California on Tuesday lifted a fishing ban that was implemented after an oil spill in Huntington Beach spread up and down the south coast, sparking fears of a major environmental disaster.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife lifted the ban at 11:59 a.m. Tuesday and allowed fishing to resume midday.
The oil spill, first reported on Oct. 2, was blamed on a leak about 5 miles off the coast in a pipeline owned by Houston-based Amplify Energy that shuttles crude from offshore oil platforms to the coast.
The cause is under investigation, but federal officials have said the pipeline was likely initially damaged by a ship’s anchor.
An estimated 126,000 gallons of heavy crude leaked into waters off Orange County. The subsequent closure covered 650 square miles of coastal waters and approximately 45 miles of shoreline.
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