By NOAA July 29, 2016 Scientists had predicted average zone for 2016 NOAA and its partners have cancelled the official measurement survey cruise of the annual dead zone that forms off the coast of Louisiana and Texas. NOAA,which oversees the official annual measurement of the hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico cited mechanical problems [...]

By Mark Schleifstein | The Times-Picayune July 29, 2016 The eight-day research cruise aimed at mapping the size of the summertime "dead zone" along Louisiana's coast has been cancelled for the first time in 27 years. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 187-foot ship Nancy Foster encountered engine trouble, agency officials announced Friday (July 29). NOAA [...]

By Emily Cassidy - EWG AgMagJune 15, 2016Near record concentrations of farm pollution were measured flowing down the Mississippi River in May, according to a recently published report. The big river's nitrogen concentration is nearing its highest level since 1997, when record-keeping began. According to the U.S. Geological Survey the river's nitrogen concentrations have been [...]

Less fertilizer in Illinois River good news for Gulf of Mexico By David Mercer - Associated PressMay 17, 2016CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The flow of nitrates from farm fertilizer and treated wastewater into the Illinois River that contributes to a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico has fallen, a new study says. Researchers believe one [...]

Scientists: Gulf dead zone will decrease to average level By Jacob Batte - Daily CometJune 9, 2016Scientists project the Gulf of Mexico dead zone along Louisiana's coast that has dangerously low oxygen will decrease but still be about the size of Connecticut. Scientists from Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium deploy a water sensor called a CTD [...]

By Emily Cassidy | AgMag June 15, 2016 Near record concentrations of farm pollution were measured flowing down the Mississippi River in May, according to a recently published report. The big river’s nitrogen concentration is nearing its highest level since 1997, when record-keeping began. According to the U.S. Geological Survey the river’s nitrogen concentrations have been above [...]

2016 Forecast: Summer Hypoxic Zone Size Northern Gulf of Mexico By R. Eugene Turner and Nancy N. RabalaisJune 06, 2016Link to PDF: 2016 Forecast: Summer Hypoxic Zone Size Northern Gulf of Mexico

WIDESPREAD LOSS OF OCEAN OXYGEN TO BECOME NOTICEABLE IN 2030S By American Geophysical Union and the University Corporation for Atmospheric ResearchApril 27, 2016WASHINGTON, DC-A drop in the amount of oxygen dissolved in the oceans due to climate change is already discernible in some parts of the world and should be evident across large parts of [...]

Global Warming Is Starving West Coast Waters of Oxygen By John Upton - Climate CentralMay 02, 2016 Just west of Los Angeles, decimated populations of spiny rockfish rummage for prey among bush-like corals. Cold currents from deep valleys wash nutrients between the Channel Islands, fertilizing plants that are eaten by fish. The fish are eaten [...]

By David Mercer | Associated Press May 17, 2016 The flow of nitrates from farm fertilizer and treated wastewater into the Illinois River that contributes to a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico has fallen, a new study says. Researchers believe one likely factor, the use of newer, more robust varieties of corn, could [...]