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These aren’t just old fishermen’s tales. More than two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, local Gulf Coast fishers are seeing eyeless fish and shrimp, festering sores and tumors on catches and other mutations in their nets. The University of South Florida conducted a survey after the spill with startling results: between two to… Read More »
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So far, more than $9.5 billion has been paid out to compensate Gulf Coast residents and businesses for the losses suffered from the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. With the claims process reopened and a new settlement and claims procedure, it is important to discover if you are you eligible for compensation. Consider the… Read More »
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There are always fluctuations in catches, often exaggerated by fishers as they exchange tall tales. Two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Louisiana crab and shrimpers are complaining about dire drops in yields. But these aren’t old fishermen tales. Their complaints are backed by data. The Barataria estuary, close to the site of the… Read More »
