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Al Walker Dives the 24 miles rigs

Posted on 5/22/10 at 10:03 am
Posted by Geaux2Hell
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Posted on 5/22/10 at 10:03 am
sorry if Germans - this video contains actual reality of what is going on in our precious gulf right now

24 mile rigs
Posted by YatTigah
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Member since May 2010
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Posted on 5/22/10 at 10:22 am to
dude lost alot of credibility when he says "without the oil rigs there's no fishery in louisiana."
Posted by TigerDog83
Member since Oct 2005
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Posted on 5/22/10 at 10:26 am to
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dude lost alot of credibility when he says "without the oil rigs there's no fishery in louisiana."


For reef dwelling species that's likely true. Red snapper are thought to be only indigenous to the area off the Florida/Alabama gulf coast. It was the vast growth of structure which has allowed their population to expand so much throughout the western gulf over the decades. The one aspect the article touches on is dispersants. Why are the regulating agencies allowing the dispersants to be used when their environmental impact could be much greater than the oil itself?
This post was edited on 5/22/10 at 10:27 am
Posted by Geaux2Hell
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Posted on 5/22/10 at 11:19 am to
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The one aspect the article touches on is dispersants. Why are the regulating agencies allowing the dispersants to be used when their environmental impact could be much greater than the oil itself?


Reading my mind brother.....they are making shite up as they go along it seems. Much better for public perception to break up the oil throughout the water column than let it all come to the surface and let us see how big it really is right?
Although i don't agree with Al 100% about us having no fishery without the rigs all one has to do is make a dive around a rig and make a second one a few miles from it and compare what you saw. The impact these structures have had on marine life is astounding
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