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still here after 100 million years..but how much longer?..we are living in a sea full of 100 million gallons of crude oil
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While tourist communities around the Gulf Coast are rightly trying to avoid unwarranted black eyes, many tourist destinations and vacation activities along the Gulf Coast have been affected by BP's oil gusher.
Tar balls washed up on Gulf Islands National Seashore, but spared seven other national parks in the region. More than 2,000 beaches in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida were closed or otherwise affected in the first 100 days. Fishing remains restricted in a vast stretch of the Gulf of Mexico. And wildlife watching activities from bird-watching to sea turtle spotting are at risk, as the ecological problems associated with the spill may not end with the capping of the runaway well.
The long-term threat from the spill – and continued offshore oil drilling in the Gulf – will only become clear over time. The most likely impacts, if any, will be felt in the region's seafood, according to NRDC policy analyst Ali Chase. Will oysters rebound, for instance, from the double-hit of oily water and increased freshwater flows? Even seafood that remains uncontaminated could suffer population declines, so that once-abundant species could be diminished for years. And it's unclear what impact those deepwater plumes of dispersed oil could have on the Gulf's ecosystem, and ultimately its recreational fishing potential.
"The surface isn't the only place the oil poses a risk. There's still a lot of oil out in the Gulf – as much as 100 million gallons," Chase told The Daily Green. "We don't have a sense right now of what the long-term impacts of the system might be."
Read more: www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/endangere...
still here after 100 million years..but how much longer?..we are living in a sea full of 100 million gallons of crude oil
all rights reserved
multimdia art - acrylic paint
if you dont know how how sea turtle spcies affct you here is the info www.flickr.com/photos/38493797@N07/3887767409/in/set-7215...
While tourist communities around the Gulf Coast are rightly trying to avoid unwarranted black eyes, many tourist destinations and vacation activities along the Gulf Coast have been affected by BP's oil gusher.
Tar balls washed up on Gulf Islands National Seashore, but spared seven other national parks in the region. More than 2,000 beaches in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida were closed or otherwise affected in the first 100 days. Fishing remains restricted in a vast stretch of the Gulf of Mexico. And wildlife watching activities from bird-watching to sea turtle spotting are at risk, as the ecological problems associated with the spill may not end with the capping of the runaway well.
The long-term threat from the spill – and continued offshore oil drilling in the Gulf – will only become clear over time. The most likely impacts, if any, will be felt in the region's seafood, according to NRDC policy analyst Ali Chase. Will oysters rebound, for instance, from the double-hit of oily water and increased freshwater flows? Even seafood that remains uncontaminated could suffer population declines, so that once-abundant species could be diminished for years. And it's unclear what impact those deepwater plumes of dispersed oil could have on the Gulf's ecosystem, and ultimately its recreational fishing potential.
"The surface isn't the only place the oil poses a risk. There's still a lot of oil out in the Gulf – as much as 100 million gallons," Chase told The Daily Green. "We don't have a sense right now of what the long-term impacts of the system might be."
Read more: www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/endangere...