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>> reporter: brother jake needs to find new pasture from the cows he saved from the wall of fire. do you ever worry you might go out of business with this? >> yeah. it crossed my mind a lot actually, but we've been really happy that we have friends all over and people, strangers that have really come together and donated as much hay as they can and gone out there lookingherrat the cattle on until we can get over the hump. >> reporter: there really is no other choice. >> it really is a way of life, and i couldn't picture myself doing anything else, even if i was a ceo and make $1 million a year...

It crossed my mind a lot actually, but we've been really lucky in that we have friends all over and people, strangers that have really come together and donated as much hay as they can. and gone out there looking for other grass leases for us to put the cattle on until we can get over the hump. >> reporter: there really is no other choice. >> it really is a way of life, and i couldn't picture myself doing anything else, even if i was a ceo and make $1 million a year. this is what we do. >> reporter: the cormacks say they have overcome tough times before, and so, too, they will endure this tria...

Everything seafood related. cnn's patrick ottman visits a family restaurant struggling to survive. >> i'm going to pick up oysters first. some crab claws, crab meat second. they'll be picking it this morning. and then, go over and get some shrimp. the thing is, further they have to go for it, the more it's going to cost. my name is bob pope with a "p." and i've been here in this restaurant august 1st will be 37 years. one of the things that you would like to have is especially in this business as close to local as seafood as you get. people come here, you can buy shrimp anywhere. to come here,...

Seafood related. cnn's patrick ottman visits one family restaurant struggling to survive. >> i'm going to pick up oysters first, some crab claws, crab meat. second they'll be picking it this morning and go and get some shrimp. the thing s the further they have to go for it, the more it's going to cost. . my name is bob pope with a p. i've been here in this left rauntd, august 1st will be 37 years. one of the things you'd like to have especially in this business is as close to local seafood. you can buy shrimp anywhere. but to come here, they're looking for local shrimp. my mother works here, s...

To clean up in case it reaches their shores. cnn's all platform journalist patrick ottman went along. >> what did you tell them today about why they were coming here? >> i told them they know -- they're aware of the oil spill. i told them if it does affect our beaches our beaches possibly aren't going to be the same anymore. i wanted us to have one last day, rain or shine to come down here, pick up shells, play, took pictures. and got our bags and gloves and clean up and get the trash off the beach in case the oil does hit. all you do is just give them your name, your address, your phone numbe...