Gulf oil spill could cause lasting damage to fish populations, study finds

September 28, 2011 05:39 Leave a Comment

By Juliet Eilperin, Published: September 27

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/gulf-oil-spill-could-cause-lasting-damage-to-fish-populations-study-finds/2011/09/26/gIQAfHKD0K_story.html

Fish living in Gulf of Mexico marshes exposed to last year’s oil spill have undergone cellular changes that could lead to developmental and reproductive problems, a group of researchers reported Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The study, which was funded by the National Science Foundation and the BP-funded Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, suggests scientists are just beginning to capture the spill’s ecological impact. The team of researchers from Louisiana State, Texas State and Clemson universities focused on the killifish, a minnowlike fish that is abundant and a good indicator of the health of wetlands.

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