W, Vecchione, M, Evans, A, Irion, J, Warren, D, Malik, Mashkoor A., Lobecker, Elizabeth (Meme), Potter, Jody D.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of New Hampshire Scholars' Repository 2012
• Subjects: Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology; Hercules; Sperm whale
• Online Access: https://scholars.unh.edu/ccom/751; http://abstractsearch.agu.org/meetings/2012/FM/OS51D-1912.html

Between March 20 and April 6, 2012, the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer served as a platform for ship-board and shore-side scientists to explore the deep Gulf of Mexico, targeting the northern West Florida Escarpment, DeSoto Canyon, the vicinity (within 11km) of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) well, and deep...