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Shrimping season in La. reopens after spillMonday, August 16, 2010 @ 7:29PM(AP:GRAND ISLE, La.) Fishermen who spent much of the summer mopping up oil from BP's disastrous spill got back to work as the fall shrimping season in Louisiana's coastal waters opened Monday amid anxiety over whether the catch will be tainted by crude and whether anyone will buy it even if it is clean.

Fla. & La. Opening Up Shrimping In Gulf WatersMonday, August 16, 2010 @ 7:07PMMonday the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced it was reopening state waters offshore of Escambia County to the harvest of shrimp on August 17th; the news comes a day after commercial shrimpers in Louisiana took to Gulf waters for the first commercial shrimping season since the BP oil spill occurred.

Fishing Column: Sen. Chuck Schumer calls for better dataMonday, August 16, 2010 @ 6:59PMLast Thursday, Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York gathered members of the the Long Island fishing community to meet with Dr. Jane Lubchenco, regional administrators for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA).

Gather the Ghosts & Goblins, Boo at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo ReturnsMonday, August 16, 2010 @ 6:46PMCleveland Metroparks Zoo is Gearing Up For its Wildly popular Halloween Event By Amanda Majewski Cleveland, OH - Summer's not over yet, but Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is gearing up for its wildly popular family-friendly Halloween event, Boo at the Zoo. Tickets for this sell-out event go on sale Monday, August 16. This year, buying tickets early can save money. Tickets are only $6 in August, $7 in ...

Skeptics as Gulf Shrimping Season OpensMonday, August 16, 2010 @ 6:37PMGulf fishermen warily go back to the waters as shrimping season opens in Louisiana and scientists say a small sample of seafood shows no evidence of oil. Louisiana - United States - Gulf of Mexico - Shrimp - Fishing