Economic
impact
questions
within
the
study
represent
a
carry‐over
from
established
study
methods
from
organizational
efforts
prior
to
the
execution
of
this
study.
LABB
began
collecting,
examining
and
reporting
economic
impacts
resultant
of
the
Deepwater
Horizon
Oil
Disaster
immediately
after
the
spill.
Survey
participants
were
questioned
regarding
experienced
economic
impacts
in
a
manner
that
is
more
individualistic
than
established
methods
of
economic
study.
There
is
baseline
economic
data
regarding
employment
rates
and
job
types
from
a
report
entitled
“Coastal
Employment
before
the
2010
Deepwater
Horizon
Oil
Disaster”
(Plyer
and
Campanella,
2010) 2 .
The
baseline
in
this
report
comes
from
2008
data.
The
findings
indicate
many
in
the
fishing
industry
of
Southeast
Louisiana
parishes
are
self‐employed
and
thus
the
baseline
data
is
much
lower
than
the
numbers
presented.
This
point
is
important
as
strictly
utilizing
census
numbers
in
any
forthcoming
study
will
show
a
smaller
number
of
people
relying
on
the
seafood
industry
than
what
there
really
is.
Economic
impact
questions
thus
centered
on
pre‐
and
post‐spill
occupations
gathering
commentary
on
the
degree
of
impact
the
Deepwater
Horizon
Oil
Disaster
had
on
each
individual,
receipt
or
need
of
disaster
assistance,
the
ability
or
desire
to
relocate
and
perceived
changes
in
each
community.
.
