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This direction. but by tomorrow night it s going to start to blow from the south and southwest, blowing it farther onshore, into the pristine beaches that we know about here rather than the bayou where nobody really lives. but and then we re going to see pictures and then people are going to say, oh, no, because we can t see pictures of tar balls in swamp. that doesn t make good television. but when you see oil washing up onshore on those beaches, that is going to be a mess. and it s just a matter of when at this point. it s just when. chad, appreciate it. right about now people who make their living off the sea are feeling a little helpless. and depending on which way the wind blows all of us could be paying more for seafood. ines ferre has been following up with markets groceries stores around the country. what are you finding? we ve spoken to some grocery stores, some restaurants, and on the line we have with us derek figerora from seattle fish ....
Company. they sell to grocery stores and restaurants in the denver, colorado, area. derek, thanks so much for being with us. can you tell us, how concerned are you that the oil spill will affect shipments? well, i mean, we re greatly concerned. we continue to watch it. we continue to talk to sort of the watermen that are working the waters, as well as the seafood industry down in the bayou. so it s something that s certainly captivated our attention or captured our attention. and what s your contingency plan? i take it you import shrimp and also oysters from that area? we do. we get quite a bit of seafood from down in that area that looks like it may be effected. so we re trying to take a proactive but not alarmist s approach. there are alternatives that are available, sort of from an oyster perspective, east coast oyster or west coast oyster. some other outlets for tuna and some of the other species. so we can t to watch them and if ....