>> PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS ANNOUNCED A BAN ON NEW OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS DRILLING BOTH OFF THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC COASTS. THE BAN WILL STOP COMPANIES FROM CREATING DEEP WATER DRILLING OPERATIONS. NEW AT 6 ABC SEVEN'S HOPE SALMAN IS GETTING IN MORE ON HOW THIS WILL AFFECT US HERE IN FLORIDA. >> SO I THINK THAT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO SEE THIS AS SOMETHING TO GET EXCITED ABOUT. CONSERVATIONISTS ARE CELEBRATING TODAY AFTER PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCED A BAN ON NEW OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS DRILLING. BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC AT THE PALACE WITH SANIBEL CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION SAYS THIS IS GOOD NEWS FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT AND OUR TOURISM INDUSTRY OR THAT WE CAN DO. >> TO BOLSTER NATURAL RESOURCES TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT AND TO BOOST OUR TOURISM TO THESE AREAS. THE MORE WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT FLORIDA IS GOING TO BE STRONG MOVING INTO THE FUTURE. BIDEN'S MOVE IS MOSTLY CONSIDERED SYMBOLIC SINCE IT WON'T AFFECT AREAS WHERE OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IS ALREADY HAPPENING. >> INSTEAD, IT MAINLY APPLIES TO REGIONS LIKE THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS, WHERE DRILLERS DON'T SEE MUCH POTENTIAL. GOVERNOR POLIS SAYS PREVENTING COMPANIES FROM CREATING NEW DRILL OPERATIONS WILL PREVENT FUTURE OIL SPILLS. WHEN WE THINK OF SUPER DEEP WATER WELLS THAT HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO HAVE A LARGE SPILL, THAT'S SOMETHING WE ABSOLUTELY NEED TO AVOID IN FLORIDA. HE SAYS THOSE MAJOR DISASTERS CAN HAVE A RIPPLE EFFECT THROUGH OUR ENTIRE STATE WHEN SOMETHING LARGE IMPACTS. ONE AREA OF FLORIDA BE AT AN OIL SPILL OR A HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM. >> WHEN THOSE IMAGES REACH THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, WHEN PEOPLE TURN ON THE NEWS AND SEE BEACHES COVERED IN OIL ARE COVERED IN A TOXIC ALGAE BLOOM. IT'S NOT JUST THAT ONE AREA THAT'S IMPACTED. IT'S ALL OF FLORIDA THAT TAKES AN ECONOMIC HIT AS PEOPLE CHANGE THEIR VACATIONS AND THEY DECIDE SPEND THEIR DOLLARS SOMEWHERE ELSE. >> STARLIN ADAM RUNS TARPON BAY EXPLORERS ON SANIBEL. HE SAYS HIS CREW IS JUST GETTING BACK TO BEING BUSY AFTER HURRICANE SEASON. THE LAST THING HE WANTS TO SEE IS ANOTHER DISASTER THAT KEEPS VISITORS AWAY HERE. YOU'RE ON VACATION TO NOT. >> THINK ABOUT THOSE THINGS THAT WE DON'T WANT. THERE ARE. TOURISM INDUSTRY AFFECTED AT ALL BY ANYTHING LIKE HERE IN FLORIDA, WE ARE GOING TO SEE ANY IMMEDIATE CHANGES TO OUR WATER QUALITY. >> THAT'S BECAUSE BACK IN 2020, PRESIDENT TRUMP BAN SALES OF OFFSHORE DRILLING RIGHT IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA THROUGH 2032 BIDEN'S DECISION WILL PROTECT THE SAME AREA WITH NO EXPIRATION. STILL THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CRITICIZED BIDEN'S ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY AND SAYS HE PLANS TO REVERSE THE BAN IMMEDIAT