NOAA Expands Fishing Closed Area in Gulf of Mexico
NOAA has expanded the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to include portions of the oil slick moving beyond the area’s current northern boundary, off the Florida panhandle’s federal-state waterline. This boundary was moved eastward to Cape San Blas.
NOAA Reopens More Than 8,000 Square Miles of Fishing Area in Gulf of Mexico
WASHINGTON — NOAA has opened more than 8,000 square miles of previously closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico, because the agency has not observed oil in the area. The most significant opening is an area due south of Mississippi which was closed Monday, June 21.
NOAA Expands Closed Fishing Area in Gulf of Mexico
WASHINGTON– NOAA has expanded the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to include areas where the oil slick is moving beyond the current boundaries off of the Florida panhandle and due south of Mississippi.
