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Useful Links

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill-Specific Links

• BP Florida Gulf Response - information from BP regarding Florida communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
• Online Clearinghouse for Education And Networking - Oil Interdisciplinary Learning (OCEAN-OIL) - a peer-reviewed collection of scientific information and educational resources about the Deepwater Horizon disaster and its broader energy and environmental issues. OCEAN-OIL is a collaborative, community-driven effort by scientists, teachers, and concerned citizens.
• Florida Division of Emergency Management - Video Report on Deepwater Horizon Response Efforts
• Florida Sea Grant Oil Spill Page - Provides news and information related to the oil spill including: a Gulf Oil Spill daily update, seafood safety FAQs, and Marine Education Offerings.
• Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant Programs: Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill - Hosted by the four GOM Sea Grant programs, this site provides visitors with access to a wealth of data concerning the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
• Gulf Oil Spill Information Center - a collection of information sources such as press releases, website content, data, speech transcripts, interviews, videos, select blog posts, reports, maps, etc. related to the Gulf oil spill.
• Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Oil Spill Response Portal - Includes partners from several federal agencies, companies, universities and non-profits. The aim is to consolidate data streams to help response efforts.
• MSUcares.com Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill - Mississippi State University Extension Service page with information about various disaster preparedness and recovery issues pertaining to the oil spill
• NOAA: Deepwater Horizon Archive - The comprehensive online DWH Archive also houses public-domain image and video galleries, fact sheets, educational resources — even mission blog posts by crew who were onboard many of the eight NOAA ships that conducted spill response and damage assessment. .
• NOAA: Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico - Daily updates on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident.
• Northern Gulf Institute - Gulf of Mexico oil spill Information from NOAA and NGI partners
• US Environment Protection Agency - EPA Response to BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
• Water Sampling Reports for Deepwater Horizon Response - daily and weekly sampling reports for affected counties.

Other General Resources

• Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Oceans and Human Health Information (University of Miami)
• "MIcrobes and Oil Spills" - Is it true that microbes cleaned up the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Can bacteria really "eat" oil, and if so, how? This report by the American Academy of Microbiology seeks to consider and answer some of the most frequently asked questions regarding microbes and oil spills.
• NOAA: Responding to Oilspills - Information to support effective and safe responses to oil spills in the coastal environment.
• NOAA: Office of Response and Restoration - NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) protects coastal and marine resources, mitigates threats, reduces harm, and restores ecological function.
• Surface Currents in the Atlantic Ocean (University of Miami)
• Water Sampling Reports Software Tool - DEP data is generated in Scribe — a software tool developed by the USEPA's Environmental Response Team (ERT) to assist in the process of managing environmental data. Scribe captures sampling, observational, and monitoring field data.