Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Underwater-Life-in-Dry-Tortugas-27MZIFIK2ETI.htmlConceptually similarUnderwater Life in Looe KeyGP025LACompleted★★★★Underwater Life in Dry TortugasGP025PNCompleted★★★★Underwater Life in Dry TortugasGP025PZCompleted★★★★★★Underwater Life in Dry TortugasGP025PCCompleted★★★★Underwater Life in Dry TortugasGP025PDCompleted★★★★Underwater Life in Dry TortugasGP025PUCompleted★★★★★★Underwater Life in Dry TortugasGP025PVCompleted★★★★Underwater Life in Dry TortugasGP025PWCompleted★★★★★★Underwater Life in Dry TortugasGP025PYCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP025N9Underwater Life in Dry TortugasSponges, star coral, and cavernous star coral (Montastrea cavernosa) on Texas Rock in Dry Tortugas National Park. This image is part of documentation collected during the Greenpeace expedition to the Gulf of Mexico. Several teams of independent scientists join Greenpeace to conduct a series of scientific research programs. This work will further understanding of the impacts of both oil and chemical dispersants on the Gulf ecosystem in the aftermath of the BP Deepwater oil spill.Locations:Dry Tortugas National Park-Florida-Gulf of Mexico-North America-United States of AmericaDate:16 Aug, 2010Credit:© Todd Warshaw / GreenpeaceLatitude:24°40'47"NMaximum size:3000px X 2000pxLongitude82°53'6"WKeywords:British Petroleum (BP)-Climate (campaign title)-Copy space-Corals-KWCI (GPI)-National parks-Oceans (campaign title)-Oceans (topography)-Outdoors-Reefs-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)
