Each year, the Dauphin Island Sea Lab presents awards to one individual and one organization.
Angus Cooper received the Gulf Coast Environmental Excellence Award and the Alabama Wildlife Federation was given the Gulf Coast Marine Environmental Leadership Award.Gillo is director of special projects at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and one the first scientists to use robots and vehicles to explore the sea floor.
“I think it’s so important. If you want to know what’s going on, you can look right here,” he said. “I think we have a tendency to think what’s in our own backyard can’t be important. What’s being done here today is as important as what’s being done anywhere else on the planet.” Gillo urged locals to refrain from littering in the water and being careful to dispose of pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and plastics.
The Dauphin Island Sea Lab offers several educational programs about protecting local waters and marine life.Download the FOX10 Weather App. Get life-saving severe weather warnings and alerts for your location no matter where you are. Available free in the