The
oil
spill
required
extended
closures
of
fishing
areas.
These
closures
not
only
impact
the
people
shrimping,
crabbing,
fishing
and
harvesting
oysters,
but
also
the
seafood
and
hospitality
industries
as
a
whole.
Transport
companies,
stores,
sports
fishing
operations,
trappers
and
restaurants
also
felt
the
impact
of
the
spill.
The
questions
asked
in
this
section
were
meant
to
gauge
the
economic
impact
survey
participants
have
experienced
or
believe
they
are
yet
to
experience.
With
the
moratorium
on
deepwater
offshore
drilling
sites,
residents
of
Louisiana
experienced
additional
job
loss.
Responses
received
during
the
surveys
are
included
as
a
means
of
providing
narrative
background
to
statistical
data.
.
