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Has anyone thought of this since the oil spill crisis?
Has anyone thought of harvesting plankton, fish and corals to breed and preserve for future generations so the oil won't totally kill them off? I was wondering if the marine biologists actually thought that some might not come back and maybe we should save them in aquariums and farms in clean water until the mess is cleaned up, especially plankton since it is a vital oxygen sourse.
I know that some fish will be leaving the area, but not all. Some will be surrounded and get sick and die just like the birds. Plankton can't swim as fast as an oil slick can spread that has force behind it because it is spraying from a well.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
It's not necessary, this exact situation has happened before in the gulf and the fish and plankton are still present.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixtoc_I_oil_spill
The fish and plankton etc will move away from the affected area and similarly move back in once it's over. The dispersant being sprayed has the potential to cause just as much ecological damage as the oil itself. As for coral, there is no coral in that particular part of the Gulf, only around the shallower, warmer parts along the edges- this blow out is in (very) deep, cold water.
Source(s): Work in the industry.
