(No) Oil in the Keys

[mike_s]

The press conference today was childish at best. O didnt know if one of the lead people in MMS was fired or had resigned. Wow this is the gang that cant shoot straight for sure

I think officially they resigned.... but I'm sure that someone asked her to tender her resignation.

so in reality, she was fired.


The MMS regulators were in a "scandal" apparently that involved some of them using crystal meth, watching porn on the job, and taking free gifts from oil companies and oil workers...

Google it... it's in the news in the last two days.

 

[shoredivr]

No quite killed yet it seems? The Oil Drum | Discussions about Energy and Our Future

 

[deeper thoughts]

Wunder Blog : Weather Underground

 

[DebbyDiver]

In my e-mail in-box:

Gov. Crist Announces FREE Fishing Weekend

Friday, May 28, 2010 3:01 PM

From: "Rodney Barreto, FWC Chairman" <fishing@msu.edu>
To: DebbyDiver

I'm e-mailing you today to announce that Gov. Charlie Crist has authorized FREE saltwater fishing this Memorial Day weekend. He wants Floridians and visitors to see firsthand that our beaches are clean and the fish are biting. It's simple - residents and non-residents can recreationally saltwater fish on May 29, 30, and 31 without a saltwater fishing license. All other normal recreational saltwater fishing rules, seasons, bag and size limits apply.


I share the Governor's concern about people canceling fishing trips due to misperceptions about the oil spill. In fact, oil from the spill remains far away from Florida's coast and all state waters are open for fishing. As a fellow fishing license holder, I urge you to pack your gear and take someone fishing - because with clean water and free fishing, now is the perfect time to show friends and family that Florida really is the Fishing Capital of the World.


Sincerely,

Rodney Barreto
FWC Chairman

Please visit MyFWC.com/Fishing for more information.

 

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More tar balls reported
Coast Guard Sector Key West pollution investigators are responding to reports of an oily substance and tar balls four miles south of Duck Key, Long Key and Grassy Key.

While the Coast Guard responds to all reports of pollution, it will require sampling and testing to determine if any pollution is related to the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill. To date, none of the 37 previous reports have been related.

After a helicopter search confirmed the presence of sheening in the Duck Key area Wednesday morning, the Coast Guard deployed a bouy to determine its set and drift and a small boat crew to collect samples and monitor it.

Shoreline assessment teams recovered tar balls and identified one oiled vessel in a Duck Key canal, but did not find anything in Grassy Key or Long Key.

The public is asked to report tar balls to 800-424-8802 and oiled shorelines to 866-448-5816, and reminded that tar balls are a hazardous material to which some people are allergic.

For information about the response effort, go to Deepwater Horizon Response.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

More tar balls reported
Coast Guard Sector Key West pollution investigators are responding to reports of an oily substance and tar balls four miles south of Duck Key, Long Key and Grassy Key.

While the Coast Guard responds to all reports of pollution, it will require sampling and testing to determine if any pollution is related to the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill. To date, none of the 37 previous reports have been related.
After a helicopter search confirmed the presence of sheening in the Duck Key area Wednesday morning, the Coast Guard deployed a bouy to determine its set and drift and a small boat crew to collect samples and monitor it.

Shoreline assessment teams recovered tar balls and identified one oiled vessel in a Duck Key canal, but did not find anything in Grassy Key or Long Key.

The public is asked to report tar balls to 800-424-8802 and oiled shorelines to 866-448-5816, and reminded that tar balls are a hazardous material to which some people are allergic.

For information about the response effort, go to Deepwater Horizon Response.

Bold added...

 

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Oily substances and tar balls found in the Middle Keys this week are not connected to the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill, Monroe County Emergency Management and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary said Thursday afternoon.

Citing the U.S. Coast Guard as their source, Sanctuary Superintendent Sean Morton and Emergency Management Director Irene Toner "confirmed the Coast Guard&#8217;s earlier reports that tar balls and sheen in a canal on Duck Key were not from the Gulf oil spill," they said in a statement released Thursday.

Coast Guard pollution investigators from Sector Key West had responded to reports of an "oily substance and tar balls" near Duck Key, Long Key and Grassy Key. Samples of the oily substance and tar balls were sent to the Coast Guard Marine Safety Laboratory in New London, Conn., to determine the origin and source of the oil.

A crew from Station Marathon recovered tar balls and identified one oiled vessel in a canal on Duck Key. A Coast Guard HU-25 Guardian aircraft from Air Station Miami conducted an aerial search and confirmed the "presence of sheening in the vicinity of Duck Key and deployed a self-locating data marker bouy (SLDMB) to determine the set and drift of the substance."

No tar balls were found on Grassy Key or Long Key.

As a proactive measure, the Dolphin Research Center on Grassy Key and Florida Keys Dolphin Interaction at Hawks Cay Resort on Duck Key put oil containment booms around their lagoons with the help of the Coast Guard.

Shoreline assessment teams continue monitoring the shorelines for more possible tar balls. If detected, contracted crews will conduct cleanup operations.

In the past month, there have been 37 reports of tar balls in the Florida Keys, from Islamorada down to the Dry Tortugas. Samples found in each location wert sent to the Marine Safety Laboratory for testing. None of those samples have been connected with the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill.

 

[Jax]

Well, should the oil show up during ITK, at least I can volunteer to help clean up.

 

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http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/2117_SOFM48-2010-06-02-1900.pdf

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Good to hear, DT.. thanks for the update.