NEW ORLEANS — NOAA tomorrow will reopen 4,213 square miles of Gulf of Mexico federal waters off Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to royal red shrimping. The area was closed to this type of deep water fishing on Nov. 24 as a precautionary measure a
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99.6 percent of federal waters now open
NOAA today reopened to commercial and recreational fishing 8,403 squaremiles of Gulf waters which extend from the Louisiana state water line to due south of the Alabama/Florida state
Read more…NOAA Reopens Nearly 3,000 Square Miles in the Gulf of Mexico to Fishing
WASHINGTON – NOAA today reopened to commercial and recreational fishing 2,927 square miles of Gulf waters off eastern Louisiana, directly south and southwest of East Bay. This is
10/01/2010 02:45 PM EDT
89 percent of federal waters now open
NOAA today reopened to commercial and recreational fishing 5,628 square miles of Gulf waters off eastern Louisiana, just west of the Mississippi River delta. This is the seventh reopening in
NOAA Sends Two Ships to Study Loop Current and Coastal Florida Waters
WASHINGTON - A NOAA research ship and a university-owned vessel left Miami this week to begin two complementary studies gathering data on the Loop Current and area ecosystems in res
NOAA Expands Fishing Closed Area in Gulf of Mexico
WASHINGTON -- NOAA has expanded the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to capture portions of the oil slick moving beyond the area’s current northern boundary, off the Florida panhandle’s feder
NOAA Conducts Tests to Determine Fate of Whale Found Dead in Gulf of Mexico Whale Not Found in Oiled Water, but Cause of Death Unknown Deepwater Horizon Incident Joint Information Center Phone: (985) 902-5231 (985) 902-5240 On Tuesday, June 15, th
Read more…Federal Agencies Introduce Online Mapping Tool to Track Gulf Response
The dynamic nature of the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill has been a challenge for a range of communities– from hotel operators to fishermen to local community leaders. And the Amer
NOAA Expands Fishing Closed Area in Gulf of Mexico ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- NOAA has expanded some boundaries of the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to capture portions of the slick moving beyond the current boundaries – the most significan
Read more…Federal aid to help Florida’s fishing industry requested
Gov. Charlie Crist has asked for federal assistance to help Florida’s fishing industries and communities weather adverse impacts of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
NOAA Expands Fishing Closed Area in Gulf of Mexico
Approximately 75 Percent of Gulf Still Open for Fishing
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - NOAA has extended the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to include a large area of oil sheen patches crossing the
NOAA Expands Fishing Closed Area in Gulf of Mexico
More than 77 Percent of Gulf Still Open for Fishing
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As I See It
By FWC Chairman Rodney Barreto
May 17, 2010
Photo at MyFWC.com/Commission
FWC, along with all the rest of Florida, stands prepared
We often take for granted all the things that make our life easy until something ha
NOAA to increase data collection on Gulf red snapper to address oil spill impacts
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and NOAA Fisheries Service are keeping a close eye on the BP oil spill. So far the only impacts off Flori
DATE: May 07, 2010 12:58:54 CST
NOAA Expands Commercial and Recreational Fishing Closure in Oil-Affected Portion of Gulf of Mexico
Closed area restricts fishing in less than 5 percent of the Gulf
NOAA has modified and expanded the boundaries of the clos
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