A recent study published in Nature reveals some troubling news for our Gulf of Mexico neighbors.
Deepwater Declines
Diversion and dolphins – not a mating made in heaven
Scientists predict 97% of bottlenose dolphins in Barataria Bay will die in diversion’s first 50 years
Fired because she supported dolphins?
$2 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project could kill more
Marine Mammal Commission says Wait a Minute Mid-Barataria Diversion!
Marine Mammal Commission says Mid-Barataria plan should be revised or dropped
Functionally Extinct
Bottlenose dolphins would become “functionally extinct” in two of four areas of Barataria Bay,
Diversion and Dolphins are Incompatible
In a case of “no good deed goes unpunished”, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) says up to a third of the dolphins in Barataria Bay could be killed by the Mid-Barataria Diversion.