In pictures: California oil spill kills fish, damages wetlands

A surfer floats next to oil slicks on the water as they head to the shoreline of Huntington Beach, California,more

A fish swims under oil slicks in the Talbert Channel after a major oil spill off the coast of California has cmore

A warning sign is posted for people to stay out of the water after a major oil spill off the coast of Californmore

Clean-up crews work to mitigate the damage in an ecological estuary after a major oil spill off the coast of Cmore

A bird walks through a small oil slick in the Talbert Channel after a major oil spill off the coast of Califormore

Floating barriers hold back oil from an ecological estuary as a major oil spill off the coast of California hamore

A worker is reflected in the water of an estuary after a major oil spill off the coast of California came ashomore

Oil stains are left behind on the State Beach that was closed down after a major oil spill off the coast of Camore

Oil slicks make their way into the Talbert Channel after a major oil spill off the coast of California has commore

Clean-up crews work to mitigate the damage in an ecological estuary after a major oil spill off the off the comore

Workers use heavy machinery to make a berm to keep out further oil from coming into the controlled basin aftermore

Oil slicks float on the water in the Talbert Channel after an oil spill off the coast of California has come amore

A surfer floats next to oil slicks on the water as they head to the shoreline of Huntington Beach, California,more

A clean-up team works on clearing the oil slicks at the Talbert Channel after a major oil spill off the coast more

Oil stains are left behind on State Beach that was closed down after major oil spill off the coast of Californmore

Oil slicks float on the water as they head to the shoreline of Huntington Beach, California, October 3. REUTERmore

Clean-up crews work to mitigate the damage in an ecological estuary after a major oil spill off the coast of Cmore

Oil stains are left behind on the State Beach that was closed down after a major oil spill off the coast of Camore

Oil slicks float on the water as they head to the shoreline of Huntington Beach, California, October 3. REUTERmore

An oil-covered seagull stands among others at the Talbert Channel after a major oil spill off the coast of Calmore

A fish swims under oil slicks in the Talbert Channel after a major oil spill off the coast of California has cmore

Oil slicks float on the water as they head to the shoreline of Huntington Beach, California, October 3. REUTERmore

A school of fish swim under a barrier holding back oil from entering an ecological estuary after a major oil smore

Floating barriers hold back oil from an ecological estuary as a major oil spill off the coast of California hamore