Environmental Issues

RESOURCES

Fishing and Oyster Closures

Alternative Response Technology
To submit alternative response technology, services or products, call (281) 366.5511.

Report Environmental Impact

To volunteer, or to report oiled shoreline, call (866) 448-5816.
To report oiled wildlife, call (866) 557-1401. Messages will be checked hourly.
To discuss spill related damage, please call 1-800-440-0858

Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans is working to assist in the facilitation of unaffiliated volunteers related to the oil spill response efforts.

There are currently a very limited number of organizations reporting oil spill related opportunities.

Pre-register for volunteer opportunities at www.volunteerlouisiana.gov.

Organizations with volunteer opportunities available should communicate needs to Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans and Hands On New Orleans. Those agencies are working closely to ensure that volunteer needs are filled upon request.

Volunteers can also call the Deepwater Horizon Response Volunteer Request Line at 1-866-448-5816.

Seafood Safety
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hotline for reporting seafood safety issues: 1-888-INFO-FDA.

The FDA encourages fishermen and consumers to report potential seafood contamination.

Information about the Deepwater Horizon Response
www.GeoPlatform.gov/gulfresponse is a federal website designed to provide near-real-time information about the response to the oil spill. The website incorporates data from various agencies responding to the spill, including the spill trajectory, closed fishing areas, wildlife and place-based Gulf Coast resources (including pinpointed locations of oiled shoreline and daily position of research ships).

Get Information about Environmental Impact

For information about validated environmental air and water sampling results, visit www.epa.gov/bpspill.
For more information on NOAA’s response, visit http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/faq_catalog.php
For daily updates about the Fish and Wildlife Service's response and the status of national wildlife refuges, visit http://www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/
For National Park Service updates about potential park closures, resources at risk, and NPS actions to protect vital park space and wildlife, visit http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/oil-spill-response.htm.
The Department of Energy’s Scientific Response to the Oil Spill - http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/doc/2931/566143/
NOAA National Ocean Service - http://www.incidentnews.gov/incident/8220

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