Only in NOAA Land:
A blatant waste of a very precious resource:
MOBILE, Ala. A federal mandate to remove old, abandoned oil and gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico is blowing up a lot more than just the rigs.
Dr. Bob Shipp, Gulf Fishery Management Council, noted that demolitions are frequent, sometimes three a week. Dr. Shipp has been a strong opponent of the demolitions. Dr. Shipp states, "Not only are we killing a lot of snapper, but we're also destroying their habitat. We're talking about the most valuable fish species in the Gulf of Mexico, the one on which so much tourism, industry and restaurants depend. Then we see something like this which is just:
A blatant waste of a very precious resource."
Captain Jason Domange: "They tell us not to fish red snapper but they're blowing them up." Only in NOAA Land
Bob Harbison A very concerned Native Florida sportsman
