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The Gulf of Mexico

The Gulf of Mexico. By: Erin, Kyle, Trace, & Swayze. About the Gulf of Mexico. Southern coast of United States Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, & Florida Mexico’s west coast BP Oil Spill Kemp’s Ridley Turtle. Map of the Gulf of Mexico.

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The Gulf of Mexico

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  1. The Gulf of Mexico By: Erin, Kyle, Trace, & Swayze

  2. About the Gulf of Mexico • Southern coast of United States • Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, & Florida • Mexico’s west coast • BP Oil Spill • Kemp’s Ridley Turtle

  3. Map of the Gulf of Mexico http://www.cellphonesignal.com/t-mobile-improves-converage-on-the-gulf-of-mexico/

  4. BP Oil Spill • April 20, 2010 • Deepwater Horizon (New York Times, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010) • Scientists figured that almost 5million barrels of oil gushed from BP's well. (New York Times, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010) • More than 99 percent of federal waters in the gulf have also been reopened to fishing, due to the absence of visible oil or evidence of oil contamination in seafood. • Affect on the Environment • http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/07/17/science/earth/20100718-ENVIRO.html?ref=gulf_of_mexico_2010 (New York Times, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010)

  5. Tracking the Spreading Oil (New York Times, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010)

  6. Kemp’s Ridley Turtle • Most critically endangered species in the world. • Live mainly in the Gulf of Mexico • Nest on a 20 kilometer beach: Rancho Nuevo, N.E. Mexico • Found in shallow waters where a lot of crabs live. • Different from the Olive Ridley by its: • parrot-like beak • Flatter- almost completely round carapace • Carapace is the turtle’s shell

  7. Threats to Kemp’s Ridley Turtles • Main Threat: • Shrimp Trawlers that work where turtles feed. • Turtle accidently gets caught in shrimpers nets. • ~ 500 to 5000 die like this every year. • Nests are easy to find: • Too many eggs are harvested • Humans & Coyotes

  8. Resources: • Map: http://www.cellphonesignal.com/t-mobile-improves-converage-on-the-gulf-of-mexico/ • Bp Oil Spill: (New York Times, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010) • Kemp’s Ridley Turtle: http://www.arkive.org/kemps-ridley-turtle/lepidochelys-kempii/#text=All • Our main source was the Google Earth Application. It led us to the other sources we used for this project.

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