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Clearwater Marine Aquarium Helping With Oil Spill

By • May 3rd, 2010 • Category: In The News

If the facility becomes activated by the government to help with the cleanup, employees will undergo training regarding cleaning animals from oil spills:

CLEARWATER — If officials at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium are asked to rehabilitate animals injured by a massive oil spill spreading through the Gulf of Mexico, they will be ready to respond, CEO David Yates said Monday morning.

“CMA is in routine communication with Fish and Wildlife and National Marine Fisheries on both ends, and we look forward to working with each agency should the oil reach our area, or if they can use our assistance elsewhere,” Yates said. “We are fully prepared to go when asked.”

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7 Responses »

  1. the oil spill in Mexico would surely be one of the greatest environmental disasters for this year.`;:

  2. It is almost unbelievable that this oil spill is still not taken care of. It’s been what, like 46 days now?? All i see on the television all day long is washed up fish, and poor pelicans coated in oil.

  3. BP deserves to hold since the current incident. They’ve decimated the Gulf of Mexico.

  4. the oil spill in mexico really affected the eco system around that area, it would take years to clean those mess ,

  5. oil spills can really mess up the environment, i hope we can find a very good solution to control oil spills ;`*

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