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Task force battles oil spill threat to Texas bays
A federal task force works to fill Cedar Bayou Pass to shield Aransas Bay and San Antonio Bay from the Mexican oil spill. Coast Guard barriers and skimmers guard Laguna Madre as officials report limited oil intrusion and tourism declines at Port Aransas beaches.
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Corpus Christi, Texas
Cedar Bayou
Port Aransas
Corpus Christi
Hans Stuart
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
San Jose
Matagorda Islands
Aransas Bay
San Antonio Bay
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Jim Gilman
Coast Guard
Gilman
Aransas Pass
San Jose Island
Laguna Madre
Padre Island
Port of
Corpus