For APES Class.

1. By: Elijah Bocz, Will Broome, Xavier Niblet, and Jamar Posey

2. Economic Ramifications
 Many of the fishing services that the Gulf provided
were severely affected by the spill.
 The Menhaden fishery that provides 1/3 of the nation’s
Menhaden was hurt.
 The Gulf provides for 70% of shrimp for the US.
 Tourism in the Gulf would see a sharp decrease.
 Panama City Beach saw a 27% drop, Miami Beach
experienced a 21% drop, and Pensacola had a 28% drop.

3. Economic Ramifications
 The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund was established by
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to fund
response, restoration, and research and development
related to oil spills.
 The responsible party (BP) had to pay $75 million for
response and restoration costs.

4. Consequences to the Environment:
 The Gulf of Mexico is a home to many endanger and
threatened species that were put at a greater risk because of
the spill.
 Oil can clump together to form tar balls, and these balls of
tar can wash up on the beaches to impact the local wildlife.
 Plumes of oil are drifting thousands of feet beneath the
ocean’s surface, which can disrupt the complex ecosystems
of the deep depths of the ocean.
 It could be years, possibly even decades, before we know
the full extent of the environmental damage from the
Deepwater Horizon.

5. Causes
http://media.nola.com/news_impact/other/oil-cause-050710.pdf

6. Causes
http://media.nola.com/news_impact/other/oil-cause-050710.pdf

7. Causes
http://media.nola.com/news_impact/other/oil-cause-050710.pdf