ECONOMIC:

• Millions of dollars in losses to the US seafood and tourism industries

ENVIRONMENTAL:

• No 1 killer of manatees
  
  
• 107 Dolphins dead in 2004 alone
  
  
• Destroys millions of fish annually

HEALTH RAMIFICATIONS:

• Respiratory
  
  
• Skin irritations
  
  
• Seafood

QUALITY OF LIFE:

• Impacts beach quality
  
  
• Impacts fishing
  
  
• Impacts swimming