From the bridge of his 75-foot trawler, Capt. Wayne Magwood looked grimly at the sea and wondered if he will catch enough shrimp to pay the bills this year.

Last winter’s unusually cold weather delayed the start of the commercial shrimp season — a decision that cost Magwood thousands of dollars.

And now, Magwood fears that oil spilling in the Gulf of Mexico could squeeze the only business he’s ever known.

“I’m worried about it, sure,” the 58-year-old Magwood said as he guided his boat, the Winds of Fortune, off Mount Pleasant last week. “There is a lot more pressure on us this year. We had this late start to the season. And we have to worry about oil.”

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