Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Studying Blue Crabs for Oil Spill Damage Assessment

May 8, 2012 - A Mississippi Press article describes work by Harriet Perry and others as part of the Natural Resources Damage Assessment examining possible long-term effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The article includes a gallery of nine photographs.  Mississippi Press article

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