2011
Feb. 7, 2011 – NOAA Press Release on Mislabeling
Feb. 7, 2011 – GCCF Proposal
Feb. 4, 2011 – Royal Red Reopening
Jan. 26, 2011 – Fraud and Mislabeling Update
Jan. 14, 2011 – FYI- Gulf Claims Facility Press Release
Jan. 13, 2011 – Guilty Plea in Shrimp Fraud Case
2010
Dec. 22, 2010 – TAA Update
Dec. 15, 2010 – Gulf Coast Claims Facility Update
Dec. 13, 2010 – CDSOA Update
Dec. 8, 2010 – TAA Update and TAA Alert–Appeals
Dec. 6, 2010 – Marine Safety Course
Dec. 1, 2010 – Sunset Review Alert
November 30, 2010 – CDSOA Update
Nov. 23, 2010 – TAA News Update
Nov. 15, 2010 – NOAA Re-opens More Federal Waters
Nov. 5, 2010 – TAA Update
October 5, 2010 – NOAA Re-opens Federal Waters South of the MS River Delta
Oct. 4, 2010 – 2011 TAA Petition and Congress Approves Coast Guard Bill with Fishing Safety Provisions and More on Coast Guard Bill
Oct. 1, 2010 – NOAA Re-opens Federal Waters Southwest of the MS River
Sept. 28, 2010 – NOAA Strategy for Future Reopenings (Corrected)
Sept. 22, 2010 – TAA Approval Update
Sept. 21, 2010 – Trade Adjustment Assistance Application Information Packet
Sept. 20, 2010 – ROFFS(TM) Oceanographic Analysis (9/17/10)
Sept. 18, 2010 – Application Deadline for Individual TAA Benefits
Sept. 10, 2010 – TAA Application Assistance Meeting and TAA Media Advisory
Sept. 9, 2010 – Update on SSA Activities re: Loggerhead Turtle Classification and Read the full letter to NOAA from Congressmen Ortiz and Jones
Sept. 3, 2010 – NOAA Reopens Florida Panhandle to Fishing
Sept. 2, 2010 – SSA Letter to Senators re: FDA & Imported Seafood Safety
Press Release: Alfred L. Wolff Honey Importations — Indictment
Bellevue Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges Over Counterfeit Honey Imports
NOAA Reopens Northern Gulf to Fishing
August 26, 2010 – Administration Launches Dockside Chats to Promote Gulf Seafood Safety Awareness
August 23, 2010 – Gulf Coast Claims Facility Now Processing Spill Claims
August 20, 2010 – Meeting with Claims Administrator and Ken Feinberg Visit to Mississippi
August 19, 2010 – Seafood Advisory Panel (letter below)
Senate letter to President (8/16/10)
August 12, 2010 – U.S. Importer of Chinese-made Garment Hangers Arrested and Charged with Fraud, Smuggling and Money Laundering Related to Evasion of Antidumping Duties
August 10, 2010 – NOAA Reopens More Than 5,000 Square Miles of Closed Gulf Fishing Area
MDMR and MDEQ Reopen All Mississippi Territorial Waters to Commercial Shrimp Fishing (8/6/10)
August 6, 2010 – Chemical Dispersants Used in Gulf Oil Spill Don’t Hurt Seafood, FDA Says (Lyndsey Layton, Washington Post, 8.6.10)
August 4, 2010 – Federal Science Report Details the Fate of Oil from the BP Spill
July 28, 2010 – DMR Offers Mississippi Shrimpers Free TED Gear
Former CEO of Seafood Importing Corporation Sentenced
July 27, 2010 – MDEQ Update on Oil in Mississippi (7/26/10)
July 22, 2010 – FL Season Advisory
July 21, 2010
TAA Application Update and CDSOA Deadline Reminder
MDEQ Update on Oil in Mississippi (7/18/10)
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MS Update (7/13/10)
LA Oil Sightings (7/13/10)
LA Coastal Skimming Activities (7/13/10)
July 13, 2010
NOAA Update (7/13/10)
NOAA Fact Sheet (7/8/10)
July 12, 2010
NOAA Update (7/12/10)
ESF18 Update (7/12/10)
MS Update (7/9/10)
July 7, 2010
ESF18 Update (7/7/10)
ESF18 Update (7/6/10)
July 6, 2010
ESF18 Update (7/5/10)
NOAA Closure Modification (7/4/10)
July 1, 2010
June 29, 2010
June 28, 2010
LDWF Openings (issued 6/25)
Researchers Rescue Sea Turtle (article)
June 25, 2010
June 24, 2010
June 23, 2010
Mississippi Canyon 252 Event Louisiana State Update
June 22, 2010
