| This
rocky beach on an islet in Northwest Bay is one
of the sites that scientists have been studying
since the oil spill. The photo on the left was
taken in June 1989, only months after the oil
spill, and very soon after this area had been
cleaned with high-pressure hot water. Extensive
areas of dead rockweed (Fucus gardneri) are visible
in the photo. On the right is the same location
in 1998. During the years since the oil spill,
rockweed has extensively recolonized the area.
(Photo credit: OR&R, NOAA) |
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