Oil spill - the end of fresh Florida seafood?
Man, this looks SERIOUS.
http://cnmnewsnetwork.com/111283/oil...s-action-suit/ Connie works part time for a fresh seafood market in Panacea, and the owner (Debbie Logan) is really worried that her business will be dead without product to sell. And quite rightly so. This could dramatically affect all of Florida. Tourism will be dead because who the heck wants to walk on oil soaked sandy beaches or swim in oil covered water? Both commercial and sport fishing will also be affected. So with those all being socked on the chin, how much impact will that have on the money that tourism brings to this state? The economy already sucks as it is, so things go get very serious financially with the state of Florida. Not to mention that I'm PERSONALLY going to wither away and die if I can't get freshly caught Gulf shrimp to eat.......... :( Oh yeah, last I heard they don't know how to stop the flow of oil and there is a possibility that the pipe could blow out completely, increasing the flow 10 fold...... Lovely.... We could be talking about a completely sterilized Gulf of Mexico and surrounding wetlands. This sounds like a disaster unfolding before our very eyes. |
It could be the end of seafood in eastern US as we know it...if leak persists and is picked up by gulf loop current it would snake its way down west coast of Fl and meet up with gufstream on east coast and be in New England within a month...Suggest we all enjoy what seafood is available while it is still around...
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Not ready to throw in the towel just yet:NoNo:
There are too many people that actually have a clue (not necessarily gov't officials (other than the Coast Guard:thumbsup:) how to deal with the issue that are hard at work on it. A bigg factor is going to be the weather. Clean up crews can't do thier job in foul weather. You can't skim oil or effectively boom and contain an area, in rough seas. (ask me how I know). Dispersants and cooagulating agents aren't so effective when the wind whips them into a frenzy:( And in some cases, the aircraft can't fly to disperse them:( Let's hope the weather in the effected areas clears and stays that way. |
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As for coagulating agents, that implies to me that the oil congeals in some manner and then likely becomes heavier than water and therefor sinks. Is the floorbed of the Gulf of Mexico being covered by this congealed mass really an effective solution to the potential environmental damage the oil being on TOP of the water can cause? Can either of the above "fixes" fatally contaminate the entire Gulf of Mexico? Yeah, this does have me worried....... |
Someone on one of my other sites posted an email they received concerning this accident.
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The dispersants work much dishwashing liquid...they break up oil and settle to bottom which is very detrimental to sealife and plants...Like Shadow says, our only hope is the weather...Lets pray for no TS's or hurrican until this mess is over with...Marine biologist cannot say at this time what is worse, the oil itself or the dispersants proposed...Lets all keep our fingers crossed...what else could possibly happen now?
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Suppose they CAN'T shut off the flow of crude coming out of the ground? How much is really down there? Seriously they are proposing a fix that will take three months to implement. How many gallons will be in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic ocean by that time? As for BP paying the bill, yeah right. Just how much do you think a REALISTIC bill for that will wind up being? You can bet that right now they have their attorneys scrambling like crazy to try to hide and shield their assets. |
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I've been out most of the day and just got back. He's absolutely correct: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bp-...ill-2010-05-04 Quote:
Although no matter what we do at this point, somebody and something is going to get hurt:( Marinelife, vegitation, coral, all are going to suffer as will fishing and certain forms of recreation. However, coagulating the oil, dropping it to the bottom to "eventually" bio degrade naturally, will likely be much less financially devastating to less people than having it come ashore in huge amounts. It may also make clean up a bit easier. The environmental impact can be limited (we in damage control now, not prevention), and the impact to land based operations can be controlled. As to the attorneys', any time they get involved, it's usually for the $$$$ (cHA-cHING) > They tend to have thier own best interest at heart while appearing to "care" for the "victims":thumbsdown::rolleyes:(sorry-a bit too jaundiced. Guess I've spent too much time around some real slime balls!) Anyway, the company can only be held financially liable for a certain amount (I forget now but the #'s out there). It's a fairly low number....UNLESS....they can be shown NEGLIGENT~:thumbsup: At that time, all bets are off. That's the angle the Feds are working and you can bet your arse that's what the attorney's will be looking at;) The fact is, things like this, regarless of the sophisitcation of the rig, are going to happen! It'll happen again. If we want to depend on fossil fuel sources, then we MUST have better contingency plans in place to deal with them!!! The fact is, BP waited too long trying to damage control the damned media!:mad: Quicker work and quicker response would have necessarily had a different impact at least short term.:yesnod: Now, if the weather cooperates, they may be able to get a grip on this mess. Quote:
Frankly, if they weren't, and they were my counsel, I'd fire them on the spot! As for the time it takes to close it off, it is what it is. NOt much you can do about it:shrug01: The plan to drill and "block" the flow is probably the quickest and best option if the ROV's can't cut/cap it. Not a lot of choices here. How many gallons? A hell of a lot!!! As for setting it afire... give me a lighter and stand back:D I'd rather see the oil burned off the water than hit the shore. Again, we're talking damage control, not prevention....we're way past all that chit! :nonod: |
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Oh, and 210,000 gallons per day are coming out, and they only have an additional 230,000 gallons of dispersant available. Again, which one is going to win that battle. How much dispersant is needed to effectively treat one gallon of crude oil? I heard that the implementation of a second hole being drilled to block the flow could take three months (with good weather - we are going to be into hurricane season next month) to complete. By that time, there will have been nearly 20 MILLION gallons of crude out of that hole. And there are really no guarantees that even that will work. It could very well be that this whole in the earth below the Gulf of Mexico just might be spewing out crude oil until there just is not more to come out of there. Then everyone is going to be waiting tensely to see if there is another shoe dropped. I think Connie and I will change our plans of going to the beach this summer and go to the mountains or out west. Now I've got to find out if that travelers insurance we got when we made reservations at Sanibel for the fall covers this sort of thing. You know, just when we finally retire and can fully appreciate the beaches of Florida, I should have expected something like this would have happened. Now that we are talking about going out west instead, I expect that giant volcanic caldera surrounding Yellowstone will blow........ :banghead: Damn Murphy........... |
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I don't think the lighter will be necessary. We have enough storms over the Gulf where lightning strikes will certainly take care of providing that "spark"... |
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