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  • 29 Oct 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
British boat and crew detained in France.<br />
British fishing boat The Cornelis-Gert Jan remains at the centre of an international fishing row impounded in the port of Le Havre, France. Lawyers and British embassy officials continue to visit the boat as they await permission to leave France.<br />
Credit - Photo copyright©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com<br />
<br />
As published in the Daily Mirror 29 Oct 2021; https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/british-skipper-trawler-trapped-france-25337389
    30oct21-Fishing Jondy Ward03.png
  • 29 Oct 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
British boat and crew detained in France.<br />
British fishing boat The Cornelis-Gert Jan remains at the centre of an international fishing row impounded in the port of Le Havre, France. Lawyers and British embassy officials continue to visit the boat as they await permission to leave France.<br />
Credit - Photo copyright©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com<br />
<br />
As published in the Daily Mirror 29 Oct 2021; https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/british-skipper-trawler-trapped-france-25337389
    30oct21-Fishing Jondy Ward02.png
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers arrive in court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward arrives at the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers before a hearing to determine if he and his crew can leave France. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Trawler Cornelis Gert Jan021.jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers arrive in court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward arrives at the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers before a hearing to determine if he and his crew can leave France. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Trawler Cornelis Gert Jan020.jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers arrive in court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward arrives at the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers before a hearing to determine if he and his crew can leave France. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Trawler Cornelis Gert Jan017.jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers arrive in court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward arrives at the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers before a hearing to determine if he and his crew can leave France. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Trawler Cornelis Gert Jan015.jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers arrive in court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward arrives at the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers before a hearing to determine if he and his crew can leave France. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Palais de Justice Rouen Fran...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
British trawler seized in France.<br />
British scallop fishing trawler the Cornelis-Gert Jan, captained by Jondy Ward and his crew sail out of Le Havre habour, France after being freed by French authorities. The boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Trawler Cornelis Gert Jan032.jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
British trawler seized in France.<br />
Crew prepare for departure. British scallop fishing trawler the Cornelis-Gert Jan, captained by Jondy Ward and his crew sail out of Le Havre habour, France after being freed by French authorities. The boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Trawler Cornelis Gert Jan031.jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
British trawler seized in France.<br />
British scallop fishing trawler the Cornelis-Gert Jan, captained by Jondy Ward and his crew sail out of Le Havre habour, France after being freed by French authorities. The boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Trawler Cornelis Gert Jan029.jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
British trawler seized in France.<br />
British scallop fishing trawler the Cornelis-Gert Jan, captained by Jondy Ward and his crew sail out of Le Havre habour, France after being freed by French authorities. The boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Trawler Cornelis Gert Jan028.jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
British trawler seized in France.<br />
British scallop fishing trawler the Cornelis-Gert Jan, captained by Jondy Ward and his crew sail out of Le Havre habour, France after being freed by French authorities. The boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Trawler Cornelis Gert Jan027.jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
British trawler seized in France.<br />
British scallop fishing trawler the Cornelis-Gert Jan, captained by Jondy Ward (grey sweatshirt) and his crew sail out of Le Havre habour, France after being freed by French authorities. The boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
British trawler seized in France.<br />
British scallop fishing trawler the Cornelis-Gert Jan, captained by Jondy Ward (grey sweatshirt) and his crew sail out of Le Havre habour, France after being freed by French authorities. The boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
British trawler seized in France.<br />
British scallop fishing trawler the Cornelis-Gert Jan, captained by Jondy Ward and his crew sail out of Le Havre habour, France after being freed by French authorities. The boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers arrive in court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward arrives at the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers before a hearing to determine if he and his crew can leave France. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Trawler Cornelis Gert Jan025.jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers arrive in court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward arrives at the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers before a hearing to determine if he and his crew can leave France. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Trawler Cornelis Gert Jan023.jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers arrive in court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward arrives at the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers before a hearing to determine if he and his crew can leave France. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Trawler Cornelis Gert Jan024.jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers arrive in court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward arrives at the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers before a hearing to determine if he and his crew can leave France. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
