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Testing finds Gulf Seafood is pristine |
SEAFOOD.COM by John Sackton - June 17, 2010 - Initial tests by NOAA on over 600 samples of Gulf seafood, taken from both outside the closed areas and inside, show that so far, seafood has remained pristine.
According to Dr. Steven Murawski, Chief Science Advisor for NOAA Fisheries Service, samples have been tested both for sensory and chemical analysis. Murawski said that the chemical tests involve looking for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (P AH), which are the items of concern in an oil spill. He said that the baseline tests of Gulf seafood showed pristine levels.
In fact, seafood from the Gulf was cleaner and less contaminated that typical seafood samples from some other coasts, primarily, says Murawski, because the areas sampled in the Gulf are far from any large population centers. He said that closer to major cities, there is more environmental contamination with PAH's.
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Gulf Disaster Funding Letter to Congress |
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Read the Joint Letter to Congress for Gulf Disaster Funding, filed on May 21, 2010 |
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Federal Disaster Request Hooks Shareholders' Support |
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Gulf of Mexico, AL, USA, (May 21, 2010) – Calling his request “sensible and significant for protecting the resources of the region”, the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders' Alliance endorsed a federal request Wednesday by U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) to declare the Gulf of Mexico a fishery failure following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 

 “Make no mistake, a fishery failure is the last designation you would want for a fishery,” said David Walker, Alabama constituent of the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders’ Alliance. “But considering how this oil could impact our fishery long term, Sen. Shelby’s call for a disaster designation is both sensible and significant for protecting the resources of our region – fish and fishermen, alike.”

 Under current law, the Department of Commerce has the discretion to designate a commercial fishery failure as a result of man-made causes beyond the control of fishery managers. |
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CONSUMER HOTLINE PROVIDES LATEST ON FLORIDA SEAFOOD SAFETY |
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TALLAHASSEE, FL (June 9, 2010) -- Seafood lovers who are confused about the availability of Florida seafood products due to the Gulf oil spill can now get daily updates about the ongoing commercial harvest. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has implemented a new toll-free hotline at 1-800-357-4273 to provide consumers with current information about the status of Florida's open and closed fishing harvest areas, the availability of seafood varieties, and general pricing information. |
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Gulf Oil Spill -- Emergency Contact Information |
* For NOAA media inquiries, please contact Keeley Belva at
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or 301-713-3066
* For response inquiries, please phone the Joint Information Center at 985-902-5231 or 985-902-5240
* To report oil on land, or for general Community and Volunteer Information, please phone 866-448-5816
* To report oiled or injured wildlife, please phone 866-557-1401
* To discuss spill related damage claims, please phone 800-440-0858
* BP is asking fishermen for their assistance in cleaning up the oil spill. BP is calling this the Vessel of Opportunities Program and through it, BP is looking to contract shrimp boats, oyster boats and other vessels for hire to deploy boom in the Gulf of Mexico. Fishermen should phone 425-745-8017
CLOSURES:
http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/sf/deepwater_horizon/DWHEmergClosure2.pdf
USEFUL LINKS:
* http://www.noaa.gov/deepwaterhorizon – for fact sheets and up-to-date information
* http://www.flickr.com/photos/skytruth/sets/72157623909364472/detail/
* Dauphin Island Sea Lab - http://www.disl.org/
* Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality: http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/
* Facebook: Gulf Coast Oil Spill Volunteers, http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=121928837818541&v=info
OTHER INFORMATION:
http://deepwaterhorizonresponse.com
Joint Information Center 1-866-448-5816
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