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That you mentioned here you can see what happened between the one nine hundred sixty s. And two thousand and ten and the dimension you can see that suicide months have been worsening steadily until the implementation of efficient measures to slow it down bushy and keep its evolution under control whod have a. Bill that only. It was only in one thousand nine hundred sixty is that laws were created to regulate the pumping of water the chinese were the first to recognize the scale of the subsidence...

Predecessors. as these are now long gone the researchers have to find substitute materials to serve as artificial reefs. to find out which substrate is most suitable the scientists provide a range of samples for the oyster larvae to live on. under the microscope they can see how many oysters have attached to the substrate indicating which material is the most attractive for the animals. actually see a means to produce oysters on a suitable substrate. and that will involve adding the substrate th...

Individuals across the gulf who suffered a financial loss as a result of the spill. third generation oysterman mitch gerisich runs one of the largest oyster operations in louisiana and has already settled for millions and is using the money, he says, to rebuild his oyster beds. >> sure, were getting money from them and were investing it and were investing it in something we dont know if well get back. the spawn is there. and the oyster larvae for some reason is not living. that is the problem. >...

Oystering again in february for the first time after the oil pill. he says this year, the oyster beds are behaving differently. doesnt seem like a lot of baby oysters? >> no, theres no baby oysters. thats whats scary. this should be full, full, full, full of oysters the size of your fingernail. should be blistered all over this thing. >> reporter: oyster larvae normally grow on the shells of mature oysters but theyre not growing on the oysters in this area. >> if you dont have tomorrows oysters ...

Difference between the hot oil and the colder water is creating density gradients so these dispersants arent necessarily going to sink, theyre going to travel in the oil column. when i hear b.p. say low toxici toxicity, this is not what the data sheets are really showing, its not a very realistic picture. and what about the fish eggs that are in the water column now? for the crab eggs, for the oyster larvae. >> but this is a method thats getting endorsement by the epa? >> reporter: the epa only ...

Womb. it causes blood disorders, causes kidney problems. thats in people. the effects on marine sea life are not anywhere near that studied in depth. but we do know that that theyve been used to get approved, get it listed on their schedule only involve adult animals. adult shrimp, adult minnows. the problem with that is weve got oyster larvae, blue crab eggs, shrimp eggs in the water column right now. and the young life forms are a lot more sensitive than adults to this toxic chemical. >> okay....