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A month after the BP rig exploded I took a trip into the Gulf with some Oyster Fishermen and then attended the first annual Oysterfest in New Orleans Read the full description.
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A lot of factors have contributed to the decline of Oyster fishing in Louisianaa and with the BP oil spill no one knows for sure what this means for the furure of the Gulf Coast oyster industry.
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A lot of factors have contributed to the decline of Oyster fishing in Louisianaa and with the BP oil spill no one knows for sure what this means for the furure of the Gulf Coast oyster industry.
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SciencePlease provide facts on how it could take years or what ever time period you may project, to regain the oyster population that has been so popularized by the media as "gone". |
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Kenneth Dabrera
Posted on May 13, 2011 at 06:33 AM | Permalink
Decimation of Louisiana oyster fishing industry after the BP disaster.
I was real sad when I heard the plight of the pioneer oyster fishing community in Louisiana and I hope that things will improve soon and that the Obama administration will compensate the real victims of the BP disaster - I listened to their hopeless heart-breaking stories on BBC Podcasts and my heart cries out for them.
Kenneth Dabrera from Sri Lanka.