Oil Spill Science Seminar: Technology and Deepwater Horizon – August 30
Greetings, The Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach Program is excited to announce our latest seminar. Please help spread the word through your networks: Available via ONLINE streaming & in-person! Technology and Deepwater Horizon August 30th, 2016 In-person participants: 8:30 am – 2:00 pm (Eastern) Online participants: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm (Eastern)/8:00 am – 11:00 am […]
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Oil Spill Science Seminar: Sharing Gulf Science Discoveries for Management
The Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach Team has an exciting announcement about an upcoming seminar. Please help spread the word through your networks: Join our latest science seminar called “Sharing Gulf Science Discoveries for Management” in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 OR view the seminar live on the web from anywhere. The flyer is attached […]
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Two Upcoming Sea Grant Oils Spill Science Seminar
Greetings! The Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Program will be hosting two seminars in the month of April. Please help us spread the word and pass along the attached flyers. Chilling with your chums: How did the oil spill impact Gulf Fisheries? April 6, 2016 in Austin, TX To register: https://gulfseagrant.wordpress.com/oilspilloutreach/presentations/chilling-with-your-chums/ During this social, local scientists will speak about the […]
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New publications and science seminar focus on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill’s
The Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach Team has released its first oil spill science outreach publications. These publications share the latest science about: Fisheries Landings and Disasters in the Gulf of Mexico – Learn about historical fisheries landings data within the context of manmade and natural disasters. Explore why this data is important for fisheries management. The Deepwater […]
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LDWF Closes a Portion of Coastal Waters Due to the Emergence of Oil on Adjacent Beaches
Settling With BP? Maximize Your Settlement Through Tax Planning
Many individuals and businesses in the domestic shrimp industry have already received settlement funds from BP with respect to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and many others will be receiving funds in the near future. In order to maximize the benefit you receive from any such settlement, be sure to consult with your accountant or other tax advisor to ensure […]
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Gutting Commentary Critical of NMFS on TEDs FW: Urner Barry’s FTD Trade Alert 07 June 2012
[Richard Gutting Commentary] “Only please, Brer Fox, please don’t throw me into the briar patch” This week shrimpers and NOAA officials are debating whether turtle excluder devices must be used in skimmer trawls, pusher-head trawls and wing nets – gear used by smaller vessels to catch shrimp in the shallow coastal waters of the Gulf of Mexico and […]
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GCCF Makes “Four Times” Payment Methodology Retroactive To Those Who Previously Accepted “Two Times” Payment Offers
As expected and previously communicated by SSA (see SSA’s December 21, 2011 Member Alert: https://www.shrimpalliance.com/?p=1023), the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) has made the decision to apply the “four times 2010 losses” methodology for claimants in the shrimp and crab industries to claimants who previously settled for “two times 2010 losses.” Following the GCCF’s November 30, 2011 announcement to increase […]
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Court Limits Impact of Previously Ordered 6% Hold-back on GCCF Claims
On January 18, 2012, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued an Order Amending and Superseding the Court’s Previous Orders of December 28, 2011, and January 4, 2012 related to a 6% hold-back requirement on all payments made by or on behalf of defendants in the Multidistrict Litigation (MDL), including payments made by the GCCF. […]
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DOJ Challenges 6% Holdback of Final Payments Made by GCCF
In a court filing on January 12, the Department of Justice challenged the decision by U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier to set aside six percent of all claims payments made by the GCCF after December 30. The money set aside would be held in escrow to fund expenses of trial lawyers affiliated with the plaintiff’s steering committee in litigation […]