Why do fish die under an oil slick?
Why do fish die under an oil slick?
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Im not sure if I should be posting this here.
It sort of has to do with results of an marine oil spill so I think it fits. I will try it.
If it is too far off topic let me know
We were in Shell Sarnia during the summer and the ship ahead of us somehow overflowed the bunkers. Oil went down the river and I watched.
The gulls were having a hay day and they were diving into where the oil was. I suspect to get fish that had floated to the surface.
I wonder why fish die that fast. If that in fact what was happening.
Did anyone else ever wittness this.
I would have thought that the fish could still breath because the oil is just patches and streams.
Then the gulls. Diving into the oil. I wonder how many of them survived.
It sort of has to do with results of an marine oil spill so I think it fits. I will try it.
If it is too far off topic let me know
We were in Shell Sarnia during the summer and the ship ahead of us somehow overflowed the bunkers. Oil went down the river and I watched.
The gulls were having a hay day and they were diving into where the oil was. I suspect to get fish that had floated to the surface.
I wonder why fish die that fast. If that in fact what was happening.
Did anyone else ever wittness this.
I would have thought that the fish could still breath because the oil is just patches and streams.
Then the gulls. Diving into the oil. I wonder how many of them survived.





RE: Why do fish die under an oil slick?
That way, the fish could stay healthy (right up to the point where the gulls got them)
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RE: Why do fish die under an oil slick?
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RE: Why do fish die under an oil slick?
Still, I would not want to swim in those waters.
RE: Why do fish die under an oil slick?
Funny how no one worried about it during the big one WWII.
My mom told me about how she constantly saw the thick oil on the beaches of the east coast. From all the sinking of shipping.
If you did the correct study you would have seen the article in scientific american about the marine life "eating"" the crude oil that naturally bubbles forth from various areas of the oceans floors. Oil is not a problem, what is, are the ones that are using it as an agenda. You should worry more about radioactive crap.