BP stands for British Petroleum and this company is now widely known for its devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon oil rig 52 miles south-east of Venice, Louisiana exploded on April 20, 2010 in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico igniting a fireball visible from up to 40 miles away. The BP oil spill is and depending on the effects of the oil on the gulf coast may forever be seen as one of the largest, man-made disasters in the United States. Over 4.9 million barrels of oil spilled from the Deepwater Horizon spilled/leaked following the explosion. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill hurt everything it touched. It effected wildlife, humans and, the environment, and the economy in a way that all of it could have easily been prevented.
Unfortunately, the major cause of the prolonged devastation after the BP oil spill is due to clean-up techniques that …show more content…
Almost 50% the dolphins that were watched and studied after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill were very ill and 17% of the dolphins observed were not expected to live. The BP disaster occurred during a crucial breeding period for many Gulf Coast wildlife and fish species. The poisonous oil could have killed larval, eggs and venerable young almost immediately, weakening or wiping out that generation. Without these generations, food web effects and population drops could become evident in the areas future. The BP disaster also caused a heavy drop in recreation and tourism in the Gulf of Mexico. Commercial and independent fisheries took in $659 million in fish and shellfish during 2008 and over 3 million people engaged in recreation trips for fishing in the Gulf that year. After the BP disaster in April 2010, recreational fishing was shut down for 3 months, from May to August. State parks were also shut down, which impacted those park’s summer revenues
Unfortunately, the major cause of the prolonged devastation after the BP oil spill is due to clean-up techniques that …show more content…
Almost 50% the dolphins that were watched and studied after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill were very ill and 17% of the dolphins observed were not expected to live. The BP disaster occurred during a crucial breeding period for many Gulf Coast wildlife and fish species. The poisonous oil could have killed larval, eggs and venerable young almost immediately, weakening or wiping out that generation. Without these generations, food web effects and population drops could become evident in the areas future. The BP disaster also caused a heavy drop in recreation and tourism in the Gulf of Mexico. Commercial and independent fisheries took in $659 million in fish and shellfish during 2008 and over 3 million people engaged in recreation trips for fishing in the Gulf that year. After the BP disaster in April 2010, recreational fishing was shut down for 3 months, from May to August. State parks were also shut down, which impacted those park’s summer revenues