Consolidated Fish and Wildlife Collection Updated Reports
Click to reach the USFWS’s daily maps of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Fact Sheets: Oil Spill Do’s and Don’ts for the Florida Keys: Protecting Yourself and Your Family from the Health Impacts of the Oil Spill What’s at Stake: The Ecological and Economic Future of the Florida Keys
Dear President Obama: We, the undersigned, urge that tankers be stationed in deepwater just off West Florida. Continental Shelf as areas where oil is most likely to enter. These tankers would be used as pump-out facilities for smaller vessels. Appropriately fitted Tankers can also pump up enormous amounts of oil. Skimmers, commercial, and recreational boats […]
June 30, 2010 Press Release
U.S. State Department Press Release June 29, 2010
Click to find out the latest on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill response Associated Press Oil Spill Coverage Google Crisis Response Site: Helpful all in one stop for current info. and maps of the spill
Paul Johnson, the Director of Policy and Special Projects of Reef Relief, has published an Op-Ed article in Tallahassee.com (link above). Paul’s article discusses the need for a comprehensive ocean policy, and how that has affected our ability to respond to the catastrophe that is the BP oil spill.
A new sentry plan has been initiated to provide real-time ocean monitoring off the Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas, according to a news release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard. Vessels are being used to conduct maritime patrols and to provide early identification. These are precautionary measures meant to provide responders with a minimum of 48 hours’ notice to take appropriate action.
Sensitive Ecosystem in Danger and Could be Headed for the Florida Keys Associated Press coverage of the oil spill’s impact in the Florida Keys http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/05/17/tech/main6491241.shtml