Online Resources

Mississippi Department of Marine Resources oil spill response

MDEQ Oil spill map – Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has a new page on their website that provides data and information that are being collected in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and will provide the public access to the most current information available. The map is updated regularly and can be accessed at http://opcgis.deq.state.ms.us/oilspillmap/. Locations where MDEQ and its partners have collected samples, as a result of different oil spill response activities, are displayed in the map application along with sampling results.

Current Air Quality along the Gulf Coast – MDEQ and the Environmental Protection Agency continue air monitoring, and to date all results are typical values for this time of year and below levels of concern. Air monitoring results can be viewed at http://gulfcoast.airnowtech.org/.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau oil spill updates

Governour Barbour’s oil spill resources for Gulf Coast residents page

EPA Response to BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico – For information about validated environmental air and water sampling results, visit www.epa.gov/bpspill

US Fish & Wildlife Service repsonse to Spill – For daily updates about the Fish and Wildlife Service’s response and the status of national wildlife refuges, visit www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/.

Mapping the Response to BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico – By clicking on “View Interactive Map” you will be able to see the oil’s trajectory, fishery closures, the location of responders, and shipping information.

You can access other links and information about volunteering at:  MAR Oil Spill Central