Since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Dr. Dean Grubbs and his team have planned numerous research cruises to produce the largest survey of deepwater sharks in the Gulf of Mexico.
NatGeo: Modern Threats to Deep-sea Corals
FSUCML Faculty, Dr. Sandra Brooke passionately describes her research on deep sea corals and why they need to be protected in a blog published by National Geographic, "Ancient Deep Sea Corals Need Protection From Modern Threats."