Around the Gulf in 7 Minutes: An Underwater Tour of the Gulf of Mexico

An underwater tour of the Gulf of Mexico by submarine and scuba, highlighting the vast diversity of marine life throughout the Gulf, from the surface to depths of nearly 2,000 feet. The tour begins in the northern Gulf, tracks south along the west Florida shelf, to northwestern Cuba and finally west to Veracruz, Mexico. This video was produced for the opening ceremony of the first "State of the Gulf of Mexico Summit" held in 2006 in Corpus Christi, Texas. This video was also shown at the May 19, 2010 U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, "Deepwater Horizon: Oil Spill Prevention and Response Measures, and Natural Resource Impacts" as part of the testimony of Dr. Sylvia A. Earle. See: http://transportation.house.gov/hearings/Testimony.aspx?TID=14792&NewsID=... For more on the Gulf of Mexico, please visit: http://1planet1ocean.org and http://oceandoctor.org

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• gulf of mexico
• deepwater horizon
• bp
• oil spill
• conservation
• ocean
• oceans
• cuba
• mexico
• marine biology
• environment
• sylvia earle
• national geographic
• ocean doctor
• oceandoctor
• coral
• coral reefs
• sharks
• sea turtles

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[ChristinaWolfle]

STFU everybody. Yeah fish died and its sad but more importantly its BAD! BP has sprayed chemicals posining the water, that killed the fish(corexit), stoped fishing and posined the envirermnet and the gushing oil, and you 2 are talkig about politics. Tisk Tisk we are Americans and we need to restore our commen sense and band together for whats basically right

[tostrong4you]

very nice

[kowalityjesus]

this video is absolutely sick. excellent editing, excellent music. It's beautiful! thank you!!!

[jm5390]

What about the Western and Northwestern Gulf? From Merida through Texas into the Mississippi Delta?

[slimmdogg420]

@Scythemantis So its not a night mare we live in?Dang I was hoping to wake up soon.

[Scythemantis]

I'm fine with larger vehicles for legitimate transportation purposes. I'm really just backlashing against your first, fairly antagonistic comment here.

Electric cars work as well as anything else at a fraction of the cost, but the battery contains horrifying amounts of mercury, which can't be safely disposed of. Nuclear power is the best, but people are still afraid of it.

[Scythemantis]

Anyone who says they "hate liberals," just like anyone who says they "hate conservatives," obviously doesn't understand (or has ever tried to understand) what they profess to hate so much. You owe a great deal of the freedom you currently enjoy to purely liberal ideals, and America would be a nightmare to live in if it ever leaned too far in either direction. I disagree with all of the most common conservative views, but do not hate conservatives or believe they harm the country.

[metalflesh666]

1st.. Vehicle is not "Shitty".. It gets the job done.. I wouldn't buy a car

I hate liberals.. but that is not why I support Oil Consumption.. I support Oil COnsumption because it is a great natural resource. I have nothing against using alternative energy.. but, if it means Electric cars, forget it..

Wind Mills look ugly and only work when the wind is blowing and solar sucks

I am for using alternate energy.. Nothing wrong with clean burning coal.

S

[Scythemantis]

LOL! So because my opinion differs from yours I'm an anti-American criminal? What a typical lunatic republican mindset. Also, I am an adult, I can and will use whatever language I please, and if you are an adult, you should have the maturity to take it like an adult.

Yes you have defended the oil spill like it's not a big deal, and YOUR views are 100% inherently harmful. You attack the entire notion of alternative energy sources while oil prices continue to skyrocket? How can you be so STUPID?