The BP oil spill caused a significant decline in marine life in the Gulf of Mexico.

Thanks, Big Oil! Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds https://phys.org/news/2026-10-marine-life-declined-gulf-mexico.html

Marine life dramatically declined in Gulf of Mexico in years after BP oil spill, study finds. The number of marine animals plummeted by about 60% in the years following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion, a new study found. https://apnews.com/article/fish-dead-gulf-mexico-bp-oil-spill-f31fa90d36a4a82edd61552750cbd926