Originally Posted By: SHOZ
Originally Posted By: hatt
Originally Posted By: SHOZ
But you don't see the naturally occurring oil polluting the shores like it did in the gulf. There most certainly is oil seeping into the ocean. But nothing as massive as the BP spill.
Can you post any info showing
current ongoing damage in the gulf from the spill?
FAQs on the Ongoing Gulf of Mexico Dolphin Die-off
Looks like the jury is still out on that.
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There are multiple processes under way that are investigating the potential effects of the Deepwater Horizon BP (DWHBP) oil spill on marine mammals.
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How many UMEs have previously occurred in the Gulf of Mexico?
19 UMEs have occurred in the Gulf of Mexico (12 of which involved cetaceans; the remaining 7 were specific to manatees only) since 1991, when the marine mammal UME program was established, to the present. There have been 57 formally recognized UMEs in the U.S
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The investigation is ongoing and no definitive cause has yet been identified for the increase in cetacean strandings in the northern Gulf from 2010 to the present.
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When was the current UME declared and what was the chain of events relative to the oil spill?
March 2010
The WGMMUME was consulted regarding an increase in strandings in Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana. As this consultation proceeded an increase in strandings in the wider northern Gulf was also noted that appeared to start in February 2010 but accelerated in March 2010.
April 20, 2010
The WGMMUME was in the process of receiving and reviewing information on elevated strandings in the northern Gulf and providing advice on the overall stranding increase when the Deepwater Horizon fire and oil spill occurred.
Looks like this event had already started prior to the spill. The only question is did the spill prolong/start another UME etc.