MOSS POINT, Miss. (AP) — Gulf of Mexico menhaden landings fell 17 percent in 2010 and producers cite the disruption caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill curtailed the season.
Ben Landry, spokesman for Omega Protein, which operates a processing facility in Moss Point, tells The Mississippi Press that the company believes the season's lower-than-average catch was due to the water closures rather any problems with the menhaden population.
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