But some fishermen now say more money should go toward future research. Their complaints have brought hallelujahs from University of Alaska officials and opponents of widespread logging bans. Now fishermen and the science community are up in arms over what could be done and what should have been done. My daughter was working on a fishing boat and said, 'I only got jellied once this summer. It's not nice.
Plankton provide food for juvenile salmon when they leave the streams and hatchery pens.
Everyone's remembering that now. Exxon points out that salmon runs in the first two years after the spill the runs directly affected by oil actually increased. Exxon also conducted scientific studies, including studies of eggs in oiled streams. A study by the Department of Fish and Game has come up with very different evidence that trustee staff say is potentially groundbreaking. State biologists found more eggs died in oiled streams than in unoiled streams.