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Bp says its vessels of opportunity program will give commercial fishermen an opportunity to work. fishermen say they've registered, waited and called and got no response. they came to a meeting with bp officials to get answers but instead they say they got more of the run-around. gary tuchman is keeping them honest. >> he is working on his crabbing boat but it's on his front lawn, not the water. that's his fishing boat and shrimping boat. are you making any money? >> none at all. not a dollar. >> last year, carl and his wife, mary, earned $120,000, mainly from selling his catch at this now emp...

Not a dollar. >> last year, carl and his wife, mary, earned $120,000, mainly from selling his catch at this now empty roadside stand. now with the ban on fishing, nothing. he applied for bp's so-called vessel of opportunity program. they pay for boats and crews to help in the cleanup. it is intended for people like carl, fishermen with boats who have lost their livelihood. after carl applied, he heard nothing. >> you called up, said what's going on? what did they tell you? >> they told us we needed to bring -- >> they didn't know where our paperwork was. >> that we weren't in the system. >> yo...

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