EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Confirmed Fish Kill on Grand Isle; “Overpowering Stench of Death and Decay” Coming From BP “Death Mounds”

On the ground with New Orleans photographer Jerry Moran. FROM JERRY: All of these images were taken October 21, 2010 in the area of Latitude 29.199 N, Longitude 90.042 W. For the first time in a few weeks, I headed out to Grand Isle, Louisiana – primarily to document cleanup progress that has – or has not – been made since the spill response began. Earlier in the week, I received information regarding a possible fish kill around Grand Isle, which I confirmed to be true. My first stop was the west end of the island. Upon arrival, I did not see many dead fish, but while walking along the jetties, I was hit by an overpowering stench of death and decay. Back in May, I smelled this same scent and found a mound of buried bull redfish and dolphin, so I decided to go back to that same spot to check it out. When I was about 10 yards from a recognizable mound of sand, I started hearing the unmistakable buzz of flies. What I found was truly indescribable visually, I had never seen so ...