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Oil Spill Information

BP Oil Spill Incident Response - NOAA

Chemical Emergencies, Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico - CDC
Commercial Fisheries Water Quality Sampling Methods & Procedures - ADEC
Crude Oil Spills and Health - National Library of Medicine, NIH

Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Daily Update - NOAA
Deepwater Horizon Response, Official Site of the Deepwater Horizon Unified Command
Dispersants Information - CDC

Ensuring the Safety of Your Seafood 2 p.* - NOAA
EPA Response to BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico - US EPA
Evaluating the Risks for People Who Eat Fish and Shellfish Fact Sheet 2 p* - NOAA
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill 20th Anniversary - Alaska Sea Grant

FDA letter to fish and fishery products industry regarding Gulf of Mexico oil spill - June 14, 2010
FDA's Gulf of Mexico spill update - June 29, 2010
FDA Reopens some Louisiana State Waters to Commercial Fishing - July 29, 2010

Generic HACCP Plan - CCP: receiving step, Hazard: Environmental Chemical Contaminants (oil spill related contaminants)
Guidance on Sensory Testing and Monitoring of Seafood for Presence of Petroleum Taint Following and Oil Spill (2001) p. 123* - NOAA
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill - Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant Programs
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Update - June 14, 2010 - FDA
Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant Programs
Gulf Seafood Safety: A Primer - NOAANEW

Impact of Crude Oil on Seafood, p. 2* - NOAA

Managing Seafood Safety After an Oil Spill (2002) p. 72* - NOAA
Maps and Images:

  • NOAA Interactive Map - Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA)
  • NASA images
  • Fish and Wildlife Service Maps
  • Oil Spill Cam - Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming

    • Media Resources: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill - U of Alaska Fairbanks SFOS

    NOAA, FDA and Gulf Coast State Officials Affirm Commitment to Ensuring Safety of Gulf Coast Seafood (June 29, 2010)
    NOAA, FDA Continue Ramping Up Efforts to Ensure Safety of Gulf of Mexico Seafood - FDA

    Office of Response and Restoration - NOAA
    Oil Spills - National Sea Grant Library
    Oil Spills and Seafood Safety FAQs - U Florida

    Testing Protocol for the Re-opening of Harvest Waters that were Closed in Response to the Deep Horizon Oil Spill - FDA

    San Francisco Bay Oil Spill Health Q and As (Updated March 13, 2008)* 4 p. - CA EPA/OEHHA
    Seafood and Fisheries, Appendix XXXII (Federal Region 9 Regional Contingency Plan, Regional Response Team, Region IX, AZ, CA, NV - Oil & HazMat Response Preparedness) - CD Dept. Fish & Game, OSPR
    Seafood Sensory Information
    Seafood Sourcing: Perspective on the Gulf by the National Fisheries Institute - Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant Programs

    UC Davis Expert Advises BP on Chemical Dispersants in Gulf Oil Spill
    UC Davis Expert Sources on the Gulf Oil Spill
    UC Davis Lab to Test Gulf Seafood for Oil Spill Contamination for the FDA
    UC Davis Researchers Lend Expertise in Gulf Crisis

    "Zero Tolerance" Regulations for Preventing Oil Contamination of Seafood Products (State of Alaska, Fact Sheet) (2004)* - ADEC  

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