British trawler seized in France.<br />
British scallop fishing trawler the Cornelis-Gert Jan, captained by Jondy Ward and his crew sail out of Le Havre habour, France after being freed by French authorities. The boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Court d'Appel - Court of Appeal, Tribunal court - Rouen, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, (blue shirt, beard) and his lawyers leave court. Mr Ward is the Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan, a British scallop fishing trawler detained a week ago in territorial waters off the French coast for allegedly illegally fishing scallops without a valid permit. Ward leaves the administrative court in Rouen with his lawyers after a hearing. His boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row and remains detained in the port of Le Havre, France. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
Scallop fishing trawler the Cornelis-Gert captained by Jondy Ward tied up on the quay in Le Havre before her departure. The boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row. The boat was detained for a week and freed after an administrative hearing earlier in the day. The boat sailed out of the harbour later that evening. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Trawler Cornelis Gert Jan026.jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
British trawler seized in France.<br />
Jondy Ward, Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan (in grey) and his crew give thumbs up and cheer as they prepare to leave the quay in Le Havre, France where they were detained for a week after allegedly illegally fishing for scallops in French territorial waters in yet another post brevet row.<br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
British trawler seized in France.<br />
Jondy Ward, Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan (in grey) and his crew give thumbs up and cheer as they prepare to leave the quay in Le Havre, France where they were detained for a week after allegedly illegally fishing for scallops in French territorial waters in yet another post brevet row.<br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
British trawler seized in France.<br />
Jondy Ward, Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan (in grey) and his crew give thumbs up and cheer as they prepare to leave the quay in Le Havre, France where they were detained for a week after allegedly illegally fishing for scallops in French territorial waters in yet another post brevet row.<br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 03 November 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
British trawler seized in France.<br />
Jondy Ward, Captain of The Cornelis-Gert Jan (in grey) and his crew give thumbs up and cheer as they prepare to leave the quay in Le Havre, France where they were detained for a week after allegedly illegally fishing for scallops in French territorial waters in yet another post brevet row.<br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
    03nov21-Jondy Ward Capatin Cornelis ...jpg
  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Russel Darden, a shrimper, crabber, oysterman, fisherman. Russel holds over $1,000 worth of various fishing permits issued by the state. At present, all his fishing grounds are closed. He can not make use of any of the permits and he can not earn the money to make up the money. Russel is a member of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens the tribe's very existence, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Russel Darden, a shrimper, crabber, oysterman, fisherman. Russel puts on his respirator whenever he smells oil thick in the air. Russel holds over $1,000 worth of various fishing permits issued by the state. At present, all his fishing grounds are closed. He can not make use of any of the permits and he can not earn the money to make up the money. Russel is a member of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens the tribe's very existence, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 03 November 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, Captain of The Cornelis-Gert aboard his boat on the quayside where the boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row. The boat was detained for a week and freed after an administrative hearing earlier in the day. Mr Ward gave the assembled media a thumbs up as he departed the quay. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 03 November 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, Captain of The Cornelis-Gert boards his boat on the quayside where the boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row. The boat was detained for a week and freed after an administrative hearing earlier in the day. The boat sailed out of the harbour later that evening. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 03 November 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, Captain of The Cornelis-Gert boards his boat on the quayside where the boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row. The boat was detained for a week and freed after an administrative hearing earlier in the day. The boat sailed out of the harbour later that evening. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 03 November 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, Captain of The Cornelis-Gert aboard his boat on the quayside where the boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row. The boat was detained for a week and freed after an administrative hearing earlier in the day. Mr Ward gave the assembled media a thumbs up as he departed the quay. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 03 November 2021. Le Havre, Normandy, France.<br />
Jondy Ward, Captain of The Cornelis-Gert boards his boat on the quayside where the boat remains at the centre of an international fishing row. The boat was detained for a week and freed after an administrative hearing earlier in the day. The boat sailed out of the harbour later that evening. <br />
