Month into Gulf spill_ fishermen see bleak future

[jpak]

http://www.wwl.com/Month-into-Gulf-spill--fishermen-see-bleak-future/7122957

Ron Price guns the outboard motor on his 22-foot fishing boat, racing through an alley in high marsh grass and finally settling into a small oil-soaked bay.

The 40-year-old charter boat captain scans the high roseau cane ringing the edge of Redfish Bay, one of the best fishing spots in the area. Now it's ruined: the stalks are stained rust-red with oil, from the high tide mark to the low-tide mark - at least 4 feet.

"Even God can't fix this," Price says. "And BP certainly can't."

It's been a month since the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and collapsed, killing 11 of its crew and unleashing the oil leak that's gushed millions of gallons of crude oil into the Gulf. The people who rely on its waters to make a living knew it would be bad. But with swaths of the Gulf closed to fishing indefinitely and fears that consumers may not trust Gulf seafood for years, the fishermen and others are just starting to realize the scope of the devastation.

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[Mika]

1. Why did god let this happen?

Another test of our faith?

:cry:

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[ixion]

2. Not to worry. Mother Nature will fix, but it will take decades or centuries, not weeks or months.

It will not ever be the same in our lifetime(s), in my opinion.