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Panama City, FL: Man dies of flesh-eating bacteria vibrio vulnificus -BCHD

April 13th, 2011 at 12:20 PM

Bay County Health Dept: Bacteria found in raw oysters caused death, WJHG, April 7, 2011 ... Read more >>

The List: Is Gulf seafood safe? (MUST READ)

February 10th, 2011 at 07:31 PM

The following reports are presented in response to the State of Louisiana's latest press release ... Read more >>

State of Louisiana: You can eat 1,500+ jumbo Gulf shrimp A DAY and not exceed FDA contamination levels

February 10th, 2011 at 06:35 PM

Louisiana state officials confirm seafood safety; state has tested more than 1,000 composite samples of ... Read more >>

Tests of Gulf oysters show carcinogenic heavy metal at 150-200 above times the safe level set by EPA

February 9th, 2011 at 09:42 AM

Private Seafood Tests Uncover Toxins Missed By Feds, Susan Buchanan for the Huffington Post, February ... Read more >>

"Really Alarming": No baby oysters being found in most productive areas of Louisiana -- "Scientists are baffled" (VIDEO)

January 25th, 2011 at 07:49 PM

"The outer reefs, further out, where the salinity would be considerably higher, should have had some spat signals. But we don't see it anywhere, and that's really tough" ... Read more >>

“A continuum of polluted water may still exist” from wellhead to shoreline — “Shrimp, crab, oysters and menhaden appear to have been considerably harmed by the spill”

November 25th, 2010 at 12:01 PM

Note the "research for the entire study is supported by Chevron." ... Read more >>

“We’ve been through the Great Depression and all that stuff, but nothing like this” says America’s oldest oyster processor and distributor

November 8th, 2010 at 07:48 AM

Oysterman: “There’s a very limited resource out there... Seventy percent of my leases fell under the footprint of the oil.” ... Read more >>

Shrimper witnesses visible oil in shrimp and crabs (VIDEO)

November 4th, 2010 at 02:33 PM

"They ain't gonna make it... ain't gonna have nothing... Ask BP if they want to sit down and eat some of that oysters and shrimp." ... Read more >>

Feds' press release says NOAA, FDA now testing for dispersant: Corexit ingredient DOSS found in 13 samples -- Up to 500 ppm allowed in shrimp, crabs, oysters

October 29th, 2010 at 05:55 PM

NOAA and FDA Announce Chemical Test for Dispersant in Gulf Seafood, Press Release, October 29, ... Read more >>

"ALL" oyster beds are "dead or dying" says top oysterman -- "Very pessimistic"

October 21st, 2010 at 09:11 AM

6 months after oil spill, much remains unknown, Associated Press, October 20, 2010:

"I'm very pessimistic ... Read more >>

Florida woman: Oil found in batch of oysters while eating (VIDEO)

October 20th, 2010 at 07:24 PM

A Tallahassee Woman Says She Found Oil in a Batch of Oysters, WCTV Tallahassee, October ... Read more >>

CONFIRMED: "The oysters didn't grow... they didn't spawn" -- "They DON'T HAVE ANY small oysters for next year or the year after" (VIDEO)

October 17th, 2010 at 08:10 AM

Oyster Fest is a success, but fishermen fear uncertain future, Fox8 New Orleans, October 16, ... Read more >>

No oysters? It’s NOT the oil says MS State Official, while fishermen ALL say not to open waters (VIDEO)

September 22nd, 2010 at 01:45 PM

Fishermen tell CMR: Don't open oyster season, WLOX, September ... Read more >>

Alabama woman who used to be an oyster shucker is “collecting cans” for a living — Now can’t sell the aluminum because of “illness” AND having difficulty paying for medication

September 19th, 2010 at 08:23 AM

As businesses close, many wait for checks, Press-Register, September 19, 2010:

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72, Grand Bay [Female] Occupation: ... Read more >>

PART II: MS Dept. of Marine Resources samples oysters FARTHER from coast: “Disappointing” & “Surprised” at number of deaths

September 3rd, 2010 at 08:37 PM

DMR samples oyster reefs for second day, Biloxi Sun Herald, September 2, 2010:

"A lot of ... Read more >>

Mississippi officials find 80 to 90 PERCENT of OYSTERS DEAD — claim NO EVIDENCE OIL CONTRIBUTED

September 3rd, 2010 at 03:05 AM

Officials from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR) voluntarily "took oyster fishermen out on ... Read more >>

Chemist: Oysters contain 1.25% (12,500 ppm) hydrocarbons near MS River Delta

August 31st, 2010 at 10:54 AM

Testing Results Returning With High Levels: Wilma Subra, chemist and president of soil testing company, ... Read more >>

NOAA, FDA, Bill Walker declare MS oysters SAFE TO EAT — Aug. 20: Top marine scientist says “IMMEDIATE CAUTION” because “they take in droplets and dissolved oil”

August 26th, 2010 at 03:44 PM

Just one week before this announcement, NOAA Chief admitted oysters metabolize hydrocarbons the "slowest"

Mississippi oysters ... Read more >>

AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION: BIO-ACCUMULATION of chemicals that MUTATE GENETIC MATERIAL will continue for years in Gulf oysters, shrimp and crab

August 18th, 2010 at 06:36 AM

Health Effects of the Gulf Oil Spill, Journal of the American Medical Association, August 16, ... Read more >>

Florida Officials: Testing fishing areas for toxic dispersants “a waste of money and resources”

July 13th, 2010 at 01:14 AM

Gulf seafood tested for oil but not dispersant, Palm Beach Post, July 12, 2010:

[N]o one ... Read more >>

Head of NOAA Gulf seafood testing: There’s “NOT a chemical test” done for dispersant — but we’re working on it (VIDEO)

July 9th, 2010 at 08:33 PM

Lab Checks Safety of Seafood, CNN, July 8, 2010:

But all of these tests are only ... Read more >>

CAUTION Restaurants serving Corexit-tainted seafood? CNN reports NO Gulf seafood tested for dispersants (VIDEO)

July 8th, 2010 at 06:45 PM

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, CNN, July 8, 2010:

There's a question about dispersants... The ... Read more >>

“Tar” found in oysters at seafood restaurant; Manager admits “appeared to be oil” (VIDEO)

June 21st, 2010 at 03:11 PM

Man claims to find oil in oyster at Cornelius restaurant, WBTV Channel 3 Charlotte, NC, ... Read more >>

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