Oil spills, unfortunately, do not get much media attention, with an exception to the BP oil spill of 2010. Public awareness is very minimal on this subject; just in May of this year, an oil spill occurred in North Dakota, which very few people know about. Oil spills are usually caused by carelessness and laziness. Large scale oil spills are mostly due to human error, where the crew on the ships make a severe mistake. However, although many boaters do not think in this manner, every time somebody dumps even the tiniest amount of oil into an ocean, lake, or river, fishes and other marine species are affected. Every little ounce counts, and it all adds up.
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