we have spent just thus far in honoring our obligation to restore the gulf environment and economy, $28 billion. >> half of that $28 billion, according to bp, has been paid to settle hundreds of thousands of claims, to businesses and individuals across the gulf who suffered a financial loss as a result of the spill. third generation oysterman mitch runs one of the largest oyster operations in louisiana and has already settled for millions and is using the money to rebuild his oyster biz. >> sure, we're getting money from them and we're investing it and we're investing it in something we don't know if we'll get back. the spawn is there. and the oyster larvae for some reason is not living. that is the problem. >> though fishing in the gulf has improved overall, he fears