Donald Scavia, SNRE professor and director of the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute, is featured in a story for The Environment Report about dead zones and their threat to the Gulf of Mexico shrimp industry.  These oxygen-deprived waters, caused by nutrient runoff from increased fertilizer use, are threatening aquatic life in the region.  According to Scavia, though the programs to reduce runoff are in place, increased funding must support conservation programs to address the problem.