Gulf of Mexico BP reached an $18.7bn settlement with the US government, the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, as well as 400 local authorities. To date BP's cost for the clean-up, environmental and economic damages and penalties has reached $54bn. According to the National Response Center, the oil industry has thousands of minor accidents in the Gulf of Mexico every year. On May 12, 2016, a release of oil from subsea infrastructure on Shell's "Brutus" oil rig released 2,100 barrels of oil. This leak created a visible 2 mile by 13 mile oil slick in the sea about 97 miles
Gulf grouper Gulf grouper The gulf grouper ("Mycteroperca jordani") is a species of fish in the family Serranidae. It is endemic to Mexico. The taxonomy of the gulf grouper is as follows: The common name for "Mycteroperca jordani" in English is gulf grouper, but in Spanish the common name for it is Baya, Cabrilla De Astillero, Garlopa, Garropa, Mero Baya, Merou Golfe. The gulf grouper are located in the Eastern Central Pacific from Southern La Jolla, California, which is in the United States to Mazitlan, Mexico. The gulf grouper is in a limited range and is severely declining through the Gulf of