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
tourists. it was always supposed to promote tourism and bring awareness to what is going on in the gulf. that was the purpose of it. a block of the tickets went to the condominiums and hotels to bring people in. by the way it has worked. born in pass ghoul law, mississippi and raised on the white sandy beaches jimmy buffet is to the gulf what whi wycliffs to haiti. not only giving free tickets to the concert he is opening the margaritaville hotel. it has remained busy despite the oil. you all are gulf coast born and raised? absolutely. born, raised. that s the gulf right down here right where he will be swimming is right where we went as children. this is these are the beaches of our childhood and it s nostalgic and touching.
tourists. it was always supposed to promote tourism and bring awareness to what is going on in the gulf. that was the purpose of it. a block of the tickets went to the condominiums and hotels to bring people in. by the way it has worked. born in pass ghoul law, mississippi and raised on the white sandy beaches jimmy buffet is to the gulf what whi wycliffs to haiti. not only giving free tickets to the concert he is opening the margaritaville hotel. it has remained busy despite the oil. you all are gulf coast born and raised? absolutely. born, raised. that s the gulf right down here right where he will be swimming is right where we went as children. this is these are the beaches of our childhood and it s
tourists. it was always supposed to promote tourism and bring awareness to what is going on in the gulf. that was the purpose of it. a block of the tickets went to the condominiums and hotels to bring people in. by the way it has worked. born in pass ghoul law, mississippi and raised on the white sandy beaches jimmy buffet is to the gulf what whi wycliffs to haiti. not only giving free tickets to the concert he is opening the margaritaville hotel. it has remained busy despite the oil. you all are gulf coast born and raised? absolutely. born, raised. that s the gulf right down here right where he will be swimming is right where we went as children. this is these are the beaches of our childhood and it s nostalgic and touching.
part of the firmament now of the oil, it s mixed in kind of makes a matt of seaweed and incoming tar balls. and the cleanup crews like this one, right adjacent to us here, working in teams of five people, plastic bags, look, it may not be the most efficient, it may not be the most productive, at least over here in pensacola, they don t have do wear those tyvex suits that are incredibly hot, where they have to take long breaks for every ten minutes they do work. that is a net gain, that s oil that will be taken in bags to a registered landfill. the problem is the incoming tide, new oil. we have got enough oil in the gulf for this to go on of course for months and what is pensacola famous for? white sandy beaches, we almost hate to come on the air from a new location and say this,