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Oil Spill Threatens Galveston Bay's Fishing Industry
2014-03-26 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Texas Tribune: Oiled birds and stranded boats have been some of the most compelling visual images of the devastation in Galveston Bay in the wake of an oil tanker collision that might have released up to 168,000 gallons of fuel oil into the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday. But marine scientists and fishing industry officials worry that the spill poses longer-term dangers beneath the surface of the bay's waters, which are among the most productive in the world and a key resource for a multibillion-dollar recreational...
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