Recreational fishing closures have come at a staggering pace since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill began more than a month ago, and that has left many anglers scratching their heads and sometimes fishing water that have closed without their knowledge.[…]
The top kill procedure intended to stem the flow of oil from the destroyed Deepwater Horizon has failed, the Times-Picayune reports a source as saying.[…]
BP finally gave up attempts to stem the flow of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill with the so-called top kill, and the company’s spokesman said in a press conference there is no guarantee the next step will work.[…]
More fishing closures were put in place in Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes this evening (May 28), while the state offshore waters between Marsh Island’s South Point and Freshwater Bayou reopened, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
The string of islands between Martin Island and Isle Au Pitre in northeastern St. Bernard Parish have been closed today (May 28) to all fishing after oil was confirmed in the area, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
The so-called “top kill” operation aimed at shutting off the flow of oil at the site of the wrecked Deepwater Horizon rig has been successful, the Los Angeles Times quoted U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen as saying this morning.[…]
A portion of the inside waters between Red Pass and Empire Canal along the western bank of the Mississippi River were reopened to fishing today, but closures moved farther into the Barataria Basin today after oil was found in the Little Lake area, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
While many anglers have expressed frustration with a seemingly helter-skelter string of fishing closures and reopenings following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries head Robert Barham said there is method to the madness.[…]
A large swath of the Terrebonne Parish marshes that were closed to all fishing because of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will reopen today (May 26) at 6 p.m., but the closure of state offshore waters between the eastern shore of Marsh Island and Freshwater Bayou was reinstated effective just before 5 p.m., the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
NOAA has extended the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to match the Louisiana state waters closure west of the current boundaries, and to incorporate an area reportedly with oil in the southwest.[…]
The western-most fishing closure, which prohibited fishing in the state-owned offshore waters in Iberia and Vermilion parishes, was lifted today, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fishieres announced earlier.[…]
Recreational and commercial fishing was shut down last night (May 22) in all of Barataria Bay and much of the marsh stretching from Golden Meadow west to Point au Fer because of “confirmed oil reports” from the Deepwater Horizon spill, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
All fishing in state offshore waters between Chaland and Barataria passes, along with the entirity of Terrebonne and Timbalier bays, ends today (May 21) at sunset, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
A portion of Barataria Bay has been closed to all fishing, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced this afternoon (May 22). The closure went into effect just before 5:20 p.m.[…]
The front beach of Grand Isle and state offshore waters between Caminada and Barataria passes will shut down to all fishing late today (May 20) effective at sunset, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
State offshore waters between Red and Chaland passes were shut down to all fishing at sunrise this morning (May 20), the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced late last night.[…]