08.01.08
Dead zone
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/30/AR2008073002943.html
A ‘Dead Zone’ in The Gulf of Mexico
Scientists Say Area That Cannot Support Some Marine Life Is Near Record Size
By Joel Achenbach
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 31, 2008; A02
The “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico, an area on the seabed with too little oxygen to support fish, shrimp, crabs and other forms of marine life, is nearly the largest on record this year, about 8,000 square miles, researchers said this week.