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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.
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How Jellyfish Break Down Oil After a Spill

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a balloon on the back of a boat
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An Aerostat Balloon

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A close-up image of deep-sea fish Argyropelecus aculeatus
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15 Creatures in the Gulf of Mexico that are Stranger Than Fiction

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scientists in life jackets await the retrieval of a big net off the back of ship
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Working the Back Deck

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a ripple of rust colored oil in the ocean
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Deepwater Oil

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A jet drops dispersant onto the Gulf oil slick.
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Dispersant Drop

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A wildlife biologist surveys oiled algae
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Oil Slick in the Gulf

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oysters underwater
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An Oyster Reef

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Derek Nelson performs open heart surgery on a cobia fish
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Performing Surgery on a Fish

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boats sweeping up the oil slick
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Sweeping up the Oil Slick

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A deep sea crab (Rochinia crassa) poses with sea fan (Callogorgia spp.) and coral (Lophelia pertusa) on large carbonate boulder.
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Oil Invades Coral Communities of the Deep

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A large black grouper swims amidst coral.
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Protecting the Most Vulnerable Fish After an Oil Spill

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