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Productive areas. you don't exactly run a vacuum cleaner over it and the grass beds are particularly fragile in our part of the world. even trying to clean it would probably destroy them. >> reporter: so as you can imagine, commercial fishermen are very concerned about this. in fact, we're told that a mississippi based seafood company has just filed a $5 million lawsuit against bp and some of the other companies associated with this leaking oil rig. jon back to you. jon: all right jonathan serrie from dauphin island. thank you. oil from that leaking well has now reached the louisiana shoreline...

>> it gets in oyster reefs and beds. you don't exactly run a vacuum cleaner oiforts. the grass beds are particularly fragile. >> reporter: experts say it seems inevitable there will be a severe environmental and economic impact. megyn: bp making a surprising statement. >> reporter: they said they will honor all legitimate claims, being very forward about the fact that they plan to reimburse anyone who can prove they suffered damage and some sort of loss as a result of this spill. the commercial fishermen are expect some heavy losses. just look at size of the losses they filed just over the bor...

William, thank you. bill: there is breaking news on what could be an environmental catastrophe. the white house now saying it will halt any plans for new off shore drilling in the wake of the oil spill in the gulf. but did they have any plans in the first place? we'll talk about that live at the white house with major garrett. meanwhile, people who make their living on the gulf waters, explaining how bad this could get for them. >> actually, globs of oil probably as big as your thumb or as big as your fist, when the oil settles to the bottom, it's going to completely smother out the grass be...

Areas to take samples. >> this is the fertile crescent. this is a good percentage of production in the gulf of mexico, east of the mississippi river. i am not equipped to tell you it's worth this many dollars but if we look at a decade of impact, with reduced production, that's my long-term concern. >> reporter: the oil spill could have a huge impact on the commercial fishing interest and tourism. randy bogs owns a small fishing charter company in orange beach. >> it's paramount in my business and we don't want to see oil on the beaches. >> reporter: marine biologists say the beaches are relat...

Areas to take samples. >> this is the fertile crescent. this is a good percentage of production in the gulf of mexico, east of the mississippi river. i am not equipped to tell you it's worth this many dollars but if we look at a decade of impact, with reduced production, that's my long-term concern. >> reporter: the oil spill could have a huge impact on the commercial fishing interest and tourism. randy bogs owns a small fishing charter company in orange beach. >> it's paramount in my business and we don't want to see oil on the beaches. >> reporter: marine biologists say the beaches are relat...