Laughing gull (3339) Brown pelican (911 )N
orthern gannet (632)
Royal tern (348) Black skimm
er (263) Dolphins (93)W
hales(3)
One VoiceThe Silence of the BP Oil Spill Recovery
Picture Source: National Wildlife Foundation
Behind that big, loud splash
BP showing their efforts on the official BP website, doing what they do the best, showing.
Google Earth: Crisis Response Interface(Picture source: Google Earth)
Tuna Spawning area(Picture Source: European Space Agency)
Wildlife Risk from the Spill(Picture Source: Oceana)
Atlantic Tuna Migration Route(Picture Source: Japanese Fisheries and Agriculture Centre.)
Thermohaline Circulation (THC)(Picture Source: NOAA)
Some Turtle Just Can’t Catch a Break
Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle
Ixtoc Spill, 1979Bay of Campeche, Gulf of Mexico
BP Deepwater Horizon Spill, 2010Mississippi River Delta, Gulf of Mexico
a voice that can’t be heard, a pain that can’t be understood
Vietnamese fishermen count for half of the fishing community along the Gulf.
20,000 Vietnamese fishermen, 5.5 billion-dollar industry20-billion dollar BP fund, 1,250-dollar check after three months.
Pictures and Data Resources: Washington Post, USAToday, Wall Street Journal, The Sunday Times (England)