We never saw any oil along the western LA shoreline. A tarball was found about a mile west of us, but analysis from BP Chemists said not from their well. My front yard is the Gulf of Mexico and I did not see a drop over here. I agree that the DEAD ZONE in the gulf is a bigger concern from runoff now. I've seen miles of dead fish floating on top out to 65 nm offshore, particularly in 2003. This year our fishing was off to a great start, then the large amount of runoff coming down the Mississippi appears to have either run the fish out or worse. With winds less than 12 mph we usually see green water on the beach and good fishing, now it's like chocolate most of the time.
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