Gulf Seafood Industry Works To Wipe Oil Off Image

This week, shrimpers returned to the waters off Louisiana for their first season since the Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in April.

Shrimpers are concerned about how many shrimp they will get and how good they will be. But the shrimpers and others whose livelihoods depend on the Gulf have another worry: that the Louisiana seafood brand has been sullied by BP oil.

While patrons at Big Al's restaurant in southeastern Louisiana chow down on fresh, local seafood, in the other parts of the country, Louisiana seafood is not always so popular right now.

Seafood-Oil Complex

In Motivatit Seafoods' vast oyster-processing facility, there's a long line of women shucking fresh oysters. The company's owner, Mike Voisin, says too many people outside the Gulf fear that seafood like his isn't safe.

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