Fresh BP Dispersant Found Off Wakulla-Franklin Counties
Posted: April 1st, 2014, 7:07 am
Here's a clip from an article I saw last night in both the Florida Times Online, as well as the Pensacola News Journal Online edition. I hope they get their data back quick.
"NOAA Scientists confirmed yesterday that they had found fresh dispersant related to the BP oil spill both inshore and offshore of Wakulla and Franklin County. It appears the Oneus current a breakoff current of the Florida Current, which both feed into the Florida Straits has brought the dispersant near shore. When asked how this might effect the fishery stock, Dr. Brad Jenkins, a NOAA Fisheries Scientist advised that "both the commercial and recreational fishery stocks will have to be further analyzed to ensure that human consumption is acceptable". Dr. Jenkins later stated that NOAA was holding an emergency meeting April 2, 2014 with representatives of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to discuss the possiblity of shutting down fishing activies in these coastal waters until the fish tissue data could be analyzed, which make take upwards to three weeks.
At the bottom of this article are maps of the monitoring locations off the Panhandle coasts that showed the fresh dispersant. See below.
Happy April Fool's Day. As we come close to the 4 year anniversary of the BP Oil Spill, I, like all of you I am sure, are glad we haven't seen such an article.
Have a great day,
Chris
"NOAA Scientists confirmed yesterday that they had found fresh dispersant related to the BP oil spill both inshore and offshore of Wakulla and Franklin County. It appears the Oneus current a breakoff current of the Florida Current, which both feed into the Florida Straits has brought the dispersant near shore. When asked how this might effect the fishery stock, Dr. Brad Jenkins, a NOAA Fisheries Scientist advised that "both the commercial and recreational fishery stocks will have to be further analyzed to ensure that human consumption is acceptable". Dr. Jenkins later stated that NOAA was holding an emergency meeting April 2, 2014 with representatives of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to discuss the possiblity of shutting down fishing activies in these coastal waters until the fish tissue data could be analyzed, which make take upwards to three weeks.
At the bottom of this article are maps of the monitoring locations off the Panhandle coasts that showed the fresh dispersant. See below.
Happy April Fool's Day. As we come close to the 4 year anniversary of the BP Oil Spill, I, like all of you I am sure, are glad we haven't seen such an article.
Have a great day,
Chris
