Seafood Sampling for BP Spill Contaminants – Just West of Venice

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11/23/10 – Samples the waters out and around the area West of Venice, LA 

Nature sightings included:
A pod of dolphins, blue herons, ibis, osprey and white pelicans, mullet, small fish, gnats.

Unatural Sightings included:
A leaking and abandonded natural gas well, more industry air pollution from flaring, invasive water hyacinth, dying marsh grass that looked to have been oiled.

Today’s samples included:
Two jars of small fish
Two jars of shrimp
One medium redfish
One medium female blue crab

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Paul with oyster shellsSample ShrimpRedfishJuvenile CatfishShrimping BoatPaul OrrLeaking and Abandoned Natural Gas WellApparently Dying Marsh GrassComplete set of collected samples
To view the complete collection of photos from this trip and our complete series of spill and sampling photos visit the LMRK Flickr page.
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