BP/Gulf Oil Gusher NOAA Expands Fishing Closed Area in Gulf of Mexico, June 21, 2010 by Gary Kopycinski on June 21, 2010 Gary Kopycinski Author More in BP/Gulf Oil Gusher: Statement of Chris Canfield One Year After Deepwater Horizon Explosion April 20, 2011 Groups Tell Congress: Get Together and Get Gulf Restoration Done April 20, 2011 BP’s Criminal Negligence Exposed April 20, 2011 Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 21, 2010. NOAA has expanded the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to include areas where the oil slick is moving beyond the current boundaries off of the Florida panhandle and due south of Mississippi.