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CINEMA A woman triumphs through grit in Passion Fish...
...Birds such as the shag and the great northern diver became coated with crude and died. Whipped up by the 90-m.p.h. winds, an oily mist spread over the southern end of the Shetlands' main island, coating crops and flocks of sheep as well as people. Fish and other sea life were found dead on the beaches...
Though the spill was not so awful as had been feared, it did create a costly scare. Nearly 400 sq. mi. of fishing grounds, including 11 of the Shetlands' 61 salmon farms, have been closed until both the water and the fish can be tested for oil contamination. "We think things look good now," says Alistair Goodlad, co-owner of Bressay Salmon Co. "But we can't take a chance. We will voluntarily stay closed until we know things are safe." Experts are also testing sheep to discover the effect of their grazing on oil-tainted pastures...
TITLE: PASSION FISH...
...individual thing, rather than them being like a school of fish," he philosophizes. Though of course, he says, it goes without saying that "they're not looking for helmet head...