DERRAME DE CRUDO

EE. UU. PROHIBIÓ LA PESCA DE CAMARONES EN UN

ÁREA DEL GOLFO DE MÉXICO

 

Con RT

Imagen: AFP / Win Mcnamee

EE. UU. prohibió la pesca de camarones en un área del golfo de México cercana al lugar del reciente derrame de petróleo. La decisión fue tomada luego de que un pescador comercial encontrara bolas de alquitrán en su red.

La Administración Nacional Oceánica y Atmosférica (NOAA) informó que la dimensión del área cerrada es de 10.000 kilómetros cuadrados, e incluye las aguas federales de los Estados de Louisiana, Mississippi y Alabama.

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