The tragedy of the huge and ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is the source of much controversy, multiple competing narratives, and unashamed finger-pointing by nearly all involved.
Every time BP fails to close its gushing oil well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, the area topside that is closed to fishing continues to expand.
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With nearly half our domestic seafood dependent on what happens in the Gulf of Mexico, we cannot really take our eyes off the BP oil spill.
In last week’s
Anticipating another rift with the powers that be in Washington D.C., Louisiana is taking steps to allow oysters to be sold year round in the state.
Last year, the
When BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico last month, phones started ringing at the desks of federal scientists 2,200 miles away on the
Sample test results of oysters and water will be on the agenda today when the Louisiana Oyster Task Force meets in New Orleans. It comes a day after the federal
If the storm surge from Hurricane Katrina failed to top the barriers that were built to protect the City of New Orleans, chances are you would not even remember much
Gulf seafood safety is getting a big assist from the army of federal wildlife, fisheries and national park agents who are on scene to protect thousands of species from the
BP’s limited success at squirting some oil to a ship on the surface did not prevent the expansion of the area of the Gulf closed to both commercial and
A collection of photos from out FSN reporting in the Gulf of Mexico as the oil spill unfolded last week.
The road to Venice, Louisiana (southernmost tip of the state,
Gulf watermen, be they out for shell or fin fish, did not get the news they wanted over the weekend as the colossal BP could not fill the hole spilling