As life on Galveston's Pelican Island seemingly returns to normal, Eyewitness News is learning about the marine life impacts due to the thousands of gallons of oil that leaked from the barge crash.
Daniela HurtadoAs life on Galveston's Pelican Island seemingly returns to normal, Eyewitness News is questioning the marine life impacts due to the thousands of gallons of oil that leaked from the barge crash.Traffic to and from Pelican Island is back open. The area from the surface is seemingly back to normal after a barge crashed into a bridge last Wednesday.
ABC13 has obtained photos from local fishermen of a dead dolphin found in the water between the Pelican Island Causeway and the Coast Guard building over the weekend. "Anytime you hear oil in the waterway, it's concerning because it has such great impact not only in the species but on the habitat long term," JoanieSteinhaus, Ocean Program director for the Turtle Restoration Network in Galveston, said about the environmental impacts. "Birds are the highest source for potential getting the oil on them as they groom; they're ingesting it.
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