Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill: Federal Fisheries Closure and Other Information

 

Current Closed Area

//If the time is less than 11, return yesterday''s date. //Otherwise return today''s date. var lastClosure = "August 27"; var theDate = new Date(); var theTime = theDate.getHours(); var theDateFormatted = theDate.toLocaleDateString(); var yesterdayDate = new Date(); yesterdayDate.setDate(yesterdayDate.getDate()-1); var yesterdayDateFormatted = yesterdayDate.toLocaleDateString(); //Changed value from to 18 from 11 per Sue //due to reopening announcement expected 10 Aug 2010 //Changed back to 11 if (theTime -->Friday, September 3, 2010: New closure is in effect beginning 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time - see map below
Updates will be posted daily by 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (11:00 a.m. Central Time)

Map of Closed Area (with Reopening Highlighted)	Map of Closed Area

 

• Map of Fishery Closure Boundary effective at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time on September 3, 2010
  • Low Resolution Map (png)
  • Shapefile
• Fishery Bulletin FB10-078: BP Oil Spill: NOAA Re-opens Federal Waters offshore the Florida Panhandle to Commercial and Recreational Fishing
  
   
• Fishery Bulletin FB10-078: BP Oil Spill: NOAA Re-opens Federal Waters offshore the Florida Panhandle to Commercial and Recreational Fishing (Spanish)
   
• Sự Tràn Dầu BP: NOAA Mở Lại các Vùng Biển Liên Bang Khu vực Ngoài Khői của Florida Panhandle (dãy đất hẹp) cho sự Đánh Caâu-Cào cho Thýőng Mại và Giải Trí
   

• How can I learn about changes to the closed area?
  • Click on the map above to see the current coordinates
  • Sign up to receive Southeast Fishery Bulletins by email at SERO.Communications.Comments@noaa.gov
  • Call 1-800-627-NOAA begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              1-800-627-NOAA      end_of_the_skype_highlighting (1-800-627-6622 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              1-800-627-6622      end_of_the_skype_highlighting) to hear a recording of the current coordinates
  • Listen to NOAA Weather Radio for messages about the closure
  • Receive text messages on your cell phone about changes to the closed area by texting fishing@gulf to 84469 (visit http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/doc/2931/558107 for more information)
  • Follow us on Twitter: usnoaagov to get a tweet when the closed area changes
    
     
• Information about the Federal Fishing Closure in Oil-Affected Portions of the Gulf of Mexico
  
   
• Información Sobre la Clausura Federal de Pesca Comercial en Aguas Federales del Golfo de México Afectadas Por el Derrame de Petroleo
  
   
• Thoâng-tin veà söï caám Ñaùnh Caâu-Caøo Lieân-Bang cho Nhöõng Khu-Vöïc bò AÛnh-Höôûng Bôûi Daàu trong Vònh-Meå-Taây-Cô

 

Federal Waters Re-opening Decisions

• GeoPlatform.gov
• Interactive Map
• NOAA Science Missions & Data
• Call 1-888-INFO-FDA begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              1-888-INFO-FDA      end_of_the_skype_highlighting with questions or concerns about seafood or to report any seafood you have purchased that you suspect of being contaminated with oil.
   
• September 3, 2010 Re-Opening
  • Letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with rationale for re-opening
    • Attachment 1 (NOAA-FDA Opening Protocol)
    • Attachment 2 (Map of re-opened area)
    • Attachment 3 (sample locations)
    • Attachment 4 (Seafood testing data)
    • Attachment 5 (Metabolism of PAHs by Teleost Fish)
    • FDA Concurrence Letter
      
       
• September 2, 2010 Re-Opening
  • Letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with rationale for re-opening
  • Appendix A: Quality Assurance/Quality Control Assessment -- Inconclusive Sensory Samples
    • Attachment 1 (NOAA-FDA Opening Protocol)
    • Attachment 2 (Map of re-opened area)
    • Attachment 3 (sample locations)
    • Attachment 4 (Seafood testing data)
    • Attachment 5 (Metabolism of PAHs by Teleost Fish)
    • FDA Concurrence Letter
  • NOAA Press Release
    
     
• August 27, 2010 Re-Opening
  • Letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with rationale for re-opening
    • Attachment 1 (NOAA-FDA Opening Protocol)
    • Attachment 2 (Map of re-opened area)
    • Attachment 3 (sample locations)
    • Attachment 4 (Seafood testing data)
    • Attachment 5 (Metabolism of PAHs by Teleost Fish)
    • Explanation of Seafood testing data
    • FDA Concurrence Letter
      
       
• August 10, 2010 Re-Opening
  • Letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with rationale for re-opening
    • Attachment 1 (NOAA-FDA Opening Protocol)
    • Attachment 2 (Map of re-opened area)
    • Attachment 3 (sample locations)
    • Attachment 4 (Seafood testing data)
    • Attachment 5 (Metabolism of PAHs by Teleost Fish)
    • Explanation of Seafood testing data
    • FDA Concurrence Letter
  • NOAA Press Release
    
    
• July 22, 2010 Re-Opening
  • Letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with rationale for re-opening
    • Attachment 1 (NOAA-FDA Opening Protocol)
    • Attachment 2 (Map of re-opened area)
    • Attachment 3 (sample locations)
    • Attachment 3 inset (sample locations)
    • Attachment 4a Seafood testing data
    • Attachment 4b Seafood testing data
    • Explanation of Seafood testing data
    • Metabolism of PAHs by Teleost Fish
    • FDA Concurrence Letter
  • NOAA Press release
    
     

 

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Current News

• Size and Percent Coverage of Fishing Area Closures Due to BP Oil Spill
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• NOAA, FDA, and Gulf Coast State Officials Affirm Commitment to Ensuring Safety of Gulf Coast Seafood
• Emergency Rule May 11, 2010
• NOAA information and updates on the Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico Press Release: NOAA Expands Fishing Closed Area in Gulf of Mexico
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State Closure Information

Click on the map of each state for more information regarding individual state response to the oil spill:

 

Texas	Louisiana	Mississippi	Alabama	Florida