Democracy NOW! – DN! The Obama administration announced last week that it is safe to eat fish and shrimp caught in the 78 percent of federal waters in the Gulf that are now re-opened to fishing. But many are still concerned about the levels of toxins in the water and the impact on marine life. Independent journalist Dahr Jamail has been reporting from the Gulf Coast for over a month now. Last week he spoke to some commercial fishermen in Mississippi who are refusing to trawl because of the oil and dispersant that are still in the water.Published with written permission from democracynow.org. www.democracynow.org and provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license. Copyright for this news broadcast belongs to democracynow.org, an independent non-profit user funded news media, recognized and broadcast world wide. This news broadcast may contain third party content under Fair Use – not for profit news.

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Levels of Toxins in Gulf Water and the Impact on Marine Life – Democracy NOW!