Jaz Kaner has never experienced an oil spill that closed beaches and waterways in Southern California.
The lifelong surfer and owner of Banzai Surf Company in Huntington Beach told CNN he voluntarily closed his business after thousands of gallons of crude oil spewed into the Pacific Ocean late last week. The spill has shuttered several beaches and threatened wildlife. Kaner said his surf school had a lot of reservations and that this is usually a very busy year.
Why California oil spill will likely spread 02:14Moore said Killer Dana Surf Shop closed twice during the pandemic: Once for about two months in 2020 and then for two and a half weeks in 2021 after an employee contracted the virus. When businesses began to creep back open in May 2020, the only thing open was the ocean so Moore said business was"jamming," with high demand and low supply. "We couldn't get enough product in," he said.