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Study says shrimp not affected by BP oil spill
The size and abundance of Louisiana shrimp have been unchanged since the 2010 BP oil spill, according to a new study. The size of local shrimp actually increased following the spill, according to the study by Joris van der Ham and Kim de Mutsert, researchers at .,, Taking issue with the study’s findings is Kevin Carliss McCarthy, a shrimper out of Chauvin. Shrimping “ain’t a whole lot like it was before,“ he said. Read the rest here 07:30
