'Nothing Alive' in Canadian Bay Because of Oil Spill, Fisherman Says

"Reports of oil spilling into Newfoundland's Port au Port Bay from old drilling sites is a growing concern for fishermen in the area."

"Bill O'Gorman, a scallop diver and chair of the local fishery committee, says it's been trying to get Ottawa and the province to clean up the area around Shoal Point for years after a noticeable decline in marine life in the region such as scallops, lobsters and barnacles.

"There's nothing alive over there," O'Gorman said. "There's nothing sticking to the boats anymore, or the wharves. You don't find that any more because there's a constant spill and a slick — an oil slick that's there every day, and every night, all the time."

O'Gorman says oil leakage is nothing new for the area, as drilling operations have been taking place there since the late 1800s."

CBC News had the story June 10, 2015.