The closing of coastal fishing grounds is driving up seafood prices and raising costs for hundreds of local restaurants that serve Gulf-caught fish, oysters and shrimp.

About 30 percent of the state's waters — an area responsible for more than half its oyster production and a significant share of its shrimp and crabs — have been closed to fishing because of the BP oil spill.

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Jeff Moore
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