Your browser does not support this video. Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Impacts-on-Sponges-and-Reefs-27MZIF2TN85Y.htmlConceptually similarBird Colonies in Louisiana - Breton IslandGP03X4OCompleted★★★★'Coral Not Coal' Direct Action at Karimunjawa Archipelago in Java Sea - 2ND ACTION - ClipreelGP0STRYE7Completed★★★★'Coral Not Coal' Direct Action at Karimunjawa Archipelago in Java Sea - ClipreelGP0STRXP2Completed★★★★★★Mexico Reef ResearchGP03XCGCompleted★★★★★★Oil Clean-up Operations in LouisianaGP03XDDCompleted★★★★★★Amazon Reef Discovery Animation (German Version with speaker)GP320FPCompleted★★★★Amazon Reefs Discovery Animation (Portuguese Text and Voice Over)GP0STQGPLCompleted★★★★Amazon Reefs Discovery Animation (English Text - No Voice Over)GP0STQGPMCompleted★★★★Amazon Reef Discovery Animation (Portuguese Voice Over and Text with English Subs)GP0STQGPQCompleted★★★★View AllGP03XA5Impacts on Sponges and ReefsGreenpeace's ship, the Arctic Sunrise, has been hosting independent scientists to conduct research on oil spill impacts. Scientists from Nova Southeastern University's Oceanographic Center, Dr. Jose Lopez and Dr. Charles Messing, have joined a Greenpeace dive team to study the health and biodiversity of the reefs in the Dry Tortugas, an area that could have been, and may still be affected by the BP Deepwater disaster. Though the reefs appear to have been spared the worst effects of the BP Deepwater disaster so far, Dr. Lopez's work on sponges may reveal any trace amounts of oil affecting the ecosystem. Locations:Dry Tortugas National Park-Gulf of Mexico-North America-United States of AmericaDate:17 Aug, 2010Credit:© GreenpeaceDuration:9m24sAudio format:NaturalProduction Type :NEWS ACCESSKeywords:Aerial view-British Petroleum (BP)-Climate (campaign title)-Corals-Diving-Fish-Greenpeace inflatables-KWCI (GPI)-MY Arctic Sunrise-National parks-Oceans (campaign title)-Oceans (topography)-Reefs-Research-Sampling (activity)-Science-Scientists-Sponges-Toxics (campaign title)-Underwater shotsShoot:MY Arctic Sunrise Gulf Oil ExpeditionA Greenpeace crew with several teams of independent scientists are on-board the Arctic Sunrise in the Gulf of Mexico for three months, to conduct a series of scientific research programs that will further understanding of the impacts of both oil and chemical dispersants on the Gulf ecosystem. A BP leased drilling platform exploded April 20, 2010, killing 11 workers and causing a leak of millions of barrels of oil from a wellhead one mile deep 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana. Finally capped in August, the leak was treated with a million gallons of Corexit, a toxic dispersant.Related Collections:MY Arctic Sunrise Gulf Oil Expedition (Photo & Videos)
