NEW ORLEANS (April 7, 2020) — A new National Wildlife Federation report, 10 Species, 10 Years Later: A Look at Gulf Restoration after the Deepwater Horizon Disaster, summarizes the latest information available about ten wildlife species that were affected by…
PORT FOURCHON, La. (WXXV) — Marine research group OCEARCH is tracking a 2,076 pound, 15-foot-long great white shark named Unama'ki off the Louisiana coast. OCEARCH uses GPS technology to track the movement of more than 400 tagged aquatic animals, including…
FLORIDA (WXXV) — NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information that leads to a civil penalty or criminal conviction of the person or persons responsible for the recent deaths of two dolphins…
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors met this morning with plenty on the agenda. Most recently, they put forth their support for the Mississippi Sound Protection Act, which was a topic at the meeting. This protection act would ensure that…
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal agencies have approved nearly $226 million for 18 projects to restore open ocean in the Gulf of Mexico after the 2010 BP oil spill. The projects range from $52.6 million…
Officials say four teams of scientists are getting $15.6 million from BP oil spill fines to study fish, other sea life and birds in the Gulf of Mexico.
You can find out more about this topic at a meeting set for Tuesday evening from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at the Ocean Springs Library
Tuesday, corps officials said now, it may be July 28th before the decision is made to start closing bays of the Bonnet Carre Spillway.
The Gulf of Mexico could see one of its largest dead zones on record in July. According to researchers, a dead zone is known as hypoxia which means the body of water doesn’t have enough oxygen to support marine life.…
Local fishermen have stepped up in an effort to help save our area's marine life in the wake of more than 260 dead dolphins and sea turtles that have washed ashore this year. Marine life has not been impacted this…
A Coast Guard spokeswoman says two workers were injured when a fire broke out on an oil production platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Coast Guard Petty Officer Lexie Preston says 46 workers were evacuated from Shell International LTD.’s enchilada…
The Interior Department says it will propose the largest oil and gas lease sale ever held in the United States, nearly 77 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico off the coasts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. The…
Dozens of men and women took a stand against offshore drilling leases this afternoon in Gulfport. The Obama administration recently released its proposed five year offshore drilling plan for the years 2017 to 2022. Tonight, the Bureau of Ocean Energy…
The Obama administration recently released its proposed five year offshore drilling plan for the years 2017 to 2022. Tonight in Gulfport, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is hosting a public forum. Its purpose is to get input on the…
The U.S. Coast Guard says about 88,000 gallons of oil have leaked from a Shell flow line into the Gulf of Mexico, about 90 miles off the Coast of Louisiana. Chief Petty Officer Bobby Nash says the leak has been…
If you were out on the beaches in Harrison and Hancock Counties this morning, you probably noticed the large amount of fish washed up on the Coast line.
Governor Phil Bryant was on the Coast Wednesday afternoon introducing unmanned vehicle systems that could play a huge role in his national oceans and applications research at Stennis Space Center.
Nearly five years after the massive spill, the U.S. Supreme Court has denied hearing BP's appeal on private and business claims, meaning the British oil giant must continue to make the payments on the $7.8 billion agreed on for those claims after the spill.
The Deepwater Horizon oil disaster claimed 11 lives in 2010, but has continued to affect both the environment and countless industries along the Gulf Coast.
This week, Mississippi was awarded $28 million more in settlements from the BP oil spill.
This year may be one of the worst seasons ever for the local oyster industry, so a Pass Christian company is trying a new method to revitalize oyster reefs in the Gulf.