{"id":683,"date":"2017-05-04T19:24:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T19:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fiolinjurylaw.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/bp-oil-spills-impact-on-floridas-residents-and-businesses\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T08:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T12:21:59","slug":"bp-oil-spills-impact-on-floridas-residents-and-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiolinjurylaw.com\/en\/blog\/bp-oil-spills-impact-on-floridas-residents-and-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"BP Oil Spill\u2019s Impact on Florida\u2019s Residents and Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the world marks over a hundred days since the BP oil spill disaster, the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico has finally been stopped - at least for now. However, the struggle has only just begun for those who live and work along the coast, including many Floridians who depend on the gulf in one way or another for their livelihood.<\/p>\n

Even those in areas that so far remain untouched by oil from the BP spill have been left reeling as tourism and other industries shrivel in response to consumer fears. In June, a Key Largo diving festival marketed to 1.5 million people and expected to bring in around 300 divers instead drew only six, according to the New York Times.<\/p>\n

And businesses aren't the only ones feeling the pain: several day camps have been established in Florida to help children deal with the emotional fallout from the oil spill, which can range from anxiety over their parents' uncertain financial prospects, to broken dreams of joining a family fishing business, to the grief of seeing a cherished vacation spot tarnished by oil and tar from the spill.<\/p>\n

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