The Department of Fish and Game on Tuesday lifted fishing restrictions it imposed a day earlier in portions of Long Beach Harbor following an oil spill. The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment recommended lifting the restrictions after concluding that no health risks exist from the spill, based on current conditions in the area. But as a precaution the agency recommended that anglers avoid fishing in areas where there is a visible sheen on the water.

The incident occurred late Sunday when the vessel Da Tang 18 spilled an unknown amount of fuel into the harbor while refueling. The closure area extended from 300 feet south of the south bend of the Middle Breakwater north of Pier J, east along the shoreline of Pier J to the east end of the Long Beach Breakwater (nearly 3 miles into the bay).