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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill: Reopening of Closed Waters Information by State

Updated October 3, 2011

    

 

    

Alabama

September 3, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Alabama State Waters (outer waters in the Gulf of Mexico) to M. Barnett Lawley, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (PDF: 644KB)

  

August 18, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Alabama State Waters (Mississippi Sound, lower Mobile Bay, and Gulf of Mexico) to M. Barnett Lawley, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (PDF: 78KB)

  

August 13, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Alabama State Waters (Gulf of Mexico) to M. Barnett Lawley, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (PDF: 96KB)

  

August 7, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Alabama State Waters (Mississippi Sound) to M. Barnett Lawley, Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (PDF: 42KB)

 
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Florida

Press Release: FDA Commissioner's Statement on the Reopening of Florida Waters to Commercial Fishing August 2, 2010
  

August 13, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Florida State Waters to Mark Robson, Director of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Marine Fisheries Management (PDF: 775KB)

      

July 30, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Florida State Waters to Mark Robson, Director of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Marine Fisheries Management (PDF: 740KB)

     

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Louisiana

Press Release: FDA Commissioner's Statement on the Reopening of Some Louisiana Waters to Commercial Fishing July 29, 2010
    
 

NEW  April 22, 2011
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Louisiana State Waters (Remaining Portions Encompassing Select Portions of Barataria Bay) to Randy Pausina, Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (PDF: 787KB)

 

NEW  April 08, 2011
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Louisiana State Waters (areas within the State of Louisiana around the Mississippi Delta) to Randy Pausina, Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (PDF: 68KB)

 

November 30, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Louisiana State Waters (Shellfish Harvest Areas 8, 9, and 10) to Jimmy Guidry, State Health Officer/DHH Medical Director, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (PDF: 88KB)

 

November 4, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Louisiana State Waters (Mississippi Delta areas within the State of Louisiana) to Randy Pausina, Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (PDF: 608KB)

  • Referenced PAH Results of Samples - crab (PDF:20KB)
  • Maps Showing Seafood Sampling Locations: crab November 4, 2010 (JPG: 192KB)

  

November 1, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Louisiana State Waters (Shellfish Harvest Areas 21 and 23) to Jimmy Guidry, State Health Officer/DHH Medical Director, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (PDF: 72KB)

  

November 1, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Louisiana State Waters (Shellfish Harvest Area 11) to Jimmy Guidry, State Health Officer/DHH Medical Director, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (PDF: 65KB)

         

October 27, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Louisiana State Waters (Mississippi Delta offshore) to Randy Pausina, Assistant Secretary Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (PDF: 99KB)   

    

October 15, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Louisiana State Waters (Shellfish Harvest Areas 12-13) to Jimmy Guidry, State Health Officer/DHH Medical Director, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (PDF: 68KB)   

    

October 08, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Louisiana State Waters (Shellfish Harvest Area 19) to Jimmy Guidry, State Health Officer/DHH Medical Director, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (PDF: 69KB)

    

October 08, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Louisiana State Waters (Remaining Portions Encompassing Barataria Bay) to Randy Pausina, Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (PDF: 68KB) 

    

September 22, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Louisiana State Waters (Terrebonne/Timbalier Bays) to Randy Pausina, Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (PDF: 598KB)

           

September 20, 2010 
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Louisiana State Waters (Mississippi Delta northward to Mississippi State Line) to Randy Pausina, Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (PDF: 66KB)

         

August 28, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Louisiana State Waters (Terrebonne/Timbalier Bays) to Jimmy Guidry, State Health Officer/DHH Medical Director, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (PDF: 72 KB)

       

August 20, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Louisiana State Waters (Mississippi Delta northward to Mississippi State Line) to Randy Pausina, Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (PDF: 41KB)

    

August 18, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Louisiana State Waters (East of the Mississippi River) to Jimmy Guidry, State Health Officer/DHH Medical Director, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (PDF: 67 KB) 

    

August 18, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Louisiana State Waters (Terrebonne/Timbalier Bay and Barataria Bay) to Randy Pausina, Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (PDF: 65KB) 

    

August 13, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Louisiana State Waters (Terrebonne/Timbalier Bay) to Randy Pausina, Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (PDF: 775KB)

  

August 13, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Louisiana State Waters (Barataria Bay) to Randy Pausina, Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (PDF: 750KB)

     

July 29, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Louisiana State Waters (East of the Mississippi River) to Randy Pausina, Assistant Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (PDF: 568 KB)

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Mississippi

Press Release: FDA Commissioner's Statement on the Reopening of Some Mississippi Waters to Commercial Fishing August 2, 2010
    

August 20, 2010 
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Mississippi State Waters (Mississippi Sound) to Dr. William Walker, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (PDF: 63KB)

     

August, 18 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Mississippi State Waters (Mississippi Sound) to Dr. William Walker, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (PDF: 76KB)

     

August, 18 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Mississippi State Waters (Mississippi Sound) to Dr. William Walker, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (PDF: 79KB)

        

August 5, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Mississippi State Waters (Gulf of Mexico - South of Barrier Islands) to Dr. William Walker, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (PDF: 556KB)

   

July 30, 2010
Letter Concerning the Reopening of Some Mississippi State Waters (Mississippi Sound) to Dr. William Walker, Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (PDF: 736KB)

 

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Key Documents on the Reopening of Closed Waters from FDA

  

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Seafood and Environmental Testing Data from Other Government Agencies

    

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