Bayou La Batre

Mary Criswell gathers up net as her husband, Norman Criswell, stands on their oyster boat, the Captain Salty II, which he has been repainting and repairing while they are out of work, in Bayou La Batre, Ala., Wednesday, June 23, 2010. Bayou La Batre, a fishing town, near the Mississippi Sound, has been heavily impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The Criswells tong for oysters, shrimp as well as fish for other seafood as their livelihood. They haven’t yet received a contract from BP to participate in the Vessels of Opportunity program.

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