The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has reopened 5000 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico to fishing after it had been closed as a result of the oil spill in April. The NOAA performed tests on aquatic animals within this area and announced that they were free of oil, and therefore safe to be fished and distributed.
NOAA News- October 1, 2010
The source is biased towards siding with the decision on the NOAA because the article was published by NOAA News. Therefore, the author would clearly be pressured to support any decision made by the NOAA. The author is also openly pro-environmental, as the importance of seafood safety is repeatedly stressed. Naturally, a pro-environmentalist stance would again support the NOAA's actions.
VI. Pollution
A. Pollution types
3. Water Pollution
VII. Global Change
C. Loss of Biodiversity
1. Habitat loss; overuse; population; introduced species; endangered and extinct species.
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