More Terrebonne Parish waters closed due to the BP Gulf oil spill

From News Reports - May 15, 2010 | Reader Format

Graphic by Capt. Paul Titus, DeLORME (reprinted with permission)

State officials closed more Terrebonne Parish waters, both inshore and offshore, to recreational and commercial fishing after a shrimp trawler reported landing oiled shrimp, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported. The closure was effective as of about 4:30 today (May 15).

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The newest closure includes inshore waters south of 29 degrees 19 minutes 59 seconds north latitude between 91  degrees 21 minutes 09 seconds west longitude  at  Point au Fer  to longitude  90 degrees 39 minutes 00 seconds west longitude in the vicinity of Cocodrie.

Also closed are state offshore waters extending seaward of the inside/outside shrimp line from the Point au Fer Island at 91 degrees 21 minutes 09 seconds west longitude eastward to 91 degrees west longitude.

The measure came after oiled trawls and boats were reported today by a local shrimp harvester in Terrebonne Parish.