Deepwater Horizon oil spill interrupted bluefin tuna spawning

Posted on June 5, 2010 by | 7 Comments

According to a new paper showing temporal and spatial patterns of migratory routes and spawning grounds of bluefin tuna, they were in the Gulf of Mexico spawning at the moment the oil well exploded and all that oil started gushing out (and then dispersed with toxic chemicals).
Nobody is fishing there now, and no professional media or amateur reporting or photography are allowed, but I am assuming some of the radiotransmitters in some of the individuals may still be operational and that data from the area, during the spill, will become available in the future.

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7 responses to “Deepwater Horizon oil spill interrupted bluefin tuna spawning”

  1. karl's avatar karl | June 5, 2010 at 7:12 pm |

    “no professional media or amateur reporting or photography are allowed” ?
    Where? By whom? On what authority?

  2. Coturnix's avatar Coturnix | June 5, 2010 at 7:15 pm |

    BP, with collaboration of local law enforcement. This censorship is one of the biggest stories about the oil spill.

  3. ebook leser's avatar ebook leser | June 6, 2010 at 4:48 am |

    Environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico: The drilling rig leased by the oil company BP Deepwater Horizon was on 22 April sunk after an explosion, since large quantities of crude oil to flow from several leaks. The oil is now threatening the ecologically sensitive Mississippi Delta to damage sustained. I am disappointed that not a single one of the culprits in jail.

  4. Luna_the_cat's avatar Luna_the_cat | June 6, 2010 at 6:27 pm |

    This will not interact with the continued overfishing of bluefin in a GOOD way. At all.

  5. Kelly's avatar Kelly | June 7, 2010 at 5:49 am |

    Have a look at this video on the impact of the oil spill on bluefin tuna:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHKyczrjApw

  6. Coturnix's avatar Coturnix | June 10, 2010 at 9:04 pm |

    Here is a good summary of links about the efforts by BP to block the access to the media (including citizen journalists).

  7. red pepper's avatar red pepper | June 11, 2010 at 5:09 pm |

    I am disappointed that not a single one of the culprits in jail.