Spanish seafood 'poisonous from oil spill'

[dArKeR]

Pollution from the Prestige oil tanker spill is far worse and more widespread than the authorities have admitted, and marine scientists warned yesterday that fish and shellfish from Spain may be poisonous for up to 10 years.

A study by the environment group WWF published to coincide with the first anniversary of the tanker's sinking, contains stinging criticism of the Spanish government for prematurely opening the Galician fisheries and failing to clean up oil lying in shallow waters.

"Personally I would not eat Spanish shellfish, and as a precaution I would advise anyone travelling there to avoid doing so," Simon Walmsley, WWF's marine pollution expert said.

"After the Braer disaster in Shetland in 1993, parts of the shellfish industry were closed for seven years. The pollution in Spain is far worse than in the Shetlands, but the fishery opened after two months. There is no doubt in my mind that should not have happened."

http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.asp?ao=23187

[truthisfreedom]

1. eww.

tasty, huh?

[Livadia]

2. I hope

the fishing industry can sue the owners of Prestige for what they've done to their business.

[donsu]

3. I don't eat anything that comes from the ocean or lakes/rivers

nt

[Capt_Nemo]

4. This thing has been worring me for sometime

'cause I live 300 miles South from Galicia...