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Oil and dispersants are changing the Gulf ecosystem, as shown by the following recent stories:

Deep sea isopod bathynomus are replacing red crabs:

Expert on ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria says he's found at least six different types of vibrios at Deepwater Horizon site:

As a senior EPA scientist has again pointed out, the government is continuing to cover up the dangers of dispersants to humans and wildlife

Government testers remove shrimp shells and veins before testing, but locals eat 'em with shells on and veins in — 193 ppm oil found in veins of fresh shrimp

And in yet another incident of the government attempting to censor stories showing that all is not well in the Gulf, NOAA’s lead public affairs officer “demanded” website “withdraw its story” on Gulf