Oiled Kemp's Ridley sea turtle after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
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An oiled Kemp's Ridley sea turtle photographed during a boat-based survey by NOAA to collect oiled sea turtles during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response. Photograph credit: Kate Sampson, NOAA
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USGS
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