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August 2, 2022

NOAA To Address Gulf Dead Zone Wednesday

NOAA and its partners will report on their recent research cruise to measure the extent of the hypoxic area, or “dead zone,” in the Gulf of Mexico during a media teleconference on Wed., Aug. 3 at […]
September 8, 2020

How Big Was This Year’s “Dead Zone”?

NOAA-supported scientists have determined this year’s Gulf of Mexico “dead zone”— an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life — is approximately 2,116 square miles, or equivalent to 1.4 million […]
June 25, 2020

NOAA Predicts Huge Gulf Dead Zone

NOAA scientists are forecasting this summer’s Gulf of Mexico hypoxic area or “dead zone” – an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and other marine life – to be approximately 6,700 square […]