Oil Spills
Oil Spills - If you have your head buried in a sandbar or sandwich you may not be aware an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is pumping 42,000 gallons of oil into the sea on a daily basis.
Wow, that is a lot of oil and it is going to kill and pollute a lot of fish. It is sad to think of another disaster in the Gulf.
I vividly remember looking into the waters of the Gulf after hurricane Katrina.
Pollution at it's best. My last memory before leaving the Mississippi Gulf Coast was thousands of pillow lining the Biloxi beach.
It was weird. The waters along the beach was nasty anyways but after the storm it was even worse.
Now, oil headed for the Florida, Mississippi and Alabama coast line. Gee, what will happen next. Well, one thing is fishermen in the Gulf will be affected. Fish is already too expensive and now it will be outrageous or we will be unable to eat fish.
According to News Network,"Oil Spill Gulf of Mexico 2010 and Seafood Industry Concerns. The Transocean Deepwater Horizon Platform explosion may be over, but the effects of the horrendous event may plague us for months or even years."
"Thousands of barrels of oil are getting pumped in to the Gulf of Mexico each day as a result of the oil line rupture."
Satellite Images of the Oil in the Gulf of Mexico
So what will the oil affect? Something that many of us love most about the Gulf Coast - their seafood.
Now, many fish and shrimp will instinctively move away from the polluted waters in an effort to keep themselves alive. Oil on shrimp and fish would definitely be fatal.
However Oysters and other small near-inland ecosystems could be negatively impacted if the oil continues to spread.
It's currently about the size of the state of Rhode Island.
"If the oil slick continues inland, an entire industry will be jeopardized. Its unlikely that the state health departments will allow fisheries to sell seafood that has been contaminated, despite claims that it is safe to eat." To read the full article click here.
itnnews -April 27, 2010 - Crews in the US have raced to protect the Gulf of Mexico coastline as an petroleum spill threatens an environmental disaster.
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