Video:
Giant Siphonophore Sighting
During the 2015 ECOGIG dives in the Gulf of Mexico, the team spotted a giant siphonophore that seemed to stretch for several feet.
Expedition
ECOGIG
The ECOGIG group, funded as a part of the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI), is looking at both natural oil and gas seepage into the Gulf of Mexico and ecosystem responses and effects directly attributable to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010. On this cruise, we will focus on deep-sea corals, their associated communities, and their response to the oil spill.