shore, some say three. it bears watching and protecting. there have been 275,000 feet of the protective boom stretching across the region in louisiana and mississippi, back into florida and alabama. they have another 3,000 of the protective boom they are going to put out. they have on back order, 5,000 feet. about a million will be put along the coastline to protect the wildlife and the economy. the economic impact it's going to have on the region in terms of seafood, shrimpers and the people who collect the oysters and tourism. alabama coastline and florida coastline. you have the pristine beaches called the emerald coast. with the oil, it's going to keep people away from the beaches. what they are going to do is put that out. some of the protective boom to