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Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill: Size and Percent Coverage of Fishing Area Closures Due to BP Oil Spill
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Date of Closure |
Area (sq mi) |
Area (sq km) |
Percent Coverage of Gulf EEZ |
Percent Change in Coverage |
| 2010 |
May 2 |
6,817 |
17,648 |
2.8 |
N/A |
| May 7 |
10,807 |
27,989 |
4.5 |
58.5 |
| May 11 |
16,027 |
41,511 |
6.6 |
48.3 |
| May 12 |
17,651 |
45,717 |
7.3 |
10.1 |
| May 14 |
19,377 |
50,187 |
8.0 |
9.8 |
| May 17 |
24,241 |
62,784 |
10.0 |
25.1 |
| May 18 |
45,728 |
118,435 |
18.9 |
88.6 |
| May 21 |
48,005 |
124,333 |
19.8 |
5.0 |
| May 25 |
54,096 |
140,109 |
22.4 |
12.7 |
| May 28 |
60,683 |
157,169 |
25.1 |
12.2 |
| May 31 |
61,854 |
160,200 |
25.6 |
1.9 |
| June 1 |
75,920 |
196,633 |
31.4 |
22.7 |
| June 2 |
88,522 |
229,270 |
36.6 |
16.6 |
| June 4 |
78,182 |
202,491 |
32.3 |
-11.7 |
| June 5 |
78,603 |
203,582 |
32.5 |
0.5 |
| June 7 |
78,264 |
202,703 |
32.3 |
-0.4 |
| June 16 |
80,806 |
209,286 |
33.4 |
3.2 |
| June 21 |
86,985 |
225,290 |
35.9 |
7.6 |
| June 23 |
78,597 |
203,564 |
32.5 |
-9.6 |
| June 28 |
80,228 |
207,790 |
33.2 |
2.1 |
| July 4 |
81,181 |
210,259 |
33.5 |
1.2 |
| July 12 |
84,101 |
217,821 |
34.8 |
3.6 |
| July 13 |
83,927 |
217,371 |
34.7 |
-0.2 |
| July 22 |
57,539 |
149,026 |
23.8 |
-31.4 |
| August 10 |
52,395 |
135,703 |
21.7 |
-8.9 |
| August 27 |
48,114 |
124,614 |
19.9 |
-8.2 |
| September 2 |
43,000 |
111,369 |
17.8 |
-10.6 |
| September 3 |
39,885 |
103,303 |
16.5 |
-7.2 |
| September 21 |
31,915 |
82,659 |
13.2 |
-20.0 |
| October 1 |
26,287 |
68,083 |
10.9 |
-17.6 |
| October 5 |
23,360 |
60,502 |
9.7 |
-11.1 |
| October 15 |
16,481 |
42,686 |
6.8 |
-29.4 |
| October 22 |
9,444 |
24,461 |
3.9 |
-42.7 |
| November 15 |
1,041 |
2,697 |
0.4 |
-89.0 |
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