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The main areas there where the shrimpers get their shrimp and the oysters are coming from out there in the large gulf coast, so i guess how close is this oil getting to those prime areas? >> well, night before last it hit those prime areas. the kind of toe of the boot of louisiana, thats where the oil is hitting and started hitting yesterday or yesterday morning, so it already started that area. that is the largest producer of all. but mobile bayest tua estuary ie producer, plus we land so much ...

The fish as well. we have some information from the chief veterinary officer of some of the wildlife affected by this system. okay, i guess we dont have that anymore. were going to have more on that coming up. back to you. >> all right, bonnie. thank you. we will have much more on the oil spill and really the potential impact on the seafood industry, the fishing industry. its huge down there, so in seven minutes we will talk live with cassie calloway, the director of the mobile bay keeper. als...

Because, you know, the shrimp are so tiny because theyre such babies they arent really valid but if we wait maybe they will grow enough. in some areas theyre protected still. our northern delta of mobile bay, prime spawning grounds we have to protect. luckily theyre far enough away we will have time to do that. its hard. we dont know exactly where we need to be allowing shrimping or oystering, but its going to be -- i havent missed a seafood meal in the past week, ill tell you that. >> casey, ma...

On their plate and not understanding where it comes from. what is the potential impact? what is it doing to that shrimp? what is it doing -- does that stuff just going to be no good anymore? i read an article people said, dont worry, youre not going to have oil on your shrimp. >> youre not going to have shrimp. not going to have it. the kind of biggest deal right now for us is when you cover the grass beds, thats where the shrimp are born. thats where they come and grow and live. we have had a c...