Up to 90% of oysters dead in DMR’s reef sample: “We’ve lost this season.”

[Parker2112]

Up to 90% of oysters dead in DMR’s reef sample


Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/2010/09/01/2446838/dmr-gulf-sample-shows-abundance.html#ixzz0yVeyBYhI



By NICOLE DOW - [email protected]



PASS CHRISTIAN — Officials from the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources took oyster fishermen out on the reefs off the Pass Christian Harbor on Wednesday to give them a preview of what to expect from the upcoming oyster season.

Catches resulting in an abundance of empty oyster shells led some fishermen to doubt the viability of the season, which typically begins in September or October.
“We’ve lost this season,” oyster dredger Loe Nguyen said.



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AMANDA McCOY/SUN HERALD Department of Marine Resources scientist John Mitchell, left, technician Roy Lipscomb, center, and scientist Kristina Broussard, right, take measurements on a sample of oysters whose meat will be tested for hydrocarbons.



Gallery:DMR Gulf sample shows abundance of dead oysters (http://spurstalk.com/2010/09/01/2446858/dmr-gulf-sample-shows-abundance.html)
Story: Engineering lab finds dispersant in Biloxi water (http://spurstalk.com/2010/09/01/2446875/engineering-lab-finds-dispersant.html)


Nguyen said he’s also a shrimper, but that shrimping season hasn’t been good, either, since the oil spill





Read more: http://www.sunherald.com/2010/09/01/2446838/dmr-gulf-sample-shows-abundance.html#ixzz0yVffaCA8

[Winehole23]

LA is what, a quarter of the domestic catch?

[boutons_deux]

LA is 100% of the LA catch

[Parker2112]

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/jan-june10/oil2_06-02.html

Any bastards like DarrinS who laugh at the damage in the gulf need to watch this and reconsider

[Cant_Be_Faded]

bottleneck

[DarrinS]

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/environment/jan-june10/oil2_06-02.html

Any bastards like DarrinS who laugh at the damage in the gulf need to watch this and reconsider


Hmmm. At the beginning of that video, a man was asked if there was any oil on the oysters. He said, "No, there's no oil. These is good ones -- no oil." Toward the middle of the video, an older man says that oysters will be harmed IF they are covered with oil. And LMAO at the three fisherman wearing Obama hats.

[Parker2112]

Hmmm. At the beginning of that video, a man was asked if there was any oil on the oysters. He said, "No, there's no oil. These is good ones -- no oil." Toward the middle of the video, an older man says that oysters will be harmed IF they are covered with oil. And LMAO at the three fisherman wearing Obama hats.

your a straight up liar. you were supposed to be fishing in the gulf this weekend.

[ChumpDumper]

your a straight up liar. you were supposed to be fishing in the gulf this weekend.:lmao

[4>0rings]

But hey, it's their fault for choosing to be oyster catchers.

[Parker2112]

:lmao

DarrinS is a joke.

[CosmicCowboy]

The weather this summer may be a cause of the oyster deaths, he said.

“We’ve had an unseasonably hot summer,” Gordon said.

He said high temperatures lead to lower levels of dissolved oxygen in the water, which could cause oysters and other marine animals to die.

Gordon said he would have expected to see oyster mortalities during a summer like this, even without the oil spill.

[CosmicCowboy]

During Wednesday’s oyster dredge, Gordon pointed out evidence the oysters had been feeding, and the presence of young oysters that could reach legal size by next season.

He said the dredging DMR conducted Wednesday is only a small sample of the thousands of acres of oyster reefs in Mississippi, so it’s hard to write off the season for sure.

[Parker2112]

The evidence is mounting everyday CC. you can throw out your theories as to why each and every issue that comes up is not as serious as it sounds, but keep in mind you will eventually get crushed by the sheer volume of shit thats going down in the gulf.

BTTk4U9FxDU

[CosmicCowboy]

I just DIRECT QUOTED the article YOU posted. The parks and wildlife guy was the ONLY guy in the article that didn't have a personal axe to grind. The rest were suing BP.

[Parker2112]

I just DIRECT QUOTED the article YOU posted. The parks and wildlife guy was the ONLY guy in the article that didn't have a personal axe to grind. The rest were suing BP.

