MarkEOL conducts an interview about how the oil spill is affecting marine life.

The oil has finally stopped, but the fight for marine wildlife is not over. Millions of gallons of oil and thousands of gallons of chemicals to clean up the oil (called chemical dispersants) are still in the Gulf of Mexico. What effect will the oil and chemicals have on coral reefs? Coral reefs are important ecosystems, and Oceans5 said it best in his "Why We Should Save the Reef" article when he said, "Reefs feed us, protect us, and are there for all to learn about and enjoy". Do the reefs stand a chance against the oil?

I was happy to read in the "Gulf Oil Disaster: Part 1" BBS that many Whyvillians want more information about the oil spill and its effects on marine life. For "Gulf Oil Disaster: Part 2", I sat down with Dr. R?diger Bieler after his trip from the Caribbean to discover more about the reefs in Florida and how the oil will impact them.

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Kittieme shows how the problems affecting the reef are also in the real world.

Hello fellow Whyvillians. I have come to talk to you about a very tragic and serious problem that is happening all over the world AND in Whyville. That issue is how the reefs of the world are being destroyed. This tragedy isn't happening on purpose, but not on accident either. It is more of a lack of knowledge that is ruining the place aquatic life calls home.

Every day our Earth gets a little dirtier and hazardous. We can help prevent this by putting trash in trashcans, biking instead of riding in cars, and safely disposing chemicals. To help our reefs we shouldn't dump chemicals into the ocean, or any other bodies of water. Also, you should NEVER throw trash into the ocean because that juice box, or soda can, or candy bar wrapper, might just end up killing a fish or plant. It would surprise you how dirty a reef can get by litter and chemicals.

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