Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Dying Dolphins
Recently scientist have been noticing increasing amounts of Dolphins dying. For a long time, many people were stumped as to why this was occurring, but recently scientists have been able to spot the source of these dolphin deaths. Back in April of 2010 the Deepwater Horizon oil spill occurred, dumping 10 million gallons of oil into the water. This tragity is still affecting ocean life today. "Oozing oil is a recurring yet hard-to-control problem on marshes in a bay just south of New Orleans. One day, a patch of the wetland is green and lush. The next it’s drenched in thick, noxious goo," says Louisiana Department Of Wildlife & Fisheries. Something needs to be done about this oil, cleanups need to be organized if we want our ocean wildlife to stay. I for one am rooting for the Dolphins and I hope this issue is solved soon. https://student.societyforscience.org/article/gulf-oil-spill-still-poisoning-dolphins-crickets?mode=topic&context=60
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In Santa Barbara, they place Oil Traps on the ocean floor where the oil spills over and you can also reuse the oil over again. For the surface, however, I'm not sure what they should do. This whole situation is terrible, humans have been ruining wildlife for decades and it's only just beginning to get better and changes have only just began to start in the past twenty years. Poor dolphins :(
ReplyDeletePeople need to see how the oil is affecting the Dolphins instead of just hearing about it. The oil is going into their system "because the animals take deep breaths at the surface. They also often hold their breath for long periods, which could extend exposure to any toxic compounds they had inhaled". Which basically means that oil is weakening and damaging their lungs which could lead to very serious problems and many more dolphin deaths.
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