My first blog goes back to a few months ago when the BP oil rig blew up in the gulf of Mexico. After the rig blew it sent a spewing 210,000 gallons(5,000 barrels) a day into the gulf.(http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2010/05/how-much-oil-has-spilled-in-the-gulf-of-mexico.html ) After days, weeks, then months went by and the oil was not able to get plugged, fishermen that make their living off of the livestock were being affected by the gulf spill.The spill has closed down the gulf by 5%, even at 37% at one point(http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100602_closure.html). The waters are closed off to fishing because of food consumption safety reasons, that leaves roughly 63% of federal waters for fishing. That makes it hard for fishermen that live all along the gulf to make their earnings. Especially when those closed off waters land right in some of their backyards.
With the oil pouring into the Gulf also brought along with it another kind of economic disaster, soaring prices on seafood such as shrimp, oysters, crab, etc. Something like that also takes hefty tolls on restaurants not only in state surrounding the coast, but all around the United States. Some restaurants had dropped their menu prices down a huge chunk even before the raised seafood prices for fear and foretelling of what could happen(http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-06-23-Gulf-food_N.htm ). Some of the restaurants had to even close down because even though the FDA claimed food to be safe for eating, a lot of customers still steered clear from having seafood in their order. This is an example of how alot of people make their living on fishing and livestock, and if something happens like in this disaster, alot of people are affected. It's a harsh "Domino-affect".
Watch video on affected restaurants: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid42806360001?bctid=101579457001
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