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New Batfish Species Found Under Gulf Oil Spill

Posted by timothy on from the had-to-flush-'em-out-somehow dept.

eDarwin writes "Researchers have discovered two previously unknown species of bottom-dwelling fish in the Gulf of Mexico, living right in the area affected by the BP oil spill. Researchers identified new species of pancake batfishes, a flat fish rarely seen because of the dark depths they favor. They are named for the clumsy way they 'walk' along the sea bottom, like a bat crawling."

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  1. Re:And the old saw applies here by Bryansix · · Score: 0, Troll

    Some light reading. http://www.theresilientearth.com/?q=content/crude-facts-about-offshore-drilling

  2. Re:And the old saw applies here by Bryansix · · Score: 0, Troll

    Also this... http://dcm2.enr.state.nc.us/facts/offshore.htm

    3-200 miles offshore drilling was already banned in many areas except for existing wells.

  3. Re:And the old saw applies here by Bryansix · · Score: 0, Troll

    Almost half a century of technological advance matters here.