What’s Happening in the Gulf

The news is still not good from the Gulf of Mexico.

The New York Times reports on more fishing closures:

Already, oil is visible in virtually all of Louisiana’s closed coastal waters. Yet its ultimate impact on the gulf fisheries will not be known for months at the earliest.”

A charter captain weighs in on the spill’s effect on his business:

“It’s kind of like a stake in the heart…”

Field & Stream is on the ball with some excellent blogging coverage of the whole situation.

Pete McDonald is a contributing editor to Power & Motoryacht. Previously, he spent 11 years on the editorial staff of Boating. He has won multiple writing awards and holds a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.