Vulnerability and resilience of living marine resources to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: an overview

SA Murawski, PT Schwing, WF Patterson III… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) was the
largest and perhaps most consequential accidental marine oil spill in global history. This …

Large-scale deposition of weathered oil in the Gulf of Mexico following a deep-water oil spill

IC Romero, G Toro-Farmer, AR Diercks, P Schwing… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
The blowout of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) drilling rig in 2010 released an
unprecedented amount of oil at depth (1,500 m) into the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Sedimentary …

Invisible oil beyond the Deepwater Horizon satellite footprint

I Berenshtein, CB Paris, N Perlin, MM Alloy… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Major oil spills are catastrophic events that immensely affect the environment and society,
yet determining their spatial extent is a highly complex task. During the Deepwater Horizon …

Decadal assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in mesopelagic fishes from the Gulf of Mexico reveals exposure to oil-derived sources

IC Romero, T Sutton, B Carr… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
This study characterizes a decadal assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
in the muscle tissues of mesopelagic fish species as indicators of the environmental health …

Comparative abundance, species composition, and demographics of continental shelf fish assemblages throughout the Gulf of Mexico

SA Murawski, EB Peebles, A Gracia… - Marine and Coastal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We analyzed the results of the first comprehensive, systematic, fishery‐independent survey
of Gulf of Mexico (GoM) continental shelves using data collected from demersal longline …

As Gulf oil extraction goes deeper, who is at risk? Community structure, distribution, and connectivity of the deep-pelagic fauna

TT Sutton, T Frank, H Judkins, IC Romero - Scenarios and Responses to …, 2020 - Springer
The habitat and biota most affected by ultra-deep oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) will
necessarily be in the deep-pelagic domain. This domain represents~ 91% of the GoM's …

Evaluating red tide effects on the West Florida Shelf using a spatiotemporal ecosystem modeling framework

D Vilas, J Buszowski, S Sagarese, J Steenbeek… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The West Florida Shelf (WFS), located in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, fosters high
species richness and supports highly valuable fisheries. However, red tide events occur …

A Synthesis of Deepwater Horizon Impacts on Coastal and Nearshore Living Marine Resources

SA Murawski, JP Kilborn, AC Bejarano… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil blowout in the Gulf of Mexico began on April 20,
originating in the deep sea 66 km off the Louisiana coast. By early June, DWH oil had …

Damsels in Distress: Oil Exposure Modifies Behavior and Olfaction in Bicolor Damselfish (Stegastes partitus)

LS Schlenker, MJ Welch, TL Meredith… - Environmental …, 2019 - ACS Publications
In fishes, olfactory cues evoke behavioral responses that are crucial to survival; however, the
receptors, olfactory sensory neurons, are directly exposed to the environment and are …

The gulf of Mexico

RE Turner, NN Rabalais - World seas: An environmental evaluation, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is a mesotidal marginal sea of the western Atlantic Ocean
bordered by the United States, Mexico, and Cuba. The two largest rivers are the Mississippi …