Oil Disaster Day 119: Alabama Waters Reopen

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Oil Disaster Day 119: Alabama Waters Reopen

Source: waaytv.com

Posted: Aug 16, 2010 11:04 AM

The remainder of Alabama's state waters reopens to recreational catch-and-keep fishing Monday.

Maj. Chris Blankenship of the Marine Resources Division says the area includes waters north of the Fort Morgan Peninsula and Pelican Bay.

He says the area north of the peninsula will also be open to commercial shrimping.

But the state's offshore waters and those in Pelican Bay will remain closed to shrimping until more testing is complete.

Some fishermen and seafood processors worry that authorities may be too eager to reopen water to fishing.

Read more: http://www.waaytv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12983973

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