out there or what s in the water, but when you come down and you see people having a good time and taking the care that they re taking with the oysters, checking every one of them. reporter: the restaurants are open for business but we are not seeing the tourists we would like. you take a leap of faith and believe what you see on tv. if you see someone saying it s good down here, come down and spend money and help these hard-working people out. we could use the hand up right now. not a handout, but a hand-up. you don t know until you get here and come down and experience the seafood. dig in. wonderful, absolutely wonderful. the food is fine. it always was. we were just trying to clear up that fear, clear the cancer of the food in destin, and in the gulf coast. the beaches are clean. the seafood s good. the restaurants are open. views from destin, florida,
reporter: this is known as the emerald coast with beautiful white sandy beaches, emerald green waters, food is certainly one of the reasons people would come down. since april, when the oil spill occurred in the gulf coast, the fear and the concerns of coming to the beaches has certainly slowed our business. certainly the perception that coming to the gulf beaches would be tainted by oil kufrp covered beaches, by the lack of seafood, the possibility that the seafood could be tainted by the oil, which is purely perception. it has not occurred in one instance to my knowledge. the perception, however is that the gulf coast is one body is all covered in oil, which is certainly not true. it s hard to know without being hear every day. you don t know exactly what s
his comments live. well, eat and enjoy. that s what epa officials are saying after doing more tests on the seafood in the gulf. our photojournalist chris turner checked it out for us. this is known as the emerald coast. it s got beautiful, white sandy beaches, emerald green waters, the food is certainly one of the reasons people would come down. since april, when the oil spill occurred in the gulf coast, the fear and the concerns have come into the beaches has certainly slowed our business. certainly the perception that coming to the gulf beaches would be tainted by oil-covered beaches, by the lack of food, seafood, the possibility that seafood could be tainted by the oil, which is purely perception. it has not occurred in one instance to my knowledge. the perception, however, is that
bp s taken full responsibility for the clean up, and that includes keeping you informed. over 25,000 people are included in the clean up operation. our crews are cleaning the gulf beaches 24/7. we re going to be here as long as it takes to make this right. i m going to own my own restaurant. i want to be a volunteer firefighter. when i grow up, i want to write a novel. i want to go on a road trip. when i grow up, i m going to go there. i m going to work with kids. i want to fix up old houses. [ female announcer ] at aarp we believe you re never done growing. i want to fall in love again. [ female announcer ] together we can discover the best of what s next at aarp.org.
gecko: uh.yeah. all right as long as we don t overdo it. vo: geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. i m from the gulf coast. my family spends a lot of time here. i have a personal interest in ensuring that we get this job done right. i m keith seilhan. i m in charge of bp s clean up on the gulf coast. bp s taken full responsibility for the clean up, and that includes keeping you informed. over 25,000 people are included in the clean up operation. our crews are cleaning the gulf beaches 24/7. we re going to be here as long as it takes to make this right.