The BP Deepwater Horizon disaster has wreaked havoc on businesses and property values in Bay County, Florida. If you owned property or had a business in Panama City Beach or Panama City surrounding areas, you are likely to be suffering economic losses. The Oil Pollution Act of 1990 provides a remedy that will help with your economic loss claims, even if the business or the property that you own was not directly impacted by oil from the Deepwater Horizon incident.
Fresh Apalachicola oysters, on the half shell or baked, shrimp po-boys, grilled or blackened fresh fish baskets, crawfish etouffee bowl – is your mouth watering yet? These are just a few of the mouth-watering menu items to be found at a local favorite, Bayou On The Beach, located on Middle Beach Road in Panama City Beach. Having been in business since 1999, the Buxtons are not new to the restaurant business here on the beach. They’ve had good years and they’ve had bad years, this year was supposed to be better than them all, but the BP oil spill changed everything.
Read more: The BP Effect – Business Down, Costs Up at Bayou on the Beach
Best fish tacos in PCB.
They said he has the best fish tacos in town. Knowing the term “best” is relative, depending on who’s using it, the term “best” is relevant to me in my description of them; they are delicious. But, I’m hardly a fish taco connoisseur. After countless emails raving about the superb quality of Finn’s Island Style Grubb, located next to Mr. Surf’s Surf Shop on Thomas Drive, I had to check them out. What I found was amazing, and what owner Justin Buxton does to his fish tacos is inspiring. His business model is simple: provide excellent quality, unique flavor, keep it small and do it in a laid back atmosphere. This is what kept him in business over the summer when oil threatened the beaches of Panama City Beach, trashing summer tourism numbers and possibly damaging the perception of Panama City Beach for years to come.
If you’re in the market for a kayak, Sunjammers Watersports in Panama City Beach is the place to go. There are few others that sell kayaks in the area, but during the summer 2010, they sold 40% what they sold in the summer of 2009 – and kayak sales is their bread and butter. Luckily, low overhead and a diversified selling strategy allowed them to keep their doors open. The BP Effect was clear and present for Sunjammers this summer. Not only were kayak sales way down, other aspects of their business they were growing saw a fraction of the growth they were expecting.