Re: Oil Rig explosion/Gulf Oil Spill I had not heard this......I think everyone was holding out hope that it would never reach Barataria Bay...the bay was the Alamo!! If the oil is in there......wow I think I need to go throw up! Heard today that Grand Isle has been shut down!
Re: Oil Rig explosion/Gulf Oil Spill Sigh...... I had to see what i can find. I'm afraid it's true about Barataria Bay. State closes southwestern portion of Barataria Bay to all fishing | NOLA.com
Re: Oil Rig explosion/Gulf Oil Spill 2theadvocate.com | Breaking News | Far-reaching fishing closures announced — Baton Rouge, LA
Re: Oil Rig explosion/Gulf Oil Spill heading out tomorrow to see how far south they'll let me fish. :bncry::bncry: edit: just looked at a map. if the coordinates on that map are accurate, I can still fish my honey holes. But not by much. The line of closure is really close to one of my favorite coves.
Re: Oil Rig explosion/Gulf Oil Spill I've been reading this thread and holding back because this whole nightmare has become an Orwellian reprise of Katrina response failure. It happened, in the first place, because of a lack of precautions because of greed. When I cooked offshore, all talk on the rig went through the kitchen/dining room. If you wanted to know something...ask the cook. There were so many tales of shortcuts by the oil companies in cost cutting moves that it became de rigeur to hear about things like electrical systems that needed to be replaced, but were patched together instead. One rig I worked on had a generator that kept going out and the kitchen kept losing power for over a month. A hand from the generator company was flown out to asses the problem and told me that we were about to lose that generator permanently because it was way past worn out. He couldn't believe that they flew him out there and spent all that money on him just so he could tell them "It's broken beyond repair...get a new one for Christ sake. This may seem out of place but one of my customers who owns an international oilfield supply company brought in a friend of his for breakfast who was an officer for Cameron Iron works...the company that made the BOP that failed. This guy told me that that BOP was originally made in the late '70s and they were off the hook because they sent documentation to the MMS, BP and Trans Ocean outlining problems with the BOP and warning against using it unless it was re manufactured by them...so they believe they're legally in a great position. This whole thing boils down to the pride and greed of top management of the oil companies involved...AND... total ineptitude by the MMS. which we will see was stacked at the top, where the buck stops, with uncaring, oil company hacks. The cleanup and mitigation itself is totally run by BP. The corps of engineers, the MMS, and the coast guard seem to be pawns of BP...who is obviously calling the shots. There's a chain of command that exists on paper only and then there's the real chain of command on the ground, because only BP has the expertise required to make the decisions on what to do and the governmental agencies are just cowtowing and going along. They're even promulgating their own agendas within this framework. It's so bad that, when it comes to Louisiana, we may as well be subjects of Britain because America is not in charge here. Why do you think Nungesser's and Jindal's plan for dredging a sand berm has been flat out rejected...or should I say killed by analysis. No permits were ever going to be issued by the corps because, for their own unknown reasons, they were against this plan when it was part of post Katrina storm surge protection plans. If the Corps doesn't want to do something, it will never get done. They have that kind of regulatory power. Eliminate the "Minimal" management service. Take regulatory power away from the "Corpse". The only good that can come from this is that maybe....just maybe...the USA will finally start managing the lower Mississippi river in a more natural way so that new marsh will overlay the formerly vibrant but now oil soaked and dead old marsh
Re: Oil Rig explosion/Gulf Oil Spill Well, we see Jindal has directed a company with a permit to do dredging to move from their current location to an area where this might actually stop some oil. He's not going to be able to get any sand from federal waters, so this exercise is really nothing more than an "eff you" to the FCOE for their foot dragging and an example of what needs to be done. It will take a long time to build the barrier islands. So long in fact that the oil will have already drifted wherever it's going to drift. I suspect that Jindal is just seizing this opportunity to get coastal restoration a shot in the arm.
Re: Oil Rig explosion/Gulf Oil Spill Closure information. a:link {color: #035da0; text-decoration: none;}a:active {color: #035da0; text-decoration: none;}a:visited {color: #035da0; text-decoration: none;}a:hover {color: #046e3f; text-decoration: underline;}Greater Lafourche Port Commission Port Fourchon ยท South Lafourche Leonard Miller, Jr. Airport "The Gulf's Energy Connection"May 23, 2010 Port Notice Lafourche Parish Government, in cooperation with the Greater Lafourche Port Commission Harbor Police and the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office Water Patrol, has issued a Watercraft Advisory for all vessels traveling in the area of the fishing closures. Watercraft is still allowed to travel in the areas of the fishing closures, but caution is advised when proceeding through these areas due to vessels working on the oil spill and boom that has been deployed. Caution is advised when traveling around boom, and boom cannot be cut or run over. On Saturday, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced the following additional closures to recreational and commercial fishing activities in portions of state inside waters in lower Jefferson, Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes and territorial seas. These closures were implemented due to confirmed reports of oil. Barataria Basin - The portion of state inside waters south of 29 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds north latitude and north of the inside/outside shrimp line, from the western shore of the Mississippi River westward to the western shore of Bayou Lafourche Terrebonne Basin - The portion of state inside waters south of 29 degrees 21 minutes 00 seconds north latitude and north of the inside/outside shrimp line from the western shore of Bayou Lafourche westward to 91 degrees 20 minutes 20 seconds west longitude. Territorial Seas - That portion of state outside waters seaward of the inside/outside shrimp line from 91 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west longitude westward to 91 degrees 20 minutes 20 seconds west longitude. Precautionary closures of recreational and commercial fishing have been implemented based on the best information the Secretary of the Department receives from field biologists, staff and trajectory models from NOAA. Once reports of oil are received, LDWF initiates a field survey and immediate seafood testing in the suspected areas. Closures are subsequently made with the intent to be as safe as possible, while not closing any fishing areas unnecessarily. As test results come back clearing the area, effected waters are then reopened. LDWF continues to work closely with DHH in an effort to assess all opportunities to resume normal fishing activities on Louisiana's coast and guarantee the safety of Louisiana's seafood. All other closures remain in place. Thank you, Amanda Terrebonne Harbor Police Port Fourchon Operations Center 108 A.O. Rappelet Road Port Fourchon, LA 70357 Phone: (985) 396-3911 Fax: (985) 396-2596Administration Office 16829 East Main Street P.O. Drawer 490 Galliano, LA 70354 Phone: (985) 632-6701 Fax: (985) 632-6703 E-mail: [email protected] www.portfourchon.comSouth Lafourche Airport Airport Road Galliano, LA 70354 Phone: (985) 632-1118 Fax: (985) 632-6703Unsubscribe here
Re: Oil Rig explosion/Gulf Oil Spill leaving in about half an hour. not gonna push my luck by heading south. just heard a rumour: guy went fishing yesterday, and caught in an area that is still open for fishing. supposedly on way in, he had to pass through an area that was closed, and got checked. because he was in a closed area, he had to throw out all his fish, wouldn't take his word that they came from a clean area.
