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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and the Gulf of Mexico Fishing Industry

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In this article, the authors summarized information related to damages caused by the Deepwater oil spill to Gulf fisheries and efforts to mitigate these damages, and proposed a new approach to mitigate them.
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This report summarizes information related to damages caused by the Deepwater oil spill to Gulf fisheries and efforts to mitigate these damages.

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Branding disaster: : reestablishing trust through the ideological containment of systemic risk anxieties

TL;DR: This article analyzed the public discourse surrounding the Exxon Valdez spill of 1989 and BP Gulf Spill of 2010 and found that media coverage of such events ultimately contains the anxieties that are sparked by initial news coverage.

Resources on Oil Spills, Response, and Restoration A Selected Bibliography

TL;DR: The Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico and information on previous spills and associated remedial actions are covered in the Bibliography of the National Oceanographic Data Center (NOAALINC) as discussed by the authors.
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An Ecosystem Services Approach to Assessing the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico

TL;DR: An Ecosystem Services Approach to Assessing the Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico discusses the benefits and challenges associated with using an ecosystem services approach to damage assessment, describing potential impacts of response technologies, exploring the role of resilience, and offering suggestions for areas of future research.
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A review of the threat of oil exploitation to mangrove ecosystem: Insights from Niger Delta, Nigeria

TL;DR: In this article, the impacts of land contamination on mangrove ecosystems and socio-economic activities of local communities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria are reviewed and a framework for conservation in the coastal communities is also proposed.
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A restoration suitability index model for the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) in the Mission-Aransas Estuary, TX, USA.

TL;DR: A restoration suitability index model and reef quality index model was developed to characterize locations based on their potential for successful reef restoration within the Mission-Aransas Estuary, Texas, USA and was effective in identifying suitable sites for oyster reef restoration.
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