More Lost Revenue
But not for BP.
With the deep Gulf closed to fishing and no accurate information on where the oil that BP has been hiding with dispersants is actually located, the Pensacola News Journal reports that the Billfish tourney is a no go
The 40th annual Pensacola International Billfish Tournament is the latest casualty of the oil spill.
The tournament, which was to take place July 4 at Palafox Pier Marina, has been canceled because the federal government has closed most of the blue water fishing areas, the Pensacola Big Game Fishing Club announced Tuesday.
The tournament was held for four decades with no regard for “special weather events”, but BP’s cost cutting has killed it. It was a major event for deep-sea fishing fans and pulled a lot of people from all over to Pensacola for the Fourth of July celebration.
We’ll probably have to cancel the fireworks, as they are set off on barges off-shore for safety reasons. People will worry about starting a fire.
