Louisiana shrimpers and Gulf oilmen butt heads over seismic blasting operations
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Tri-Parish Times] by John DeSantis - August 22, 2014
A huge blasting operation by an energy exploration company in prime shrimping waters has pit oilmen against fishermen, who say it interferes with what had promised to be a lucrative white shrimp season.
The exploration firm, Houston-based Castex Energy, says it has done all that is required and more before commencing their 400-plus square mile, $50 million project, which requires detonation of C-4 and other explosives beneath state waters.
A Tri-Parish Times review of documents and interviews with federal, state and private industry officials as well as fishermen, meanwhile, reveals strong evidence to support allegations that shrimpers were thrown under the boat by the very state agency that is supposed to protect them...
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