Green fish in front of bottom of boat
The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill’s Hidden Impacts on Mahi-Mahi      
Mahi-mahi were more likely to be eaten and less likely to spawn after being exposed to sublethal concentrations of oil, raising concerns about the risks oceanic drilling pose to life in the ocean.
The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill’s Hidden Impacts on Mahi-Mahi      
The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill’s Hidden Impacts on Mahi-Mahi      

Mahi-mahi were more likely to be eaten and less likely to spawn after being exposed to sublethal concentrations of oil, raising concerns about the risks oceanic drilling pose to life in the ocean.

Mahi-mahi were more likely to be eaten and less likely to spawn after being exposed to sublethal concentrations of oil, raising concerns about the risks oceanic drilling pose to life in the ocean.

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Mixed Report for Oiled Salt Marshes
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Louisiana’s salt marshes are recovering from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but some areas have been irreversibly lost.
Oil Spill Changes Microbe Communities
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The beaches around the Gulf of Mexico harbor different nematodes, protists and fungi now than they did before the Deepwater Horizon disaster in April 2010.
BP Subpoenas Scientist Emails
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Gulf Oil Spill Failings
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Fish Affected by Trace Oil Pollution
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Oil Spills: Research and Protests
Bob Grant | Sep 1, 2011
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