Photo ©copyright/credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Fisherman and local Pointe aux Chenes Indians take a 40 hour Hazardous waste operation class in order to get certification to work for BP as sub contractors cleaning up oil. The isolated town of Pointe Aux Chenes clings to the little land that remains along the bayous and waterways of southern Louisiana. Oil washes up on the  marsh grasses just south of tribal homes. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Fisherman and local Pointe aux Chenes Indians take a 40 hour Hazardous waste operation class in order to get certification to work for BP as sub contractors cleaning up oil. The isolated town of Pointe Aux Chenes clings to the little land that remains along the bayous and waterways of southern Louisiana. Oil washes up on the  marsh grasses just south of tribal homes. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away The isolated town of Pointe Aux Chenes clings to the little land that remains along the bayous and waterways of southern Louisiana. Oil washes up on the  marsh grasses just south of tribal homes. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. The precious wetlands south of Pointe Aux Chenes. Through years of erosion, much of this was once solid ground. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens the tribe's very existance, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Hermits crabs along the shoreline of precious wetlands south of Pointe Aux Chenes where oil washes up on the  marsh grasses. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Oil and gas pipelines criss cross the wetlands just south of the isolated town of Pointe Aux Chenes. The town clings to the little land that remains along the bayous and waterways of southern Louisiana. Oil washes up on the  marsh grasses just south of tribal homes. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Oil contractors prepare boom for loading into local boats as Jesus looks over them in the isolated town of Pointe Aux Chenes in Southe Louisiana. The town clings to the little land that remains along the bayous and waterways of southern Louisiana. Oil washes up on the  marsh grasses just south of tribal homes. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. The precious wetlands south of Pointe Aux Chenes. Through years of erosion, much of this was once solid ground. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens the tribe's very existance, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Fisherman and local Pointe Aux Chenes Indians take a 40 hour Hazardous waste operation class in order to get certification to work for BP as sub contractors cleaning up oil. The isolated town of Pointe Aux Chenes clings to the little land that remains along the bayous and waterways of southern Louisiana. Oil washes up on the  marsh grasses just south of tribal homes. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe Aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Fisherman Walter Guidry listens and learns as local Pointe aux Chenes Indians take a 40 hour Hazardous waste operation class in order to get certification to work for BP as sub contractors cleaning up oil. The isolated town of Pointe Aux Chenes clings to the little land that remains along the bayous and waterways of southern Louisiana. Oil washes up on the  marsh grasses just south of tribal homes. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Fisherman Christopher Verdin listens and learns as local Pointe aux Chenes Indians take a 40 hour Hazardous waste operation class in order to get certification to work for BP as sub contractors cleaning up oil. The isolated town of Pointe Aux Chenes clings to the little land that remains along the bayous and waterways of southern Louisiana. Oil washes up on the  marsh grasses just south of tribal homes. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Fisherman John Verdin (l) and Kerry Trosclair listen and learn as local Pointe aux Chenes Indians take a 40 hour Hazardous waste operation class in order to get certification to work for BP as sub contractors cleaning up oil. The isolated town of Pointe Aux Chenes clings to the little land that remains along the bayous and waterways of southern Louisiana. Oil washes up on the  marsh grasses just south of tribal homes. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away The isolated town of Pointe Aux Chenes clings to the little land that remains along the bayous and waterways of southern Louisiana. Oil washes up on the  marsh grasses just south of tribal homes. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away The isolated town of Pointe Aux Chenes clings to the little land that remains along the bayous and waterways of southern Louisiana. Oil washes up on the  marsh grasses just south of tribal homes. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Booms fail to protect precious wetlands south of Pointe Aux Chenes where oil washes up on the  marsh grasses. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. The precious wetlands south of Pointe Aux Chenes. Through years of erosion, much of this was once solid ground. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens the tribe's very existence, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. White pelicans in wetlands south of Pointe Aux Chenes. Oil washing up on the  marsh grasses threatens everything. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Booms fail to protect precious wetlands south of Pointe Aux Chenes where oil washes up on the  marsh grasses. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Booms fail to protect precious wetlands south of Pointe Aux Chenes where oil washes up on the  marsh grasses. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Booms fail to protect precious wetlands south of Pointe Aux Chenes where oil washes up on the  marsh grasses. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Booms fail to protect precious wetlands south of Pointe Aux Chenes where oil washes up on the  marsh grasses. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Booms fail to protect precious wetlands south of Pointe Aux Chenes where oil washes up on the  marsh grasses. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Booms fail to protect precious wetlands south of Pointe Aux Chenes where oil washes up on the  marsh grasses. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Booms fail to protect precious wetlands south of Pointe Aux Chenes where oil washes up on the  marsh grasses. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. A simple marker placed in the marsh is all the denotes the old indian cemetery that has sunk into the wetlands just south of the isolated town of Pointe Aux Chenes. The town clings to the little land that remains along the bayous and waterways of southern Louisiana. Oil washes up on the  marsh grasses just south of tribal homes. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away The isolated town of Pointe Aux Chenes clings to the little land that remains along the bayous and waterways of southern Louisiana. Oil washes up on the  marsh grasses just south of tribal homes. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away The isolated town of Pointe Aux Chenes clings to the little land that remains along the bayous and waterways of southern Louisiana. Oil washes up on the  marsh grasses just south of tribal homes. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Russel Darden, a shrimper, crabber, oysterman, fisherman. Russel holds over $1,000 worth of various fishing permits issued by the state. At present, all his fishing grounds are closed. He can not make use of any of the permits and he can not earn the money to make up the money. Russel is a member of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens the tribe's very existence, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
