The results of the moratorium on fishing in the gulf are starting to come in, and they look very promising. All species sampled have experienced a population rebound, especially in species with a short life cycle.
In the graph to the left you can see that commercial catches increased by a huge margin after the oil spill and subsequent closure to commercial fishing. While certainly not good for the environment, luckily the spill did not have a detrimental impact on the species sampled.
Unfortunately, numbers will likely return to their pre-spill statistics if responsible fisheries management (and responsible seafood consumerism - nothing will change if you don't change how you spend your dollar!) is not implemented.
So - be an eco-friendly consumer, and support local legislation that positively impacts the gulf ecology!
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