Video: Operation Toxic Gulf Enters Fifth Year

Operation Toxic Gulf, a joint research campaign by Sea Shepherd and Ocean Alliance, is in full swing in the Gulf of Mexico, aboard the RV Odyssey.

Video: Operation Toxic Gulf Underway
The crew of Operation Toxic Gulf

This new video features footage from the first leg of Operation Toxic Gulf – from the launch in Key West, Florida, to the first sperm whale encounter of the campaign.

Ocean Alliance CEO, Iain Kerr explains the decision to return to the Gulf for a fifth summer, with the help of Sea Shepherd, to study the continued, devastating impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.

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June 23, 2014; Image and video: Sea Shepherd