Most of the Eastern Gulf is closed to oil and gas exploration under a moratorium put in place by former President George Bush and extended until 2012 by former President Bill Clinton in recognition of Florida's concerns about offshore oil and gas drilling. The relatively new U.S. agency created to administer oil and gas leases activity in the Gulf of Mexico and other federal zones. The area is expected to produce natural gas in abundance along with some oil. Plans are to pipe most or all of the gas directly to the Port of Mobile. The Mobile Register reports on why native fish and shrimp populations may be threatened by alien species imported on oil rigs.
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