Offshore fishing in Gulf of Mexico oil spill area is closed
By Bob Marshall, The Times-Picayune
May 02, 2010, 4:00PM
By Bob Marshall, The Times-Picayune
May 02, 2010, 4:00PM
The federal government Sunday announced a 10-day closure of fishing in a section of the Gulf of Mexico affected by the Deepwater Horizonoil spill in the Gulf of Mexico while it monitors possible contamination of fish and other seafood. However, the agency said no contamination had yet been found.
The order comes after inshore closures imposed Saturday by Louisiana and affects a huge swath of the northern Gulf from the mouth of the Mississippi east to Pensacola, Fla.
The closure will be another blow to the Gulf shrimp fleet, already restricted from the east side of the Mississippi River delta, one of the most productive shrimping areas in the nation.
Jane Lubchenco, NOAA administrator, who met with more than 100 fishers in Venice on Friday night, said the agency is trying to balance the economic interests of the fishing industry with health concerns.
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