Facts file of disaster in Gulf of Mexico.



1. 5,000 barrels, amount of oil estimated to be leaked daily during the time of disaster from British Petroleum’s under sea well in the Gulf of Mexico. However, scientists claim that as many as 25,000 – 100,000 barrels could be flowing each day.
2. 600 number of marine and feathered species at risk from the deadly oil spill.
3. $2 billion estimated worth of the fisheries industry in Louisiana. The state supplies 25% of all seafood in the US & employs 90,000 people. Some communities in Louisiana are almost entirely dependent on fishing for a living.