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Chalmette, Louisiana - April 3, 2014
1. Tight of rope holding George Barisich's boat, named Peruga
2. Wide of fisherman George Barisich coiling rope on his boat, Peruga
3. Mid of George Barisich coiling the rope
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Near the Gulf of Mexico - 2010
4. Close up of oil covering boots
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Chalmette, Louisiana - April 3, 2014
5. Wide of ropes holding fishing boat in place
6. Mid of the back of George Barisich's fishing boat
7. SOUNDBITE (English) George Barisich, Fisherman (Transcript Below)
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Gulf of Mexico - 2010
8. Fishing boat cleaning up oil from oil spill
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Chalmette, Louisiana - April 3, 2014
9. SOUNDBITE (English) George Barisich, Fisherman (Transcript Below)
10. Mid of George Barisich looking at his medical records
11. Tight of George Barisich's medical records
12. Mid of George Barisich talking about his health
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New Orleans - March 7, 2014
13. Mid of recurring skin boils that Bert Ducote believes were caused by the oil spill cleanup work he did in 2010
14. Wide of boats docked at the Lake Catherine marina in eastern New Orleans
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Bert Ducote, Fisherman (Transcript Below)
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New Orleans - March 10, 2014
16. Mid of LSU Health Sciences Center researcher Edward Trapido
17. Tight of researcher Edward Trapido
18. Mid of BP oil spill cleanup photos on Edward Trapido's computer
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Edward Trapido, LSU Researcher (Transcript Below)
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Near the Gulf of Mexico - 2010
20. Wide of man cleaning up oil from oil spill
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Chalmette, La. -- April 3, 2014
21. SOUNDBITE (English) George Barisich, Fisherman (Transcript Below)
22. Med of Barisich getting out of his boat
23. Wide Barisich walking on dock
VOICE OVER SCRIPT:
(NATS)
HE KNOWS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO LIKE THE BACK OF HIS SUN-BROWNED HAND.
BUT, ((FOUR YEARS AFTER THE NATION'S WORST OFF SHORE OIL SPILL,)) LOUISIANA FISHERMAN GEORGE BARISICH IS IN UNCHARTED WATERS.
SOUNDBITE: George Barisich, Fisherman:
"Will I be healthy enough to rebuild my oyster farms? Will I be healthy enough to shrimp full-time? If the stuff does come back, and if the prices come back. The if, the if, the if, the if is driving me nuts."
BARISICH WAS ONE OF THOUSANDS OF FISHERMEN WHO USED THEIR BOATS TO HELP CLEAN UP THE MILLIONS OF GALLONS FROM THE BP OIL
SPILL.
SOUNDBITE: George Barisich, Fisherman:
"Countless days of just feeling bad, you know, where I couldn't work. It's scary, the whole realm of it."
HE SAYS HE DEVELOPED RESPIRATORY AILMENTS - INCLUDING PNEUMONIA - AND IS NOW FILING MEDICAL CLAIMS UNDER A SETTLEMENT BP
REACHED WITH CLEANUP WORKERS.
BERT DUCOTE BLAMES A RECURRING SKIN CONDITION ON THE SPILL.
HE IS FILING A CLAIM AS WELL.
SOUNDBITE: Bert Ducote, Fisherman:
"To Mother Earth is one thing, but to our personal bodies have been contaminated to where, money can never replace our health."
RESEARCHERS SAY THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING IF THE MEN'S HEALTH WILL SUFFER IN THE FUTURE -- WHETHER SPILL-RELATED ILLNESSES,
SUCH AS CANCER, WILL DEVELOP.
SOUNDBITE: Edward Trapido, LSU Researcher:
"Now, it's too soon, even after four years, to observe that. But there's enough reason to be concerned."
BP IS HELPING TO FUND A NUMBER OF UNIVERSITY AND GOVERNMENT STUDIES LOOKING AT THE LONG-TERM HEALTH EFFECTS OF THE SPILL.
SOUNDBITE: George Barisich, Fisherman: "My major fear is, is it going to get worse? As I get older, is my body going to be less tolerant of my issues?"
FOR BARISICH AND THOUSANDS OF OTHERS, THE ANSWERS MAY NOT COME FOR YEARS.
STACEY PLAISANCE, ASSOCIATED PRESS.
