NOAA Expands Fishing Closed Area in Gulf of Mexico
Approximately 75 Percent of Gulf Still Open for Fishing
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - NOAA has extended the closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico to include a large area of oil sheen patches crossing the
Gov. Charlie Crist has announced two free fishing weekends to help draw visitors to the beautiful Sunshine State. Both residents and nonresidents in Florida can fish for saltwater species around the state without a license during the upcoming Memoria
Read more…HOUMA, La. – The Unified Command here has recalled the vessels of opportunity operating in Breton Sound, La., after four crewmembers reported health problems Wednesday afternoon. At approximately 3:30 p.m., crewmembers of three vessels reported exper
Read more…NOAA Expands Fishing Closed Area in Gulf of Mexico
More than 77 Percent of Gulf Still Open for Fishing
Key contact numbers
Report oiled shoreline or request volunteer information: (866) 448-5816
Submit alternative response technology, services or product
Palm Beach County Included in State of Emergency Regarding Threat from Oil Spill
May 25, 2010: Governor Charlie Crist issued an extension of Executive Order 10-106 declaring a state of emergency due to the threat of oil leaking from the Deepwater Hor
Anyone finding a tar ball along our coastline should first call our OEC at 561-712-6400
The sign-up page for volunteering in PBC is now live at:
http://www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/publicsafety/emergencymanagement/deepwaterhorizon/feedbackapp/
EPA: BP must use less toxic dispersant
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a directive requiring BP to identify and use a less toxic and more effective dispersant from the list of EPA authorized dispersants.
Disper
For immediate release: May 20, 2010
Contact: Wendy Dial, 850-488-4676
FWC hears update on oil spill response
Florida is open for business. This was the recurring theme at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) emergency w
KEYS TOURISM ADVISORY 13 May 18, 2010 • 1:45 PM EDT
News and Information From the Monroe County Tourist Development Council
Facts on Keys Tar Balls
The discovery of tar balls Monday at Fort Zachary Taylor State Park is getting wide spread national
Key contact numbers
Report oiled shoreline or request volunteer information: (866) 448-5816
Submit alternative response technology, services or products: (281) 366-5511
Submit your vessel for the Vessel of Opportunity Program: (281) 366-5511
Submit a cl
Florida Keys tar balls not linked to Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill
Key contact numbers
Report oiled shoreline or request volunteer information: (866) 448-5816
Submit alternative response technology, services or products: (281) 366-5511
Submit your vess
On our morning walk we discovered one "tar ball" and about a dozen dime-sized oil nuggets between Anna Street and Beachway along the beach in Ocean Ridge.
The Deepwater Horizon spill is ominously
spreading, and now has a tail that may be close to entering the Loop Current.
I walked the Ocean Ridge beach this morning. Beautiful day, calm ocean, very little trash on beach. No tar balls. If you should find anything resembling a tar ball, the Coast Guard asks that you leave it/them alone and call call (800) 424-8802. Mary
Read more…Column
As I See It
By FWC Chairman Rodney Barreto
May 17, 2010
Photo at MyFWC.com/Commission
FWC, along with all the rest of Florida, stands prepared
We often take for granted all the things that make our life easy until something ha
NOAA to increase data collection on Gulf red snapper to address oil spill impacts
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and NOAA Fisheries Service are keeping a close eye on the BP oil spill. So far the only impacts off Flori
Commissioner Holds Meeting on Oil Spill with
Local District 4 City Officials
Commissioner Steven Abrams met with District 4 Mayors and City Managers at his south county office in Delray Beach this morning to discuss the BP oil spill. Assist
Florida Class Action Filed in BP Oil Spill DisasterRead more…
Gulf Actions Spill Counsel (GASP), a national team of prominent attorneys, allege multiple failures by BP, Halliburton and other Defendants
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- As the devastat
A community of neighbors celebrating life along the shore
