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Post by clone on Jun 30, 2011 23:21:47 GMT -8
All these dead sand dollars along shore just don't add up Die-off could be natural, but some fear link to BP oil spill Invalid:undefined Date, Date. NaN, NaN "This is not a normal thing," White 53, said. "I've lived in Gulf Breeze all my life. I grew up on the water, and I always take notice of changes. Something is killing them. I'd definitely say it is related to the oil spill." White's mother, Chrys Nickelsen, 90, has lived on the Gulf Breeze shoreline since 1955. She cannot recall ever seeing so many sand dollars wash up. www.pnj.com/article/20110607/NEWS01/106070309/All-these-dead-sand-dollars-along-shore-just-don-t-add-up
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Post by clone on Sept 18, 2011 12:30:47 GMT -8
Gulf of Mexico Dolphins Examined Posted on 16 August 2011 Scientists captured and examined several dolphins from an area in Louisiana that were heavily oiled and still have residual oil from the BP oil spill. They took blood samples, blubber samples, measured, weighed etc. The results should be back in a couple months. On the thing they are trying to discover is why so many baby dolphins have been still born. redtideflorida.org/pages/red-tide-information/gulf-mexico-dolphins-examined.php
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Post by clone on Sept 18, 2011 12:50:32 GMT -8
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Post by 50x on Dec 2, 2011 23:26:18 GMT -8
The Death Gyre in the Gulf: What BP Didn't Want People to See
The Huffington Post mentions a post entitled 'Death Gyre' in the Gulf where there are photos of processing facility supposedly for dead animals. Looking at other studies, including a handful conducted after the Exxon Valdez spill in 1989, researchers came up with a formula that suggests up to 50 times more sea mammals die than are found, or recovered, on the beach. www.stuarthsmith.com/going-going-gone-will-the-gulf-of-mexico-lose-an-entire-generation-of-dolphins
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Post by clone on Apr 23, 2012 21:06:29 GMT -8
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Post by moabiter on Jul 21, 2012 12:42:32 GMT -8
Gulf of Mexico Dolphins Examined Study points to causes of high dolphin deaths in Gulf of Mexico July 19, 2012 For the past two years, scientists have been trying to figure out why there were a high number of dolphin deaths, part of what's called an "unusual mortality event" along the northern Gulf of Mexico. The largest oil spill on open water to date and other environmental factors led to the historically high number of dolphin deaths in the Gulf of Mexico, concludes a two-year scientific study released today. Read more at: phys.org/news/2012-07-high-dolphin-deaths-gulf-mexico.html
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Post by coral on Aug 6, 2014 19:07:41 GMT -8
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