As per the information shrimp boats headed to fishing grounds east of the Mississippi River to bring in as much harvest as possible before oil spill from the Gulf of Mexico destroy the season. Mike Voisin, who owns Houma-based Motivatit Seafood, said the state’s move will help offset potential losses if oil forces the closure of fishing grounds.
Reports suggests that billions of dollars generated by outdoor sports, commercial fishing and beach tourism along the Gulf of Mexico coast are at risk if crude oil leaking from a damaged well off the coast of Louisiana washes aground. BP Plc, which owns the well, informed that it is leaking five times faster than previously thought, spewing 5,000 barrels of oil a day into the Gulf.
Robert Shipp, chairman of the Marine Sciences Department at the University of South Alabama, said that the spill may threaten wildlife and seafood production in a state. he told that if spill gets to the coast, to those sugar- white beaches from Gulf Shores, Alabama, to Panama City, Florida, that would be just a horrible disaster.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects winds to begin pushing oil ashore in Louisiana as soon as tomorrow evening near the mouth of the Mississippi River. St. Bernard Parish, east of New Orleans, hosted a meeting this morning to gather information from local fishers identifying the areas most sensitive to the spill.
Shrimpers filed suit against BP, saying contamination from the spill has caused and will continue to cause loss of revenue. The suit is seeking class-action, or group status to represent all residents who live in or derive income from the coastal areas of Louisiana and would suffer losses.
