HANCOCK COUNTY, MS (WLOX) – Some Hancock County crabbers say their recent catch may be contaminated by oil. Monday, they pulled up dozens of crabs. When they cracked their shells, they found a shocking sight, they can't explain. The gills were tainted black.
"I have never seen anything like this," said Scott Tartavoulle. "There is oil on the bottom out there. The crab is a bottom feeder."
Tartavoulle said he and his friend pulled six crab traps out of the water just north of the Bay St. Louis Bridge, and all the crabs looked the same.
"We think DMR should do a significant amount of testing."
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