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Illustration of an offshore oil rig.
Timeline

What Are Fossil Fuels?

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A school of mahi mahi.
Article

From Larvae to Adults – Finding Impacts of an Oil Spill on Mahi-Mahi

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A thin layer of oil on the water's surface, reflecting rainbow colors
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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Milestones

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Jellyfish produce mucus, especially when stressed, which can interact with oil and break it down. This moon jellyfish is sloughing off mucus that has mixed with droplets of oil.
Article

How Jellyfish Break Down Oil After a Spill

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An oil drilling platform in oil-free water two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Overview

Gulf Oil Spill

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Mark Dodd, a wildlife biologist from Georgia's Department of Natural Resources, surveying oiled sargassum seaweed in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.
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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Two Years Later

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With their brown and yellow markings, seaside sparrows (Ammodramus maritimus) blend in well with marshgrass.
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Beyond the Sea: How Oil Spills in the Ocean Affect Birds On Land

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Three gray fish swim in front of a large coral head.
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How Laws Around the World Help Improve Ocean Health

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Plastic bottles and other marine debris cover a rocky beach in Curacao.
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Marine Plastics

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