Real-Time Pollution Monitors to Aid Chesapeake Bay
The Ocean Research and Conservation Association is using new technology in Island Creek and the Choptank River to gather data on water flow that will help show where runoff of sediment and nutrients is most likely to be a problem. That technology also has the potential to identify, in real time, the source of pollution -- possibly down to the farm, development or animal feedlot. Read More

Collection of Scientific Data on Oil Spill Critical
Edie Widder, a world-renowned marine researcher and passionate protector of the ocean environment, has witnessed the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico with sadness and a degree of frustration. She believes her organization can provide important scientific data on the impact of the spill, but funding has not been made available and time may be running out.
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Ocean Researcher Warns of 'Oilberg' Coming Closer to Us
If you listen to Tom Daly, coordinator for St. Lucie County’s Division of Emergency Management, you might feel reassured the worst of the Gulf oil spill won’t be coming our way. Edie Widder, PhD, an internationally renowned ocean researcher based in Fort Pierce, would vehemently disagree. The spill is a continuing disaster that will impact us, our waterways and our grandkids for generations to come, she says. Read Article

Floridathinks.com Interview: ‘There’s No Making This Right’
Marine scientist and deep-sea explorer Dr. Edith “Edie” Widder sums up what’s happening in the Gulf of Mexico in three words: “a hideous stain.” On Monday, Widder shared with FloridaThinks her observations on the destruction underway in the Gulf from the BP oil spill. Read Article

NOVA Science Now: Profiles Dr. Edie Widder
Meet a marine biologist and explorer who has engineered new ways to spy on deep-sea creatures. See a menagerie of bizarre ocean organisms that use light to lure prey, mate,
and more. Also, Edie answers your questions about deep-sea exploration and how to
protect our endangered oceans.

Bioluminescence 2009: Living Light on the Deep Sea Floor
Drs. Tamara Frank (HBOI@FAU), Sönke Johnsen (Duke), Edith Widder (Ocean Recon), Charles Messing (Nova Southeastern) and Steve Haddock (MBARI) will be embarking on an expedition of discovery on the RV Seward Johnson on July 20th to study bioluminescence on the deep-sea floor off the Bahamas. Bioluminescence is a fascinating phenomenon that is found in only a few species on land (e.g. fireflies), but is common in all the world’s oceans.

Earth's Own Aliens: They Light Up & Live in the Deep
Marine biologist Edie Widder's underwater spy camera is an underwater SETI, finally
giving humans a chance to see the freaky world of deep-ocean bioluminescent animals.

Goliath Grouper Conservation Update
Read about the range-wide status and conservation of the Goliath grouper in the journal Endangered Species Research, one of the sister journals of the Inter-Research group which also publishes Marine Ecology Progress Series and other important scientific journals. The special issue includes the most up to date information on the species, resulting from a recent workshop. Most of the research has been conducted in Florida.