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Oyster sacks down by 100,000 after oil spill

PASS CHRISTIAN, MS (WLOX) -A report from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources indicates the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill a lot to do with Mississippi fishermen selling 100,000 fewer sacks of oysters last year than then did in 2009. That's one of the main reasons why fishermen feel like they've been on a roller coaster ride since the oil spill.

Admittedly this is kind of a crappy news article.

Last year was before millions of gallons of oil poured into the gulf. The leak has been plugged, and everybody says gulf seafood is safe. Yet, Tommy Dennis says uncertainties remain about the seafood industry's immediate future.

Not everybody says that. In fact, the health of the entire Gulf ecosystem as well as the health effects of consuming the seafood drawn from it will continue to be watched closely for many many decades. Not that will keep BP from drawing any conclusions it deems convenient.

BP says it's not responsible for paying to reseed oyster beds.

But, by all means, let's continue to reap the benefit of all this advertising.