BP oil spill in a portion of Gulf of Mexico has cast a pall over mnay fishermen who make their living from the Gulf. President Obama told that his administration has launched a “relentless response” to the spill, but said the problem might not be solved for “many days.” Louisiana is the most affected region where 210,000 gallons (5,000 barrels) of crude a day into the Gulf of Mexico, and efforts to shut off the flow have been unsuccessful since the late April explosion that sank the drill rig Deepwater Horizon.
Besides, there are areas near the Mississippi beaches, and the leading edge of the slick grew closer to the coast of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. Oil giant BP, which owns the well at the heart of the problem, said it had prepared massive boxes to be lowered over the leak points, but deploying them would take about a week.
NOAA imposed a minimum 10-day fishing restriction has covered an area between the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana to the waters off Florida’s Pensacola Bay. NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco said in a statement announcing the decision, said that balancing economic and health concerns, this order closes just those areas that are affected by oil. It is fact that the Gulf Coast’s commercial fishing industry brings in about $2.4 billion to the region.
