"We're scared," fisherman Joey Yerkes, 43, said at a meeting Tuesday night in Destin, Fla., with Vessels of Opportunity participants,
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wow gold, He and the other 100 or so fishermen and charter boat captains continue to find oil and tar balls in areas that have been declared clear.
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wow gold, They know scientists have warned that clouds of oil, chemical dispersants and dissolved natural gas are hovering beneath the water's surface, threatening a second wave of destruction.
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wow gold, "The end to the leak is good news, but the damage has been done," Yerkes says. "I believe they've destroyed our fish stocks, they've destroyed my living and I'm not sure the water is safe to be in."
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