Fisherman Ignoring Oil Gusher: Eating and Fishing Anyway

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On the Wildlife and Fish map of Louisiana, the no-fishing zone looks like someone spilled a glass of red wine all over the coast. And smack dab in the middle of that stain is Grand Isle. It's usually a fisherman's paradise, but these days the rental houses are filled with cleanup workers. The fishing boats are idle and the beaches are closed.

That leaves locals like Fontenot with nothing much to do at night. He came over to visit Casey and check out the midnight fish action.

He hurls a net into the canal that connects the bay and the ocean. Pulls it up and pours out the shrimp.

He's been doing this all his life and he isn't going to stop just because crude oil washed up on the beach a couple hundred yards away.

"See the sheen of the oil on the water," Fontenot points out.

He doesn't think it's dangerous. To prove his point, Fontenot grabs a meaty, 4 inch shrimp from the pile. He asks me to shine a light on it.

"This shrimp has no oil on it whatsoever," he says. "It's popping like crazy."

Then he takes a bite.

"Not bad," Fontenot says with his mouth full. "If I start growing a third arm out of my chest tomorrow, you'll know why. Blame BP."

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