Resources at Risk
Galeta Island, Canal Zone, Panama| Subject | Resources at Risk |
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| Posting Date | 1968-Dec-13 |
Both red and black mangrove trees were severely oiled, and the majority of the red mangrove seedlings were killed. Oil damaged many of the mangrove inhabitants, including fiddler crabs, oysters, mussels, barnacles, sponges, tunicates, bryozoans, crustaceans, fishes, and molluscs. Oiled herons and cormorants were also found in the mangroves. Dead sea turtles were found on mangrove beaches.
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