PHOTO RELEASE: Senior U.S. Officials Discuss Seafood Safety with Local Fishermen
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CHALMETTE, La. – Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Region 6 Director Sam Coleman (right photo, center) discussed the federal government’s rigorous efforts to ensure seafood safety after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and listened to the concerns of fishermen during a dockside chat on Aug. 26, 2010. U.S. officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Food and Drug Administration, the Food and Drug Administration and the state of Louisiana were on hand for the discussion. U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew S. Masaschi. |
NEW ORLEANS – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Gulf of Mexico Regional Team Lead Buck Sutter questions from fishermen during a dockside chat held specifically to engage the Vietnamese community to discuss seafood safety on Aug. 26, 2010. The dockside chat allowed for a dialogue between local fishermen and representatives from government agencies engaged in rigorous efforts to ensure Gulf seafood safety following the oil spill. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew S. Masaschi.
NEW ORLEANS – A local fishermen discusses issues facing the seafood industry following the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill with senior officials representing government agencies engaged in rigorous efforts to ensure Gulf seafood safety at a dockside chat held specifically for the Vietnamese community on Aug. 26, 2010. The dockside chat allowed for a dialogue between fishermen and federal and state representatives about steps being taken following the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew S. Masaschi.
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