Teleost embryos develop a syndrome characterized by edema when exposed to water that
weathers substrates contaminated with crude oil. Previous studies using zebrafish …

We surveyed offshore fish populations in the Gulf of Mexico in 2011 and 2012, following
persistent reports of abnormal skin lesions and other pathologies in the aftermath of the …

Several Seattle-area streams in Puget Sound were the focus of habitat restoration projects in
the 1990s. Post-project effectiveness monitoring surveys revealed anomalous behaviors …

“Southern Resident” killer whales include three “pods”(J, K and L) that reside primarily in
Puget Sound/Georgia Basin during the spring, summer and fall. This population was listed …

“Southern Resident” killer whales (Orcinus orca) that comprise three fish-eating “pods”(J, K
and L) were listed as “endangered” in the US and Canada following a 20% population …

Seafood samples from the fishing ground closure areas of Mississippi Gulf Coast that were
affected by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Disaster were collected and analyzed for twenty …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are dangerous and toxic pollutants that may cause
adverse effects on human and animal health, including death. POPs such as polychlorinated …

As the human population of western North America continues to expand, widespread
patterns of urban growth pose increasingly existential threats to certain wild stocks of Pacific …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are lipophilic compounds that can accumulate in high
concentrations in the blubber of marine mammals, which are long-lived, top-level predators …

Seasonal feeding behavior and high fidelity to feeding areas allow humpback whales
(Megaptera novaeangliae) to be used as biological indicators of regional contamination …