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Tuesday is a big day for recreational anglers and charter boat operators as federal waters open up June 1 for red snapper season.

Feb. 23—Virtually all Massachusetts state waters will be closed to commercial lobstering on March 5. The ban will run at least until May 1 as the central element in the state's enhanced protection measures for endangered North Atlantic right whales. The closure is set to extend to May 15, but the state Division of Marine Fisheries retains the discretion to reopen all or portions of the closure ...

By 2045. on saturday, he signed two bells preventing offshore drilling and said in a statement, "californias message of the trump administration is simple. not here, not now." what brown didnt say and many dont know, as governor, he approved 233 new offshore oil wells in state waters since 2011. >> while the governor has complained about federal offshore drilling and president trump, he controls four times more wells in state waters then president trump controls in federal waters. >> shannon com...

Charlie crist, as well as jeb bush, very much for their careers worked hard to keep oil rigs off the florida coastline. 1300 miles of coastline. in fact, in 1992, state lawmakers banned oil drilling for oil as well as gas off in state waters. in 2001 president bush outlined his proposed energy plan which immediately led to a lot of bipartisan criticism around the country with critics accusing bush an cheney behind the doors secrecy demanding price controls, price caps and no new rigs. regarding ...

Todays court appearance coming up in the next hour. but developing out west, the epa administrator set to visit the river area in colorado amid signs of progress one week after a mine waste spill turned the river orange. look at the before and after. sent dangerous chemicals hundreds of miles into state waters. the epa, the agency task with protecting the environment accidentally unleashed 3 million gallons of polluted waste water. the agency saying those pollutants are dissipating but they ad...

Others which was to keep that oil out of the shallows, the nurseries for the seafood along the gulf. >> and is the seafood safe? >> yes, the seafood is safe. noaa and fda have been testing. gulf seafood seems to now be tested than most seafood americans consume. but they realize consumer confidence is a big part of the puzzle. the federal waters are open except for areas right around the wellhead and i think state waters, 96% of them are open. >> whats the most vulnerable when you look at landsc...

Perception problem. just up the road in new orleans, the great american seafood cook-off is going on today with chefs from around the country fixing up their recipes for seafood that is caught here in the gulf of mexico. as you mentioned, more state waters have been opened. the federal waters remain closed. the federal government has been testing fish, seafood from the closed area. and they found no traces of oil in any of the species they found so far. so thats very good news. they hope to perh...

Commercial fishing in state waters in alabama and mississippi and part of florida. cnn followed one fisherman who is still very concerned. >> i have been fishing these waters since about 1958. i think that i have caught more fish on a rod and reel, especially with the trout with artificial bait than any man who has walked the earth. that boom is preventing the oil from getting into theest wa eee wa wares. those guys crossed it, and that is gateway to the eastern marshes and you have seen the abu...

These areas are not all that polluted or not polluted at all, they are saying, so they may soon be reopened. the vice president said that he wants fishermen back on the water as soon as possible. >> noaa and the food and drug administration are announcing that with the federal government and gulf states to set safety limits for seafood coming out of the gulf, so we dont run into where the government pointed out they felt it was clear to go back and fish and the fda said it doesnt meet the standa...

Mississippi sound in state waters. we got out there, sure enough about a 10 to 15-foot wide of orange oil. we followed it for five miles long as far as the eye could see. in the passes between horn island and deer island and that is what we found so outrageous is that we were promised by the unified command that a situated mobile would have skimmers and vessels to meet this at the pass. first they would fight it in the gulf and then they would meet it at the pass to prevent it from coming into t...