BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has ordered the partial reopening of an oyster harvesting area to give harvesters as much time as possible to bring in their product before being impacted by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Area 17, which is west of the Mississippi River [...] [...]
GULF OF MEXICO — Federal officials say they’re expanding the area of the Gulf of Mexico where fishing is shut down because of a massive oil spill. They had already shut down fishing from the Mississippi River to the Florida Panhandle soon after an offshore oil rig exploded and sank last month. About 7 percent [...] [...]
PASCAGOULA — The Blessing of the Fleet is being revived in Pascagoula after 15 years. With oil spewing in the Gulf and hurricane season set to start June 1, those who love the water and make their livings from it will bring their boats to the Pascagoula River on Saturday. The events will include a [...] [...]
GULFPORT — The owner of a fishing boat and a charter boat captain that operate in the Gulf of Mexico have filed a lawsuit against BP America for damages sustained from the BP oil spill, according to Hagens Berman, a Seattle-based class action law firm representing the Gulf fishing industry. The lawsuit, filed in the [...] [...]
MOSS POINT — Omega Protein Corporation has updated the status of effects the oil spill caused by the Deepwater Horizon rig has had on the company’s fishing operation in the Gulf of Mexico. As previously announced, the oil slick has had an adverse effect on the company’s ability to operate in the fishing grounds east [...] [...]
GULF OF MEXICO — NOAA Fisheries Service has modified the boundaries of the closed fishing area to better reflect the current extent of the oil pollution. All commercial and recreational fishing including catch and release is prohibited in the closed area. The closure will be in effect for 10 days, from May 7 through 12:01 [...] [...]
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR) Shrimp and Crab Bureau has set dates for removal of crab traps from Mississippi waters and calls for volunteers to help with the Derelict Crab Trap Removal Program Cleaunup for late Jan. 2010. Volunteers interested in participating in the program must fill out a [...] [...]
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