permanent negative effect on any species. >> the gulf is clearly much more naturally resilient than we ever appreciated. >> bp's conclusion, the gulf is rebounding. >> we are not in any way trying to suggest that there was not an impact. there clearly was. birds, fish, turtles, sub-sea vegetation and sediment species were impacted, there is no question about that, but they have also, according to the data, bounced back and recovering strongly and there is no data that suggests there is no long-term impact to any species. >> the natural resource damage assessment trustees and government agencies studying the effects. spi they call the bp report