current Trajectory Maps – BP Oil Gulf of Mexico
NOAA maintains a current trajectory map of where the BP oil spill is going. Click on the TRAJECTORY link to view. Larry … Read entire article »
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NOAA Announces to their Divers
To All NOAA Divers, In response to several requests from NOAA divers for clarification on acceptable areas for diving in the Gulf of Mexico, the NOAA Diving Control and Safety Board sought advice from several agencies including the US Navy, EPA and NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R). Based on this advice, the Board decided to establish a "diving exclusion zone" extending 30 NM beyond the furthest boundary line shown in the 72-Hour Nearshore Surface Oil Forecast for the Deepwater Horizon (MC252) incident which is produced and updated daily by OR&R. As the boundary line may change daily, it is imperative that all NOAA divers wishing to dive in the Gulf of Mexico consult the OR&R webpage to view the projected location of the surface and near-surface oil over the next 72 hours and then extend it outward 30 additional … Read entire article »
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Sinking BP shares ignite trans-Atlantic rift
This is what cutting corners to make a profit does. LONDON – The Gulf of Mexico oil spill risked turning into a trans-Atlantic diplomatic rift Thursday after U.S. threats to have BP fork out billions more for the disaster caused a precipitous slide in the blue-chip’s stock, hurting retirement savings for millions of Britons. My thought: Why tell us, tell BP. They are the ones who are responsible for this mess. America, are you willing to give up your lively hood, your sovernty so BP and Britons may feel good about their retirement and executives bonus’? British lawmakers are even pushing Prime Minister David Cameron to get President Barack Obama to tone down his stinging criticism of the oil company, complaining that the hostile rhetoric will have severe implications for pensioners with nest eggs in … Read entire article »
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BP Consequences for Gulf Oil Spill
What do you think? What should be the consequences for the catasptrophe occuring off our shores for BP and US Government? Is a companies profits (Mngt bonus’) to come at the cost of our planet and its citizens? Should non stockholder of BP be made to pay for their mistakes of saving a buck to make a ton of bucks for BP, its stockholders? Who is BP being responsible to? Of course they’ll say, the stock holders. The shorting of processes came to save a buck and make even more $$’s just increase profits benefiting shareholders and management. Where did all that shortcuts get the rest of the world, especially all citizen directly affected by the spill? Did BP really make a profit from this catastrophic mess? Now, where did the spill get them and us? Is paying … Read entire article »
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Additional Info/Reference BP Oil Spill
OTHER IMPORTANT LINKS www.MyFloridaCFO.com Congress Jeff Miller’s Deepwater Horizon Hub site Florida Business Survey CONTACT INFORMATION Report Oiled Shorelines 1-877-272-8335, #DEP (on a cell phone) or 1-866-448-5816, give exact location of oiled findings and and leave a message if not answered. (Important: Do not touch any substance you suspect to be oiled or oil-related. Call in the exact location for teams to investigate.) Report Oiled Wildlife 1-866-557-1401, leave message. Messages checked hourly. Florida Emergency Information Line 1-800-342-3557 Florida Oil Spill Information Line 1-888-337-3569 Report Boom Vandalism 1-800-320-0519 or #DEP on cell phone Volunteer Information: 1-866-448-5816 BP’s Paraprofessional Training Class schedule. This is not volunteer training. BP Claims Hotline and Spill-Related Damage File a claim online or call 1-800-440-0858, 8A-8P, seven days a week. If you are not satisfied with BP’s resolution, call 1-800-280-7118. BP Services 281-366-5511 To register as a consultant, contractor, vendor, or submit ideas on alternative response technology, services, productions or suggestions. BP Vessels … Read entire article »
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Where are those Florida Artificial Reefs?
