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    Good Food

    The Gulf Oil Spill and Seafood

    Albert "Rusty" Gaude is a Fisheries Agent with LSU's Agricultural Center.  On April 20, an oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico causing oil to spill into the waters.  The spill is moving West but has to contaminate many fishing centers on the Gulf Coast.  Some, however, have been closed.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Albert "Rusty" Gaude is a Fisheries Agent with LSU's Agricultural Center. On April 20, an oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico causing oil to spill into the waters. The spill is moving West but has to contaminate many fishing centers on the Gulf Coast. Some, however, have been closed.

    Captain Lance Nacio is a shrimper in Louisiana. Since the oil spill, his shrimping region has been closed so he's been contracted by BP to work on the controlled burn.

    CJ Gerdes runs Casamentos Restaurant in New Orleans.

    To track the progress of clean-up and to monitor the effect of the spill, here is a list of resources:

    NOAA

    The New York Times

    The Times Picayune

    US Coast Guard

    Environmental Protection Agency

    Music Break: Atman by Rodrigo y Gabriela

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    The State of Seafood in the Gulf; Sports Bars; Pine Nut Mouth
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    5. 34:00Boat Noodles in Thai Town
    6. 41:00Where to Watch the Game in L.A.
    7. 49:00Footy
    8. 52:00Riding the Cheese Highway with Sake
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    The full episode

    3 of 8
    The State of Seafood in the Gulf; Sports Bars; Pine Nut Mouth
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 6:30Pine Nut Mouth
    3. 12:30The Gulf Oil Spill and SeafoodYou’re reading this
    4. 28:00Sweet Life in Paris
    5. 34:00Boat Noodles in Thai Town
    6. 41:00Where to Watch the Game in L.A.
    7. 49:00Footy
    8. 52:00Riding the Cheese Highway with Sake
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