He knows his life will never be the same again. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and oil and gas production. They are the most fertile wetlands and nurseries of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. Myron Prosterie, a shrimper, crabber, oysterman, fisherman and one time oil worker. Myron holds over $1,700 worth of various fishing permits issued by the state. At present, all his fishing grounds are closed. He can not make use of any of the permits and he can not earn the money to make up the money. Widowed eight months ago, Myron is a member of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 gererations back to France. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens the tribe's very existance, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
He knows his life will never be the same again. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and oil and gas production. They are the most fertile wetlands and nurseries of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 21 August 2010. Jean Lafitte, Louisiana. <br />
One of just a handful of shrimp boats, laden with nets instead of oil boom returns to fishing as the worst environmental disaster in US history continues to unfold in south Louisiana. Many shrimpers have not returned to work thanks in part to regular pay from contractors working the BP clean up operation. The disaster has taken a heavy toll on fishing. Processing plants remain closed and BP has leased many boat slips and fish landing sites that have been converted into BP oil response staging areas.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 21 August 2010. Barataria Bay, south Louisiana. <br />
Fishing grounds reopen. A shrimp boat sits in the current deploying nets instead of oil boom in the water as recreational fishermen return to fish for speckled trout enjoying a day out in the bay.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 23 July 2010. Cat Islands. Barataria Bay near Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
Despite a 65 yard (20 meter) exclusion zone around oil boom without special permission from the Joint Information Center, (max fine $40,000 and class 'D' felony) local fishermen have returned to the area recently opened to recreational fishing. Commercial fishing is still closed. Local fishermen are greatly relieved to be back on the water catching speckled trout, redfish, halibut and many other species as pelicans look on from oil boom.<br />
But has mother nature naturally cleaned up the oil spill with human help?  In what would appear to be good news for the area, the pelicans and boom are relatively clean and fish tested by every level of food safety is classified fit for human consumption. A sweep through Barataria bay uncovered only two oiled pelicans. No tar balls or oil were seen in the water. Many of the marsh grasses appeared to be growing back. Perhaps the area is witnessing the beginning of the end of the disaster from BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? It will be many years before the long term effects of the spill are known and a tropical storm or hurricane could still bring large slicks of oil ashore. For now though, the situation looks relatively good.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 23 July 2010. Grand Isle, Louisiana. <br />
On what should be the busiest weekend of the year at the Grand Isle marina, there are just a few boats. More seagulls than people visited the marina on what is traditionally the weekend of the Tarpon Rodeo, Grand Isle's fishing 'Mardi Gras,' and greatest cash earner of the year. Ordinarily the marina would be overflowing with people and boats but with fishing still restricted and a potential tropical storm in the gulf, the marina is mostly deserted. The local economy has taken a massive hit. It will be years before the town and the area is able to recover from BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. <br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away. French reporter Alexandra Gonzalez writes passionately from the region. The precious wetlands south of Pointe Aux Chenes. Through years of erosion, much of this was once solid ground. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens the tribe's very existence, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Life will never be the same again. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and oil and gas production. They are the most fertile wetlands and nurseries of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 07 June 2010. Pointe aux Chenes, Louisiana.<br />
Fading away The isolated town of Pointe Aux Chenes clings to the little land that remains along the bayous and waterways of southern Louisiana. Oil washes up on the  marsh grasses just south of tribal homes. If the grass dies, there is nothing left to hold the land. All of this was solid ground just 100 years ago. Diversion of the mighty Mississippi River diverted sediment from the wetlands and deposited precious land building material deep out at sea.  At present, all these fishing grounds are closed. Members of the Pointe aux Chenes Indians, settlers that can trace their roots beyond 5 generations back to France face extinction of their very way of life, their very existence. French cajun is the language of the elders, but is dying out in the children of today. BP's catastrophic oil spill threatens everything, their way of life and the land on which they live. Not recognised by the federal government, the 680 member tribe struggles for funds in a small community that survives only because of fishing and oil extraction in the Gulf of Mexico.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 28 May 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
