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re: How bad is it actually?
Posted on 5/27/10 at 10:59 am to Tiger JJ
Posted on 5/27/10 at 10:59 am to Tiger JJ
If you think about all of the mom and pop type of small business people that depend on the shrimping/crabbing/oyster/fishing industry, this is a world class cluster fck. The gas stations and stores that sell to all of those who go the Venice and places like to fish. The bait shops. The marinas, etc.
Alot of people are hurting.
As for animals, alot of marine life will swim away, but the affects this will have on marsh grass is really what bothers me. If that grass starts dying, our coastal erosion is going to get much worse.
Alot of this area is also a big stopover for birds that migrate.
Alot of people are hurting.
As for animals, alot of marine life will swim away, but the affects this will have on marsh grass is really what bothers me. If that grass starts dying, our coastal erosion is going to get much worse.
Alot of this area is also a big stopover for birds that migrate.
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Posted on 5/27/10 at 10:59 am to bayoudude
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A low pressure system in the gulf could be disastrous.
that would be absolutely horrific and/or a blessing depends on how it would come at us.
This post was edited on 5/27/10 at 11:00 am
Posted on 5/27/10 at 11:01 am to tgrbaitn08
Another possible doomsday would be oil entering into the intracoastal and what affects that would have on the city of Houma's drinking water and the possible implications on the marine fabrication/service industries that depend on travel through these waterways to conduct business.
Posted on 5/27/10 at 11:02 am to bayoudude
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Another possible doomsday would be oil entering into the intracoastal and what affects that would have on the city of Houma's drinking water
I keep seeing this. Where does Houma get its drinking water?
Posted on 5/27/10 at 11:05 am to Y.A. Tittle
From Bayou Black and the Intracoastal (both linked together). The Houma Navigational Canal is much like the MRGO and is a direct shot with no locks to the gulf and ties into the Intracoastal right near down town Houma.
Posted on 5/27/10 at 11:05 am to bayoudude
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Another possible doomsday would be oil entering into the intracoastal and what affects that would have on the city of Houma's drinking water and the possible implications on the marine fabrication/service industries that depend on travel through these waterways to conduct business.
Yep, and this is very close to happening from what I understand
Posted on 5/27/10 at 11:06 am to bayoudude
That's surprising. I always assumed the Intercoastal had a good amount of salinity -- too much so to be a drinking water source.
Posted on 5/27/10 at 11:09 am to Y.A. Tittle
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Intercoastal had a good amount of salinity
It's is brackish in some areas more than others
Posted on 5/27/10 at 11:13 am to tgrbaitn08
My families shipyard is closely watching this. A shutdown of marine traffic in our area would be devastating.
Posted on 5/27/10 at 12:07 pm to tgrbaitn08
So what specifically is not as bad as the media is reporting?
Posted on 5/27/10 at 12:27 pm to tgrbaitn08
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Luckily for us the "Big Blob" hasnt hit us yet.
-- REALLY?? What do you think is going to happen to all that oil that is off shore? And, just because it is off shore, do you think it is not doing any damage to the gulf just because you can't see it on shore? This isn't an unprecedented event - it has happened before and there is plenty of history to give a clear indication of what is in store for the gulf region.
Try reading a little about Prince William Sound to get a sense of what is in store.
Valdez Spill
Almost 20 years after the spill, a team of scientists at the University of North Carolina found that the effects are lasting far longer than expected. The team estimates some shoreline Arctic habitats may take up to 30 years to recover.
Now - is it *that* bad yet -- no. But don't be naive in thinking that all of the oil plumes that are still off shore will stay off shore.
Posted on 5/27/10 at 12:37 pm to TxHillsTiger
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Yep, and this is very close to happening from what I understand
So the oil has traveled 40 miles through the marsh and bayous to Houma?
Posted on 5/27/10 at 12:54 pm to tgrbaitn08
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Sums what up? In that picture there is less than 1 BBL of oil in the water with 1 dumb fricking bird that decided to go swimming in it.
Posted on 5/27/10 at 12:58 pm to McLemore
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Sums what up? In that picture there is less than 1 BBL of oil in the water with 1 dumb fricking bird that decided to go swimming in it.
That is a baby bird shithead,it has nowhere to go.
The oil is in the hatchery.
Posted on 5/27/10 at 1:08 pm to jmtigers
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So the oil has traveled 40 miles through the marsh and bayous to Houma?
So it's 40 miles from the GOM up the Houma Nav to the ICY/BB? I stand corrected then. It's not even close to Houma's water supply.
Posted on 5/27/10 at 1:09 pm to jamhexxx
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That is a baby bird shithead,it has nowhere to go.
Right, it is 1 bird, baby bird or not.. It is still only 1 bird. That picture doesnt sum jack shite up
Posted on 5/27/10 at 1:10 pm to jamhexxx
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That is a baby bird shithead,it has nowhere to go.
The oil is in the hatchery.
learn to pick up sarcasm!
i got a good
out of it
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