LIVELIHOODS ON THE LINE.

The article discusses the impact of the BP PLC's oil spill on the seafood industry in the Gulf of Mexico. Forrest Travirca, a former state wildlife officer who work as a field inspector for the Wisner Donation land trust, reveals that sands in Fourchon Beach and nearby areas contain oil and other toxic substances due to the spill. It also agues that the use of the Corexit dispersant to break up the oil amplifies the adverse effects of the spill on the oysters, shrimp, fish and crabs, resulting to the losses of the seafood business including P&J Oyster Co. Also mentioned is the effort of the Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club to take legal actions against BP.