Normally seafood is one of the easiest and cheapest things for fishermen to catch in the Gulf of Mexico. This rich area of water is good for fishing anytime of the year, but especially in the summer and fall months. Now that summer is almost here, where will these fishermen go for fresh seafood? Since a lot of the Gulf region has been contaminated by the BP oil spill. The oil continues to gush out of the underwater well; which is more than a mile deep in the salty waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

Remember the days of putting our fresh seafood on a jk adams cutting board? We was always told to not use the counter tops and put our seafood and meats on a cutting board, so we wouldn’t contaminate the meat. It looks like the British Petroleum group beat us to it. All jokes aside, many of the fishermen in this region of the world, will struggle this year; but everyone knows it and they will get help. The Government or BP will help these fishermen and their families. At least I would hope they do. I’m sure there will be some relief help for the restaurants that serve up this seafood from the Gulf. The concerns for these people are widely recognized in the media and they’re getting attention for their causes. I think the people who may suffer the most, are the ones that don’t have a direct link to the Gulf seafood, but still rely on it to provide business for them.

Let’s take a company like J.K. Adams, who sells these cutting boards which are great for families that like to cook up big seafood meals. If these families stop cooking at home, they won’t need a cutting board anymore. A company like this could see a decrease in sales for their boards used to cut meats, seafood, and fresh vegetables on. I know I am reaching a bit here with this example, but they are hundreds of other companies that it wouldn’t be reaching to use them as an example. It’s a good thing JK Adams Direct sells more than just cutting boards. They do sell beautiful jk adams spice racks, jk adams pot racks, and jk adams wine racks. Other companies may depend more on the seafood from the Gulf and I wonder who will look out for these businesses, who may not have a direct link to the Gulf crisis.