07-16-2011, 09:13 PM
A PLAGUE ON THE GULF: LOCAL FISHERMAN PULLS UP DOZENS OF CRABS WITH OIL STAINS, BURNS AND LESIONS OFF PENSACOLA
In a brassy attempt to further limit its liability, BP is arguing that the Gulf has made such a miraculous recovery from last year’s 200-million-gallon oil spill that “future loss” claims should be nixed. That assertion flies in the face of countless reports coming from up and down the Gulf Coast. Many of the most troubling narratives come from local fishermen, crabbers and oyster harvesters – who are encountering not only dramatically smaller catches but also visibly sick, deformed and oiled seafood from Louisiana’s Grand Isle to the Florida panhandle. And we’ve got photos to prove it.
To give you an idea of how BP’s “full recovery” argument is playing down here on the Gulf, consider this from a recent Associated Press report:![[Image: crab.lesions7.4.11.001-300x225.jpg]](http://www.stuarthsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/crab.lesions7.4.11.001-300x225.jpg)
http://www.stuarthsmith.com/a-plague-on-...-pensacola
In a brassy attempt to further limit its liability, BP is arguing that the Gulf has made such a miraculous recovery from last year’s 200-million-gallon oil spill that “future loss” claims should be nixed. That assertion flies in the face of countless reports coming from up and down the Gulf Coast. Many of the most troubling narratives come from local fishermen, crabbers and oyster harvesters – who are encountering not only dramatically smaller catches but also visibly sick, deformed and oiled seafood from Louisiana’s Grand Isle to the Florida panhandle. And we’ve got photos to prove it.
To give you an idea of how BP’s “full recovery” argument is playing down here on the Gulf, consider this from a recent Associated Press report:
http://www.stuarthsmith.com/a-plague-on-...-pensacola
