Pictured above:  Measuring a “dead zone.”  Scientists retrieve the CTD (conductivity, temperature, depth) package of ocean sensors after profiling dissolved oxygen at a station during the Shelfwide Hypoxia Cruise in the Gulf of America. (Image credit: Courtesy of Cassandra Glaspie/LSU)   NOAA-supported scientists announced during early August 2026 that this year’s Gulf of America hypoxic...Read More