A look at the Gulf of Mexico and the many threats to this crucial marine environment from the point of view of those who live and work there and from the marine life that inhabit the region.

Our Oceans are under attack from global warming, runoff, heavy metals and overfishing. Add to this mix man's search for oil in deep water and the danger of more and more oil disasters like the Deepwater Horizon along with toxic dispersant's like COR-EXIT being added into the mix.—Mike deGruy, Mimi deGruy, Harry Rabin & Michael Hanrahan