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FILE - This April 27, 2010 file photo shows a shrimp boat in the Gulf of Mexico near the Chandeleur Islands, off the Southeastern tip of Louisiana. Five years after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, "The spill was _ and continues to be _ a disaster," said Oregon State marine sciences professor Jane Lubchenco, who was the head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration during the spill. "The bottom line is that oil is nasty stuff. Yes, the Gulf is resilient, but it was hit pretty darn hard." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
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