A Louisiana  Blue heron fishes in a  'closed fishing area' just outside Barataria Bay in South Louisiana. The ecological and economic impact are devastating to south louisiana. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fetile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley<br />
www.varleypix.com
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  • 03 Feb 2006. East New Orleans, Louisiana.<br />
Tet, or Tet Nguyen Dan, Vietnamese Lunar New Year. Year of the Dog celebrations amongst the Vietnamese community of East Orleans. Stall holders peer from behind inflatable Nemos at a children's fishing game.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 21 August 2010. Grand Isle, south Louisiana. <br />
Fishing grounds reopen yet the normally packed marina at Grand Isle remains deserted, ironically with the only catch of the day being a gas pump. BP has leased all the slips, the local motel and every available parking space making this the jump off point for crews assisting in the oil clean up operation. Recreational fishermen must travel 7 miles north to buy bait.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Jimmy Terrebonne Snr sits surrounded by oil boom on his boat in Barataria Bay. The shrimp boater should be sweeping the waters for up to $5,000 worth of beautiful Gulf shrimp a day but the fishing grounds are all closed. Instead he is making around $1,000 a day for oil for BP contractors instead, a fraction of what he would ordinarily be making with bills mounting at home. The fisherman does not have a fixed contract within BP and does not know when BP will stop hiring him. He does however know that his life will never be the same again. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 June 2010. Jean Lafitte, Louisiana. <br />
A long list of paperwork required by BP to apply for work or compensation on the wall at BP's community outreach center housed in the Jean Lafitte town hall. Ironically there was nobody from BP to speak with at the center. Much of the local fishing business, especially for smaller boats is a cash industry. Providing the necessary paperwork is often impossible for many boat owners and deckhands. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Shrimpers surrounded by oil boom on their boat in Barataria Bay. The shrimp boaters should be sweeping the waters for up to $5,000 worth of beautiful Gulf shrimp a day but the fishing grounds are all closed. Instead they are making around $1,000 a day for  BP contractors instead, a fraction of what they would ordinarily be making. The fishermen do not have  fixed contracts with BP and does not know when BP will stop hiring them. The debt collectors have been calling asking for their money. The shrimpers advise them to call BP. They know their lives will never be the same again. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Shrimpers surrounded by oil boom on their boat in Barataria Bay. The shrimp boaters should be sweeping the waters for up to $5,000 worth of beautiful Gulf shrimp a day but the fishing grounds are all closed. Instead they are making around $1,000 a day for  BP contractors instead, a fraction of what they would ordinarily be making. The fishermen do not have  fixed contracts with BP and does not know when BP will stop hiring them. The debt collectors have been calling asking for their money. The shrimpers advise them to call BP. They know their lives will never be the same again. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 06 June 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Jimmy Terrebonne Jnr sits surrounded by oil boom on his boat in Barataria Bay. The shrimp boater should be sweeping the waters for up to $5,000 worth of beautiful Gulf shrimp a day but the fishing grounds are all closed. Instead he is making around $1,000 a day for oil for BP contractors instead, a fraction of what he would ordinarily be making with bills mounting at home. The fisherman does not have a fixed contract withn BP and does not know when BP will stop hiring him. He does however know that his life will never be the same again. The ecological and economic impact of BP's oil spill is devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com
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  • 28 May 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Streaks and blobs of disgusting brown oil resembling faeces floats in the eerily empty ocean where water that would ordinarily be crystal clear is now gravy coloured thanks to dispersed oil just off Grand Terre Island where Barataria Bay meets the Gulf of Mexico. Ordinarily the ocean would be filled with shrimp boats, sport fishermen and sea birds, especially in the run up to memorial day weekend. With tens of thousands of square miles of fishing grounds closed the ecological and economic impact are devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley<br />
www.varleypix.com
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  • 28 May 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Streaks and blobs of disgusting brown oil resembling faeces floats in the eerily empty ocean where water that would ordinarily be crystal clear is now gravy coloured thanks to dispersed oil just off Grand Terre Island where Barataria Bay meets the Gulf of Mexico. Ordinarily the ocean would be filled with shrimp boats, sport fishermen and sea birds, especially in the run up to memorial day weekend. With tens of thousands of square miles of fishing grounds closed the ecological and economic impact are devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley<br />
www.varleypix.com
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  • 28 May 2010. Barataria Bay to Grand Isle, Jefferson/Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. <br />
Blobs of disgusting brown oil resembling feces floats in the eerily empty ocean where water that would ordinarily be crystal clear is now gravy coloured thanks to dispersed oil just off Grand Terre Island where Barataria Bay meets the Gulf of Mexico. Ordinarily the ocean would be filled with shrimp boats, sport fishermen and sea birds, especially in the run up to memorial day weekend. With tens of thousands of square miles of fishing grounds closed the ecological and economic impact are devastating to the region. Oil from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe is evading booms laid out to stop it thanks in part to the dispersants which means the oil travels at every depth of the Gulf and washes ashore wherever the current carries it. The Louisiana wetlands produce over 30% of America's seafood and are the most fertile of their kind in the world.<br />
Photo credit; Charlie Varley<br />
www.varleypix.com
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