Corexit is not as hazardous as people think. And if it wasn't used, there would have been a lot more oil on the beaches and bays.
Just a few bbls of Corexit in billions of bbls of water in the GOM is not as toxic as what the oil companies, menhaden boats and work boats dumped in the GOM in the 60's and 70's, when the fish populations were way higher than now.
In my opinion, non regulated commercial fishing in those days, and killing of Snapper in Shrimp nets is the cause.
Having to throw back dead bycatch on a Shrimp boatis stupid. They should have been able to sell it.
AND, blasting/removing platforms instead of toppling them and making artificial reefs was not so good of an idea either. Fish need habitat or they will move away.
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