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Former BP worker: “I feel like I’m in the twilight zone” -- Clams “used to be white… Now they are all black”

November 16th, 2010 at 06:50 PM

"And nobody seems to pay any attention to this. I've lived here all my life and I know it's not right." ... 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 >>

Crab containing 8,815 ppm of hydrocarbons had NO smell or sight of oil — “We were astonished there were levels like that”

November 2nd, 2010 at 09:14 AM

Well is capped but trouble is floating below the surface, The NonProfit Times, November 1, ... Read more >>

193 ppm of oil found inside shrimp purchased on Oct. 22 (Lab Results)

October 31st, 2010 at 10:39 AM

Gulf Shrimp Lab Testing -- Digestive Tracts, NOLA Emergency Response, October 30, 2010:

These are the ... 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 >>

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 >>

Researcher reports fisherman finding “crabs filled with oil” just over a week ago at Gulfport pier

September 20th, 2010 at 11:56 AM

University Group Raises Concerns About BP Oil Spill Contaminants in Livestock Feed, Chris Rodda for ... Read more >>

Mississippi fishermen report hauls of oil-covered shrimp during ‘seafood safety’ meeting — Official says talking about it “is hindering the recovery process”

September 17th, 2010 at 12:33 PM

Fishermen grill Marine Resources chief, Sun Herald, September 8, 2010:

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Others said they were finding ... Read more >>

RAW EMOTIONS: Seafood dealer says load of crab “contaminated with oil” — State Biologist PREVENTED BY BOSS FROM SHOWING UP to do testing (VIDEO)

September 15th, 2010 at 03:32 PM

Tears and a feeling of helplessness from the nasty, mysterious harvest

When ... Read more >>

Scientist: NOAA used data from just 12 SAMPLES of shrimp to say it was safe to reopen 5,130 sq. miles of the Gulf for shrimping and fishing

September 8th, 2010 at 06:13 PM

More seafood testing needed, scientist says, Times Picayune, September 6, 2010:

In reopening about 5,130 square ... Read more >>

ALL NINE Florida shrimp samples show @ 28 to 31 ppm PAHs, about 30 TIMES more than samples from other from Gulf — FDA officials “NOT concerned”

September 7th, 2010 at 06:34 PM

The Press-Register reports, the Food and Drug Administration "is allowing much higher PAH levels in ... 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 >>

Chem Lab President: “Such a high concentration” of Corexit dispersant in “inshore water” suggests application occured nearby

September 1st, 2010 at 02:08 PM

Lab Results Raise New Concerns Over Gulf Seafood, AOL News, August 31, 2010:

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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"

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Researchers reveal 80 PERCENT of crab larvae samples from Florida to Louisiana have “oily orange droplets” — NOAA says “HAVE NOT FOUND” IT

August 25th, 2010 at 01:21 PM

The Christian Science Monitor followed up on "marine biologist Erin Grey, a post-doctoral researcher ... Read more >>

Shrimpers on Opening Day: “We caught 12 shrimp”, “Nothing at all” — “Generations of shrimping … DONE”

August 24th, 2010 at 02:33 PM

When reporter Dahr Jamail left the docks of Fouchon, Louisiana on August 16, the first ... Read more >>

“Stingrays and flounder trying to escape the water” — “Crabs crawling out of the water in the MIDDLE of the DAY”

August 22nd, 2010 at 04:38 PM

Mississippi Shrimpers Refuse to Trawl, Fearing Oil, Dispersants, Inter Press Service, August 20, 2010:

Danny Ross, ... Read more >>

VP of Louisiana Shrimp Assoc. reports 1/4 of his usual catch, blames oil and dispersants — “May never recover”

August 22nd, 2010 at 03:19 PM

Ocean experts slam feds at spill hearing, The Hill Energy & Environment Blog, August 19, ... 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 >>

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