One-third of Gulf of Mexico now closed

2010-06-03T08:57:00

The Gulf fishery closure boundary as of June 1, 2010. The closure area may be updated daily as necessary. (Image: NOAA)

NOAA has again extended the northern and southern boundaries of the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico in an attempt to limit the impact of the spreading BP oil spill.

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