| 11 May 2010
Special Report
Oil clumps on the ocean's surface off Chandeleur Islands, photo credit: Brandon Shuler, on the water with Jon Brett in LouisianaHow
does one capture the drama of a slow-moving train wreck? We all want to look away from the mercurial
unraveling of the Deep Water Horizon story, but as fingers of rainbow sheen and
large tar balls begin washing up on the wetlands and in the passes of Louisiana
from the Chandeluer Islands to Cocodrie Peninsula, we can’t. We’re riveted. We want answers. We want solutions.
photo credit: Brandon Shuler / gallery below
Jon Brett, SF Florida Gulf Coast Director, and I will be on the ground collecting the stories that interest Snook Foundation members. We will tell the underrepresented side of the news. We will capture the results this spill will create as it encroaches and infuses into the delicate wetlands and marshes of Louisiana, vital nursery habitat for grouper and snapper and other species.
These wetlands and nurseries are disappearing from the Louisiana coast and Mississippi River delta at the alarming rate of 500 square yards every 45 minutes and represent the breeding grounds which supply 25% of the nation’s seafood production.
We are capturing the stories of the Louisiana shrimper and fishermen as they watch their livelihoods attacked by another, yet this time man-made, disaster. We have witnessed and tried to unravel the frustrating rumors that run rampant through these little fishing communities who tie their entire financial well-being to the bounty of a healthy eco-system. Every glimmer of hope or shadow of doom sends the scuttlebutts roaring and emotions run raw and frightened to elated and hopeful.
Our aim is to provide quality
updates through the snookfoundation.org website, our social media page on
Facebook, and through our trip blog, drilledbybp.com. We are posting daily updates and video
stories to give an accurate portrayal of the events as they unfold. About the author
What if the oil comes into S. Texas or Florida Snook Waters? Snook Foundation suggests you remain in your locale, and depending on your abilities, support and work through the agencies that have been preparing for such an emergency. Read more.
Join with us, the
Snook Foundation to
be a part of the solution. Your membership helps us fund gathering
the
real
story and truth.
More updates on the Oil Spread:
Video Update from Brandon Shuler and Jon Brett
Miami Herald: Gulf oil spill threatens Louisiana
Plan Beach Cleanups with Eyes Open
How to Protect / Use Your Boat during the Oil Spread
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