US oil spill hit a key tuna spawning site: agency AFP … site in the Gulf of Mexico probably fell by at least a fifth this year as a result of the BP oil spill, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Monday. … Gulf reopen for drilling as region suffersCNN International Gulf Oil Spill Decimated Tuna PopulationsSoftpedia Ocean Researchers Left on the DocksDiscovery News Hydro International –Kennebec Journal –Wall Street Journal all 37 news articles »
US oil spill hit a key tuna spawning site: agency AFP … site in the Gulf of Mexico probably fell by at least a fifth this year as a result of the BP oil spill, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Monday. … Gulf reopen for drilling as region suffersCNN International Gulf Oil Spill Decimated Tuna PopulationsSoftpedia Ocean Researchers Left on the DocksDiscovery News Hydro International –Kennebec Journal –Wall Street Journal all 37 news articles »
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill is the worst environmental disaster the US has faced. Toxic oil from the Deepwater Horizon well threatens the region’s sensitive shorelines and the nesting birds along the Louisiana coast. But there’s another species at serious risk: the Atlantic bluefin tuna. This special marine podcast takes the form of an urgent warning about the future of the species. The spawning habitat of the bluefin tuna overlaps with the oil-spill zone and the disaster comes right at the peak of spawning season. The larvae might not withstand the toxic effects of the spilled oil. The bluefin tuna is already living dangerously close to the edge thanks to overfishing and climate change. The Deepwater Horizon catastrophe could wipe out the region’s bluefin populations forever. You can help save the bluefin tuna by joining the campaign to create more Marine Protected Areas here: tinyurl.com Video Rating: 5 / 5
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