The site of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has become a popular mating ground for deep-sea crabs and shrimp. Decomposing oil from the 2010 spill could be mimicking a sex hormone, but being at the oil rig is also making these animals sick, a study finds.
Decomposing oil from the 2010 spill could be mimicking a sex hormone, and that's what's attracting these crustaceans to get frisky in this part of the Gulf, according to an August study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science.Spending time at the oil rig is also making these animals sick, especially as seen in the crabs.
The concern is for larger organisms who may eat the toxic crabs, introducing the chemicals higher up into the food chain.Why choosing fish for dinner may be killing sharksWhile there were a lot of certain animals, there was a small variety of sea creatures observed. Certain types of deep-sea dwellers that you'd expect to see were not present, the study said.
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