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Gulf Coast seafood safe enough to eat?

Apr 18, 7:22PM by Megan Towey Topics Field Notes
NOAA Testing

Fish being tested at the NOAA seafood safety lab in Pascagoula, Miss.

/ CBS/Megan Towey

PASCAGOULA - Miss. - All along the Gulf Coast, seafood is big business. Commercial fishermen, sports fishermen, restaurants, marinas and seafood distributors all depend on the waters of the Gulf to support themselves and their families. But since last April, the safety of their product has been called into question. People around the country have been wondering - "is it safe? Have the fish been tainted by the oil that gushed from the Deepwater Horizon well for months last summer?"

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