Evidence of dramatic and persistent declines in meso- and bathypelagic fish abundances in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Tracey Sutton1, Rosanna Milligan2, April B Cook1, Jon Moore3 and Kevin M Boswell4, (1)Nova Southeastern University, Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Dania Beach, FL, United States, (2)Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, FL, United States, (3)Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, FL, United States, (4)Florida International University, Department of Biological Sciences, North Miami, FL, United States