Originally Posted by aka123

Coastal ecosystems around the spil area and in general to where the oil drifted, where the oil hit hardest.

Oh, you wanted some links:

http://www.theguardian.com/environme...o-bp-oil-spill

"Dead and dying deep sea corals were discovered seven miles from the Deepwater Horizon well."

https://www.nwf.org/What-We-Do/Prote...-Wildlife.aspx