Deepwater Horizon spill wiped out 60-85% of deep-sea animals, study finds

A study in PNAS reports that deep-sea animals in the Gulf of Mexico, including octopus, krill, squid and shrimp, fell by 60 to 85 percent in the three and a half years after the Deepwater Horizon spill, with little recovery since. Researchers called it the fastest, most severe faunal decline recorded in the deep ocean and warned it may weaken carbon storage.