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Today or tomorrow will take the rest of the week, and then at that point, they can possibly continue with the bottom kill procedure. that would be something handled by the next wookd. no one is happier to see that than the people in seafood industry. the shrimpers get under way today. a lot of people in the seafood industry off the gulf of mexico are very happy. >> we are going to unload the truck. >> we've already pulled a couple black drum. >> i prefer black drum to red fish. it's moister. red fish can dry out on us. that's louisiana shrimp. >> look at the size of these shrimp. >> louisiana ...

Shrimp, i got it eat it. it's so pretty. >> reporter: well, certainly, tony, the people in the gulf seafood industry have been dealing with rough waters, and that my be something they will deal with off the louisiana coast today. we have the remnants of tropical depression 5 making heavy wave action and could cause delays in possibly finishing up the relief well and the bottom kill procedure. >> well, reynolds, let's talk about the clean beaches and the need for tourism down there. if the beaches are clean, let's state it and let's see if we can get people down there for the big labor day holi...

70% of its business this year. the final capping and bottom kill procedure is something many people are looking forward to, especially the mayor here in town. what does this mean for your community? >> it will be a wonderful feeling, and to have the relief and have the world know that it's shut off and that the problems are basically over from the standpoint of new oil coming to shore. >> reporter: well, the mayor has a long-term strategy of what to do as we get to the fall and winter season. they're going to try to attract more of the snowbirds, people from midwest and north, special events t...

To be drilling the relief well and bottom kill procedure. that's something they're focusing on like a laser beam. but before they get to that point, he would like bp by order to actually conduct some pressure testing from inside the well to see if the pressure is rising or falling too quickly. and if it is, what bp's game plan will be to take care of that possibility. but the bottom line is they -- once the testing of the pressure is finished -- and that should come by monday or tuesday, it should take four days to get everything in place for the final part of the relief well drilling and, of ...

Different spectator who goes out to have a different experience at these things. and we have no idea about the drivers, and they can be as young as 15 years old. they have to have en their parents' consent to race. thank you for the breakdown and the locater there as well. we will not go too far away from the story. we will continue to bring updates as we get them. reynolds wolf back in gulf shores in particular, still doing double duty for us. reynolds doing a little weather and doing a little bit about the gulf coast recovery, a recovery still on schedule in some ways. >> reporter: absolut...