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New Threat Looms for Gulf Seafood as Waters Reopen

By Dave ThierAug 2nd 2010 – 6:24PM
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(Aug. 2) -- Gulf seafood is safe to eat. With the well capped and the much-dissected static kill set to start, that's the message the Food and Drug Administration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have stressed in recent statements. First lady Michelle Obama and even BP executive Doug Suttles have...

Gulf Oil Spill Update: Fishing Resumes in Pensacola, Dispersant Concerns Linger

By Steven HofferAug 2nd 2010 – 6:09PM

(Aug. 2) -- Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg announced Monday that state waters in the Pensacola region of Florida are now reopened to commercial fishing of finfish and shrimp. "I have heard first-hand from commercial fishermen and seafood processors about not only the importance of getting back...

Background on Pensacola Florida

Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States of America.

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