NOAA Final Rule to Implement the Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Amendment 1
June 21, 2010
June 17, 2010
June 16, 2010
BP Accelerated Payments of Commercial Large Loss Claims
June 15, 2010
LA DHH Oil Exposure Information
June 14, 2010
54 Senator requests BP to establish an account with $20 billion
SSA requested Congress create a compensation system on June 10th)
Deepwater Horizon Financial Accountability Website
Fishing closure off of Escambia County
Deepwater Horizon Response Snap Shot
June 10, 2010
June 9, 2010
June 7, 2010
TX Sea Grant: Exercise caution when making oil spill compensation decisions
June 5, 2010
June 4, 2010
June 3, 2010
Commerce Announces FL Fisheries Failure Determination
Preliminary CDSOA Amounts Available for FY2010
June 2, 2010
Governor Crist letter to Secretary Locke
May 31, 2010
May 28, 2010
“Fishing Disaster” Passes Senate
May 27, 2010
LA Update (posted 5/28)
Oil Spill Photos and Forecasting by NOAA
ROFFS(TM) Oceanographic Analysis
May 26, 2010
LA Re-Opens Certain Inside Waters
May 25, 2010
Department of Commerce Fishery Failure Announcement
Senator Vitter Aquaculture Bill
May 24, 2010
ROFFS(TM) Oceanographic Analysis
May 21, 2010
ROFFS(TM) Oceanographic Analysis (May 20)
May 20, 2010
Washington Post: EPA Demands Less-Toxic Dispersant
ROFFS(TM) Oceanographic Analysis
Senator Nelson letter to EPA, NOAA on dispersants (sent 5/12)
May 19, 2010
Rep. Markey Letter on Dispersants
May 18, 2010
May 17, 2010
May 14, 2010
FL Government Concerned about Misperceptions
Senator Vitter Requests Disaster Declaration
Interesting Link:
May 12, 2010
White House Fact Sheet: Oil Spill Legislative Package
FL Government Response to Oil Spill (original May 5, 2010)
May 11, 2010
NOAA Summary of Key Announcements
May 10, 2010
LDWF Announces Opening Status Update
LDWF Announces Area Opening with Exceptions
May 7, 2010
NOAA Tests Deeper in Water Column
May 6, 2010
May 6, 2010 Breaking News: LDWF Closure
May 6, 2010 Article on Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund
May 6, 2010 Breaking News: SBA Small Business Disaster Loans (Louisiana)
May 6, 2010 Breaking News: Senator Vitter asks for Loan Program
May 6, 2010: Important Information about Legal Contracts
May 6, 2010 Breaking News: NOAA Closure off of Texas
May 5, 2010
May 5, 2010: Fishermen can call the U.S. Coast Guard at 1-866-448-5816 about vessels that come into contact with oil
May 4, 2010
May 4, 2010 Breaking News: Information and Links from the Joint Information Center
May 4, 2010 Breaking News: Link to Oil Spill Information
May 4, 2010 Articles of Interest:
Alabama Attorney General on BP Contracts
Press-Register on BP Contracts
May 3, 2010
May 3, 2010 Breaking News: LDWF Closure Update
May 3, 2010 Breaking News: USDA Accepts TAA Petition
May 3, 2010 Breaking News: Oil Spill Contacts
May 3, 2010 Breaking News: FL Seafood Safety
May 2, 2010 Breaking News: NOAA Issues 10-Day Closure
May 1, 2010 Breaking News:Sea Grant Website
May 1, 2010 Breaking News: LDWF Closure Information
April 30, 2010 Breaking News:NOAA Update re: Oil Spill
April 29, 2010 Breaking News: SSA Reacts to Oil Spill
April 29, 2010 Breaking News: Shrimpers, Contract with BP
April 15, 2010 Breaking News: SSA files Petition to make Domestic Shrimp Producers Eligible for TAA
February 12, 2010 Breaking News
February 9, 2010 Breaking News
2009
November 24, 2009 Breaking News
January 21, 2009 Breaking News
January 7, 2009 Breaking News 2
January 7, 2009 Breaking News 1
2008
2007
December 18, 2007 – Top CDSOA Recipients
August 24, 2007 Correction to CDSOA Applications
July 25, 2007 CDSOA Application Notice