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It could have catastrophic effects not only on the environment but on fisheries in the region as well. fishermen, processing plants, wholesalers are bracing for the worst it is a massive oil spill threatens southern louisiana's seafood industry. mark potter is live for us in louisiana with a good morning. what are you hearing from the fishermen? how concerned are they? >> reporter: they are miserable. there's no other way to put it. the worst possible scenario for fishermen, for wildlife. a perfect storm of problems here. this stiff wind i'm -- facing right into now has been blowing yesterday....

To the processing plants, because the temperatures were 28 degrees or lower for more than four hours for two days. they know there's going to be a damage, but not a full assessment yet, guys. >> a bundled up kerry sanders, and of course, another nbc property we ought to mention, universal studios. anyway, kerry sanders, thanks. wall street may have already factored in the new tax cut compromise, so what's driving the markets today? for a preview, we're joined by cnbc's michelle caruso-cabrera. >> we're also going to be watching the orange juice futures as a result of those cold temperatures....

Business who has been in business for years now, they're dollars every year. within 60 days they have shut down because of this oil disaster. >> on a typical monday morning here, before the spill, i would open that door and find 800 to 1,000 sacks of oysters to be reduced to this in a matter of 60 days because of something we have no control over. it's very sad. very sad. what can you say? >> reporter: this was one of the largest post-harvest processing plants in the gulf. the co-owner patrick fehey said last year they did $600 million in sales. the oil in the gulf forced them to cease operati...

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