Gulf of Mexico at a Glance
A Tool for the Gulf of Mexico
Alliance and the American Public
NOAA and its partners issued a wide range of publications and fact sheets to inform the scientific community and the public about the Deepwater Horizon spill and ongoing response, assessment, restoration, and recovery activities.
Additional fact sheets were created and translated into various languages including Spanish and Vietnamese. Some of these fact sheets are posted on the NOAA Southeast Fisheries website.
Click a link below to see lists of publications and fact sheets:
Publications
- Joint Analysis Group (JAG) Reports
Reports from interagency panel on subsurface oil
- Mission Summaries
Reports from scientific missions of NOAA ships, NOAA planes, and other research vessels
- Oil Budget
Interagency report on initial fate of the oil.
- Subsurface Oil Monitoring Report
Analysis and findings from subsurface oil monitoring program
- Seafood Safety
Protocols and documents on seafood testing
- Wildlife Data Tables
Summary tables, data and maps on birds, sea turtles and marine mammals collected
Fact Sheets
- General
DWH oil, oil spill response and resource index
- Assessment & Restoration
Natural Resources Damage Assessment process
- Fishing & Seafood Safety
Fish stocks, fisheries closures, seafood safety testing
- Habitats
Coral reefs, coastal habitats, ocean effects
- Hurricanes
Effects on the spill
- Response
Surface oil, subsurface oil, response tools and techniques
- Wildlife
Marine mammals, sea turtles, birds