Fishermen in Saint Bernard Parish affected by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

After the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, commercial shrimp captain Loc Nguyen, 56, cleans his boat, the Captain Paul, while he waits for the authorities to reopen the shrimp fishing industry in Chalmette, LA on May 21, 2010. The Vietnamese fishing community have struggled to survive after the shrimping industry shut down three weeks earlier.

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After the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, commercial shrimp captain Loc Nguyen, 56, cleans his boat, the Captain Paul, while he waits for the authorities to reopen the shrimp fishing industry in Chalmette, LA on May 21, 2010. The Vietnamese fishing community have struggled to survive after the shrimping industry shut down three weeks earlier.