Governor Suspends Bay Area Fishing (San Fran oil spill)

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http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-gen/2007/nov/14/111401750.html

1113dv-san-fran-oil Fishermen here are packing up and heading home after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger suspended all commercial and sport fishing in areas affected by last week's San Francisco Bay oil spill.

The decision likely will make the biggest dent in the highly anticipated commercial season for Dungeness crab, which was scheduled to start in the bay Thursday but has now been postponed for at least 2 1/2 weeks amid health concerns.

The delicacy, available up and down the West Coast, is enjoyed both by tourists and residents who serve crab alongside the turkey with their Thanksgiving dinner.

"It will set us back quite a bit," said Art Romine, 38, a crabber who planned to return home to Newport, Ore., after hearing about the suspension Tuesday.

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