On the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez disaster, a new study sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, found that crude oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill caused malformations in developing hearts of yellowfin and bluefin tuna.
The study, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, revealed new insights into how the largest oil spill in U.S. history might have harmed young members of large fish species that spawned in areas affected by the spill. It raised the possibility that other commercially important fish species, such as swordfish, marlin and mackerel, may have also been harmed by the spill. Read more…
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