(CNN) — As a sunken rig continues to spew 42,000 gallons of oil a day off the Louisiana coast, health and fishing industry experts say seafood will remain safe to eat.
"No one should be worrying about whether the shrimp they're having for dinner is going to have oil on it," said Mike Voisin, the past president of the National Fisheries Institute, a nonprofit organization that tracks the fishing industry and advocates seafood safety regulations.
There is the possibility, though, that the slick could move inland, threatening sea life in estuaries and seriously damaging the ecosystem.
"We're very concerned that east of the Mississippi River, based on currents and winds we're dealing with now, this oil will reach the shore," said Chuck Wilson, a Louisiana State University oceanography and coastal sciences professor.
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