Oil from 2007 spill surprisingly toxic to fish, scientists report

Category: Science

Publish Date: 12-27-2011 12:00 AM -0800

The fuel oil that discharged into San Francisco Bay from the cargo ship Cosco Busan devastated the herring population that feeds seabirds, whales and the bay's last commercial fishery, study says.

Thick, tarry fuel oil disgorged into San Francisco Bay from a damaged cargo ship in 2007 was surprisingly toxic to fish embryos, devastating the herring population that feeds seabirds, whales and the bay's last commercial fishery, scientists reported Monday.

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