NOAA Expands Fishing Closed Area in Gulf of Mexico
On July 12, NOAA expanded the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to include portions of the oil slick moving beyond the area’s current northwestern boundary, off the Louisiana federal-state waterline. This boundary was moved westward of Holly Beach, La., and is approximately 17 statute miles from the Louisiana-Texas border.Read more http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2010/20100714_closure.html