Tag Archives: 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

BP spill cost fishing industry at least $94.7 million to $1.6 billion from May through December 2010

Deepwater-Horizon-April-21-2010.-REUTERSThe BP oil spill may have cost the Gulf of Mexico’s commercial fishing industry between $94.7 million and $1.6 billion and between 740 and 9,315 jobs from May to December 2010, according a study released Wednesday (June 22)  by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. The study, conducted by The Vertex Companies of Boston, Mass., measured the impact of the spill during the same period of time that is being used to calculate claims being paid to fishermen under a 2012 court-approved settlement agreement between private parties and BP. The three-year study cost $355,888. Louisiana’s commercial fishing industry bore the brunt of the costs of the spill, compared to  the four other Gulf states, the report found, with the highest costs affecting the catch of shrimp, oysters, crabs and menhaden. Read the rest here 10:34

New Orleans – Waters closed for over 4 years reopen to commercial, recreational fishing

Waters around Plaquemines, South Jefferson and Lafourche Parishes reopened to commercial and recreational fishing on Monday.  The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has re-opened a number of state inshore and Gulf of Mexico waters that were previously closed due to oiling from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. <Read more here> 10:10

LDWF reminds Louisianians that Inshore Shrimp Season remains closed – To reopen certain inshore and GOM waters

Although the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission will meet August 7 to consider opening dates for the fall inshore shrimp season, the inshore shrimp season still remains closed. However, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) officials did announce Thursday the re-opening of certain state inshore and Gulf of Mexico waters that were previously closed due to oiling from the . Read more here 17:55