Toxic Brew

The following article by Carl Safina appeared in Audubon Magazine's Special Report: The BP Gulf Oil Spill.  To view the original article, click here.

Compared with a similar stretch of American coast or area of open ocean, the Gulf of Mexico has an unusually rich concentration of wildlife. Certain species that roam the open Atlantic stream into the Gulf to breed; some breed there exclusively. Many others winter on the Gulf's shores or in its warm waters. Year-round residents, such as shrimp...