Since the start of September, a mysterious oil spill has sullied almost 250 beaches on Brazil's northeastern coast.
Holding his breath for 90 seconds, Arivaldo Sousa dives to depths of up to 65 feet to haul lobsters from the seafloor off Bahia state, one of tens of thousands of fishermen who make a living from the rich waters in one of Brazil's top tourist destinations.
"There are people here going hungry already, because they have no way to sell elsewhere, and they have no way to fish," Sousa said by phone."It's very sad, our situation is very critical." But the work on the shores belies the impact beneath the water's surface, which is only starting to be revealed. Bahia Pesca, the state government's fishing promotion agency, is nearing conclusion of a separate survey of almost 200 animals, it said in a statement. It estimates the spill has affected 16,000 fishermen on just the northern third of Bahia's coast, and cited lower sales due to wary consumers.
"The restaurant is empty and it's not just mine; it's the majority of them," Carreiro said."Suppliers are desperate, calling to ask if we don't want anything. It's stopped. Everything is stopped. There's no movement, no clients. This season, a few years ago, the house would be full."
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