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Couple men concerned about what's in the water and what it could mean for their livelihood. >> in empire, louisiana, the oyster boats are idle. mitch last went out to farm oysters more than three weeks ago. how many oysters would you bring in on a normal day? >> a normal day, prior to the shutdown, i was averaging 150 sacks. >> though the state of louisiana today reopened the waters here to shrimpers and oystermen, mitch isn't going to farm oysters just yet. he's not convinced the oil isn't still here. and besides, he doesn't have a crew anymore. they have all taken jobs with bp. every day, he...

Oil appears, he thinks he may start farming next week, but he's not overly optimistic. after farming these waters all his life, he's sure more oil is coming, and he's sure time is running out. well, harvesting oysters from a farm bed like that with those tongs is very, very hard. mitch tried to show me how to do it for white a while. they had a lot of laughs watching me try to struggle. take a look at how long it took. like this? >> like that, yes, sir. >> okay. >> okay. you're feeling them. try to close the sticks the whole way. that way you'll grab them. >> okay. >> you got it. you got somet...

Well, today louisiana reopened two oyster harvesting areas that were closed for the last several weeks because of the spill. they've been off limits the oystermen for several weeks. we went out with one oysterman today who is a third-generation member of his family who has been working the waters in this area. we kind of expected to see a lot of oyster boats back out there farming up oyster beds, but they weren't. part of it is that a lot of the crews now work for bp and haven't been recalled to work for the oyster boats that they normally work for. but also at least the oystermen we talked to...

>> one full of mussels. >> yeah. all that and i got one. it was pretty pathetic. he said i was like forest gump on his first time out shrimping. thanks, mitch. next, we're live with a top new orleans chef, susan spicer, who is suing bp saying the spill has hurt her business.

We kind of expected to see a lot of oyster boats back out there farming up oyster beds, but they weren't. part of it is that a lot of the crews now work for bp and haven't been recalled to work for the oyster boats that they normally work for. but also at least the oystermen we talked to aren't sure that the oysters are ready to be harvested. he's concerned about what might be out there underneath the water. take a look. in empire, louisiana, the oyster boats are idle. mitch last went out to farm oysters more than three weeks ago. how many oysters would you bring in on a normal day? >> prior t...