Looking for a place to dive or to fish? Here is the FWC link to Florida’s artificial reefs. … Read entire article »
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Information for Rehabilitators and Volunteering BP Oil Spill
Information for Rehabilitators and Volunteering The FWC is working with NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard and taking direction in Florida from the lead response agency, the Department of Environmental Protection, regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research, along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is overseeing the wildlife rehabilitation response along the Gulf coast, but the FWC is receiving many questions about how people can help wildlife that may become oiled. Anyone interested in efforts to rehabilitate oiled wildlife may register online at www.DeepwaterHorizonResponse.com or call 866-448-5816. To report oiled wildlife, call 866-557-1401. … Read entire article »
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Florida Update information of BP Oil Spill
Fishing advisory issued for Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walto counties Shoreline fishing license is free to residents, beginning July 1 If you plan to volunteer for the clean-up you will need to contact the volunteer hotline phone numbers: ttp://www.myfwc.com/OilSpill/index.htm. Daily updates on Pensacola Beach can be found on their webpage: http://www.visitpensacolabeach.com/ (Notice the link to sign up for daily oil spill updates from Escambia County). … Read entire article »
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Tritonshall
divetalking and tritonshall have traded links. Visit tritonshall for articles related to the field of diving and all things related. … Read entire article »
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Solicite for Blackbeard as Jacksonvilles Newest 2010 Artificial Reef
I see the Jacksonville Offshore Fishing Club soliciting to have Blackbeard placed offshore Jacksonville, Florida as an artificial reef. Now that the cat is out. This is one of our next hopefulls. About one month ago, a team went to visit Blackbeard. I took video and pictures, while others surveyed the vessel. She’s in really great shape considering her age. Built back in the latter 1950’s, she served Mayport as a ferry to suttle motoriized vessles from one side of the St. Johns to the other. Today she sits and has been sitting for a number of years at the Green Cove docks along the intercoastal. Here is a post from a member of the Jacksonville Offshore Fishing Club, JOSFC. http://www.firstcoastangler.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/topic/213/gonew/1.html We need your support and donations. You may visit www.TISIRI.org for more … Read entire article »
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Artificial Reef Reference Guides
The first three documents are the documents mentioned by Jon Dodrill at the Artificial Reef Summit on Cocoa Beach in January 2010. The last is thrown in because I like the lesson guides and other things.. National Artificial Reef Plan: Guidance for Siting, constructing, development, and assessment of artificial reefs National Guidance: Best Management Practices for preparing vessels intended to create artificial reefs Coastal Artificial Reef Planning Guide Other resource that I like are: National Geographic Lession Guides Artificial Reef Evaluation: with Application to Natural Marine Habitats May be purchased at Amazon.com Artificial Reefs , Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FWC Saltwater Habitat Enhancement Artificial Reef Monitoring in Florida Coastal Counties, William Seaman … Read entire article »
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Live Feed BP Oil Gushing
Live Webcam of Riser Flow BP continues its work to collect oil by the riser insertion tube tool (RITT) containment system. Once on the drillship Discoverer Enterprise, the oil is then being stored and gas is being flared. Watch Live Video of the BP Oil Catastrophe. Check out other BP Videos of the event. … Read entire article »
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Interested in diving related field work?
If you live in or near the NE corner of Florida and you are or have been interested in the field or research, oceanography, data collection, artificial reefs, reef monitoring and more, there are a couple of groups you may be interested in checking out. First there is the Jacksonville Reef Research Team, JRRT. Members of the team who have passed the course may dive offshore to collect data, monitoring the artificial reefs that have been placed offshore Jacksonville. Other duties performed by JRRT is Pre-Deployment and post-deployment surveys. Throughout the year, JRRT members meet at least once a month and during the Spring, Summer and Fall months, dive offshore Jacksonville as much as possible. JRRT web site may be found at jaxrrt.org or by clicking here > JRRT Another organization … Read entire article »
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How large is the BP Oil Spill, really?
As of April 20th, 2010 until the oil was no longer monitored, the size of BP Oil Spill may be seen by clicking HERE± … Read entire article »
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BP Oil Spill Deep Water Horizons Donations Please
Please give until it hurts. Every dollar helps. All proceeds will be provided to Deep Water Horizons. See post on Gulf of Mexico BP Oil Catastrophe Please donate what you can. Every dollar helps! … Read entire article »
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2010 Florida Artificial Reef Summit
January 21-23, 2010 Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront More info at 2010 Summit Web Page Call for Papers and Poster Exhibits (Due November 15) Contributed papers are being solicited for the following topics: Fisheries management and Artificial Reefs; Lessons Learned and Adaptive Management Strategies; and, Citizen Involvement in Monitoring and Reef Development. Posters will be accepted on a variety of general artificial reef-related topics. Why attend? Meet and discuss current issues, hear the latest research, and share new ideas for future projects with other members of Florida’s artificial reef community. Who will attend? Scientists, artificial reef program managers, fishery and natural resource managers, volunteer research diver organizations, and artificial reef citizen constituency organizations. Topics Addressed Synopsis of the 2007 FWC Artificial Reef Science Colloquium and the 2009 International Conference on Artificial Reefs and Artificial Habitats, marine fisheries and adaptive management, permitting … Read entire article »
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