My family Legacy is tied to the Gulf Of Mexico. Back in the early 1900's the Walker's along with several other families settled in Orange Beach and Gulf Shores. The Walker brothers started the Charter Fishing Industry in Orange Beach. My Great grandfather helped Pioneer the Tourist industry along the South Alabama Coast. I grew up on... See More boats shrimping and fishing in the very waters that BP's Oil is now destroying. The very legacy that I had wanted my children to share has now been forever altered. My families Legacy will die right along with all the wildlife caught up in BP's Oil. I am glad that my great grand father Capt. Roy E. Walker who would have been 100 isn't alive to see his blood sweat a tears destroyed by the carelessness and negligence of a few.
So if you still aren't sure how the Oil spill will affect me personally... The Walker Family Charter Fishing Legacy is no more Orange Beach and the Beautiful Gulf Waters that surround her will now be a graveyard not only for the animals, but for the hopes and dreams of thousands of people along the Coast . Michele Walker-Harmon aka@seachele420 on twitter
· I agree that we all must accept some responsiblity in this disaster because of our dependace on oil. However I feel the brunt of the responsibility lies at the feet of BP. Their Negligence led to this . Surviors hve reported to Anderson Cooper from CNN they were told to take short cuts the day of the explosion, By #BP officals on the rig. Now the ... See More EPA has allowed them to continue the use of Corexit 9500 which was banned from use in the UK 10 years ago, because its toxic to humans and Wildlife. This Toxic soup could possibly wipe out life as we know it in the Gulf and along our shorelines. The Brown# Pelican was just removed from the Endangered Species list Aprox. 7 months ago. Now thanks to this Spill they may become extinct. Not only will #Corexit build up in the systems of birds and other wildlife it can be passed on Generationally. The just 1 single drop of Crude oil currently washing into nesting grounds on an egg is enough to kill the chick still growing inside. The Blue Fin Tuna which most marine biologists agree are already in danger from commercial over fishing are now faced with a deadlier threat... BP's oil . The Blue Fin Tuna Spawn this time of year off the coast of LA. where the oil is currently spilling. Oh and 5 out of 7 of the worlds most endangered seaturtle species also make their homes in our coastal waters . Sorry don't mean to rant just really passionate about our home and our wildlife. It is also causing internal bleeding in fish and " UNDERWATER PLUMES" which are depleting the oxygen in the Gulf right off of Perdido Pass!!!!
Photo Album link - Walker Family Fishing in Orange Beach,Al.1930's-to present
My prayers r with U..My niece December maybe related to u..I know her Grandparents on her daddy's side lived in Orange Beach and were fishermen...I grew-up there and loved the area so very much..It is killing me being so far away...I fished on a daily basis when I was a kid in the Old Magnolia River right off of Weeks Bay!! They need 2 pay, but there is no price 2 put on the destruction they have caused..The Gulf and surrounding areas have come back from every hurricane but sadly I do not see a cure for this..preventive measure should have been taken!! Like never allowing them 2 drill in the Gulf..we only get 3% of our oil from the Gulf..sry like u just ranting because my heart is breaking..Grew up around Billy's Seafood and Aquilla Seafoods in Bon Secour many a boy became a man on their shrimp boats over the summer and I ate my share of seafood either caught or bought there..
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