File:Deepwater Horizon oil spill fishing closure map 2010-06-21.png
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English: Map entitled "Fishery Closure Boundary as of 6pm Eastern Time 21 June 2010" due to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, extending from Atchafalaya Bay, Louisiana to Panama City, Florida
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| Date | 21 June 2010 | |||
| Source | http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sf/deepwater_horizon/BP_OilSpill_FisheryClosureMap_062110.png | |||
| Author | U. S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | |||
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As of 21 June 2010 the "closure measures 86,985 sq mi (225,290 sq km) and covers about 36% of the Gulf of Mexico exclusive economic zone." SOURCE: http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/bulletins/pdfs/2010/FB10-055_BP_Oil_Spill_Closure_062110.pdf
See chronological table of changes in the size and percentage of Federal waters closed to fishing since 2 May 2010 in "Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill: Size and Percent Coverage of Fishing Area Closures Due to BP Oil Spill" at http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/ClosureSizeandPercentCoverage.htm
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