Gulf Fishermen

According to the excerpted article below, the professional fishermen of the Gulf are extremely upset because BP is not using them for the cleanup. They are also upset because they believe the national coverage of the oil leak is leading people to believe that the oil is everywhere when it is not. Consequently the fishermen are seeing their livelihoods dry up.

BP is certainly not cultivating a good name for itself with any aspect of this massive problem. Some experts believe the company cannot survive the fallout from the leak. However it is minimally good to read that the Gulf has clear areas, at least for now.

McClatchy: Fishermen's tempers flare at BP, national media oil spill coverage

“Those of us who are working fisherman are not being called back to work this oil spill. We only see recreational boats and retired folks being used. This is our life and nobody will call us back from BP and now the phone numbers they gave us are disconnected. We have not seen any money, either.”


...anger...at national media reports, which they say give the impression the Mississippi Coast is covered in oil.