Closing fishing from Holly Beach East

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The federal government expanded the boundaries of the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico today, bringing the ban closer to Texas.
The closed area is now within 30 miles of Texas for the first time since BP's ill-fated Macondo well began fouling the Gulf 83 days ago.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, citing public safety concerns, said the closure comprises 84,101 square miles, about 35 percent of federal waters in the Gulf. The ban stretches from Louisiana to Florida, but does not apply to state waters.
NOAA spokeswoman Kim Amendola said the agency's forecasts do not indicate when -- or if -- the closed area will stretch to waters off the Texas coast.
"That is all dependent upon where the oil moves or is projected to move," she said.