Mississippi officials are not going to point the finger at the oil industry at this point.

But no doubt the hits will keep rolling. You can only mitigate the shit for so long, then it becomes a "smoke-there's-fire" situation. Which in my book it already is.

[CosmicCowboy]

Look, I'm not defending BP. Obviously there was a chain of human errors that led to the explosion/leak. They should be held accountable for any damages. I'm just saying the gulf is HUGE and has a very good chance of recovering relatively unscathed. I frequently fish offshore in the gulf. You just don't realize how damn big it is till you have spent 3 hours to run 60 miles offshore and realize in the big picture on GPS you are basically still "at the beach". That's a lot of dilution in hot biologically active water that already has microbes accustomed to eating naturally occurring hydrocarbon seepage.

[Parker2112]

Look, I'm not defending BP. Obviously there was a chain of human errors that led to the explosion/leak. They should be held accountable for any damages. I'm just saying the gulf is HUGE and has a very good chance of recovering relatively unscathed. I frequently fish offshore in the gulf. You just don't realize how damn big it is till you have spent 3 hours to run 60 miles offshore and realize in the big picture on GPS you are basically still "at the beach". That's a lot of dilution in hot biologically active water that already has microbes accustomed to eating naturally occurring hydrocarbon seepage.

we will see. I hope your right.

[Nbadan]

they raised the blow-out preventer today


A crane hoisted a key piece of oil spill evidence to the surface of the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, giving investigators their first chance to personally scrutinize the blowout preventer, the massive piece of equipment that failed stop the gusher four months ago.

It took 29 1/2 hours to lift the 50-foot, 300-ton blowout preventer from a mile beneath the sea to the surface. The five-story high device breached the water's surface at 6:54 p.m. CDT, and looked largely intact with black stains on the yellow metal.

FBI agents were among the 137 people aboard the Helix Q4000 vessel, taking photos and video of the device. They will escort it back to a NASA facility in Louisiana for analysis.

The AP was the only news outlet with a print reporter and photographer on board the ship.

Yahoo (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100905/ap_on_bi_ge/us_gulf_oil_spill)

[CosmicCowboy]

I heard/read they are installing a new blowout preventer in it's place.


My question is WHY?

As I understand it, the only reason to install a new blowout preventer would be to go back and knock the plugs out and start producing the well. If they wanted to seal it forever all they would have to do is install a blank (blind) flange on the end of the pipe instead of a new multi-million dollar blowout preventer.

[Wild Cobra]

make up you mind liberals.

Is it Global warming, or is it the spill?


“We’ve had an unseasonably hot summer,” Gordon said.

He said high temperatures lead to lower levels of dissolved oxygen in the water, which could cause oysters and other marine animals to die.

[admiralsnackbar]

make up you mind liberals.

Is it Global warming, or is it the spill?

Another so-inane-it's-brilliant either/or proposition from Captain Research! :toast

[Wild Cobra]

Another so-inane-it's-brilliant either/or proposition from Captain Research! :toast
Just pointing out that the oil may not be the reason.

[SnakeBoy]

we will see. I hope your right.

No you don't.

[Parker2112]

No you don't.

Yeah I do. People are suffering down there in the Gulf. I dont need people to suffer so that I might win an argument, or come out in the right.

But there is nothing that makes me believe that CC is right.

[Wild Cobra]

I heard/read they are installing a new blowout preventer in it's place.


My question is WHY?

As I understand it, the only reason to install a new blowout preventer would be to go back and knock the plugs out and start producing the well. If they wanted to seal it forever all they would have to do is install a blank (blind) flange on the end of the pipe instead of a new multi-million dollar blowout preventer.
Good for them. Even though there were problems, I see no reason why BP shouldn't be able to tap a reserve already drilled.

[CosmicCowboy]

Good for them. Even though there were problems, I see no reason why BP shouldn't be able to tap a reserve already drilled.

The main problem I see is that the stem and the casing were subjected to abnormal stresses when the original well blew and isn't even vertical anymore (12 degrees+ off vertical). They really don't know the integrity of everything involved.

[CosmicCowboy]

BTW, I've got no problem with them "completing" the relief wells and tapping the reservoir.