Archive for the ‘BP Oil Spill’ Category

Fisherman in Mississippi say there are no SHRIMP & CRAB

BILOXI — Data collected by the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources shows this to be an average to good year for shrimp, but about 100 shrimpers said Tuesday it’s the worst they can remember. “We have no shrimp at all from Louisiana to Alabama,” said Ten Tran, who said she has been fishing in Mississippi [...]

Illnesses linked to BP oil spill Widespread Sickness toxic chemicals Gulf of Mexico

Less than one year after the worst oil mishap in U.S. history, BP began running televised commercials featuring cheerful Gulf of Mexico fishermen as if the 185 million gallons of oil from the BP oil spill of 2010 was just a tiny drop in a big ocean that was quickly cleaned up. The commercials painted [...]

BP oil spill partly blamed for Gulf dolphin deaths

MIAMI — The deaths of over 150 dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico so far this year is due in part to the devastating 2010 BP oil spill and the chemical dispersants used to contain it, a report said Thursday. A total of 153 dolphins have been found in the Gulf so far in 2011, [...]