Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill Information

Seafood Surveillance Data
(Updated June 17, 2011)

The small gray dots show all stations sampled from April 28, 2010 through January 15, 2011. The larger blue dots show reopened areas sampled from March 6 - June 15, 2011, and the red dots show stations sampled for reopening the final closed area nearest the well. For more information, click here.

Re-Opening Date	Results of Post Re-opening Sampling
November 15, 2010	Summary	Test Results
October 22, 2010	Summary	Test Results
October 15, 2010	Summary	Test Results
October 5, 2010	Summary	Test Results
October 1, 2010	Summary	Test Results
September 21, 2010	Summary	Test Results
September 3, 2010	Summary	Test Results
September 2, 2010	Summary	Test Results
August 27, 2010	Summary	Test Results
August 10, 2010	Summary	Test Results
July 22, 2010	Summary	Test Results

 

Re-opening Decisions, Test Results, and Post Re-opening Surveillance Data

Closure Information (including maps and other information about previous closures)

Size and Percent Coverage of Fishing Area Closure Due to BP Oil Spill

Overview of Testing Protocol to Re-open Harvest Waters

Call 1-888-INFO-FDA with questions or concerns about seafood or to report any seafood you have purchased that you suspect of being contaminated with oil.

• Federal Deepwater BP oil spill response and recovery: http://www.restorethegulf.gov/
• ERMA Gulf Response

Click on the map of each state for more information regarding individual state response to the oil spill:

Texas	Louisiana	Mississippi	Alabama	Florida

• Boom Fact Sheet (pdf)
• Tarballs Fact Sheet (pdf)
• Hurricanes and the Oil Spill (pdf)
• Huracanes y el Derrame de Petróleo (pdf)
• Deepwater Horizon Oil: Characteristics and Concerns (pdf)
• Dispersant Application and Monitoring (pdf)
• Gulf Hypoxia (Dead Zone) and the Oil Spill (pdf)
• Distinguishing Oil from Algal Blooms (pdf)
• Other Significant Oil Spills in the Gulf of Mexico (pdf)
• Fish Stocks in the Gulf of Mexico (pdf)
• Seafood Safety (pdf)
• Fishing Industry in the Gulf (pdf)
• Marine Mammals and Turtles (pdf)
• Oil and Coral (pdf)
• Shorelines and Coastal Habitats (pdf)
• Sea Turtle Stranding (pdf)
• Dolphin Stranding (pdf)
• Marine Mammal Rescue and Intervention Plans in Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (pdf)
• Dolphins in the Perdido Bay Complex Near Orange Beach, AL

• BP Claims Information
  • Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)
• Claims submission form
• Formulario para presentar reclamaciones
• Thông tin quan trọng  
• Disaster Assistance Program
• Deepwater Horizon Statistical Modeling
• Information on Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Strandings
• Endangered Species Consultation
• Consolidated Fish and Wildlife Collection Report
• Important Links and Contacts