MEDIA ADVISORY: Unified Area Command Highlights Subsurface Oil Assessment Program in Biloxi, Mississippi and Venice, Louisiana for Submerged Oil in Near Shore Waters
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WHAT: A pair of near-shore sub-surface monitoring demonstrations in Mississippi and Louisiana. Credentialed media are invited to Biloxi, Miss., and Venice, La., to receive demonstrations of near-shore aspects of the ongoing Sub-Surface Monitoring and Assessment Program. This program is designed to help oil spill responders best track and understand the fate of sub-surface oil and oil remnants in the Gulf of Mexico.
EVENT IN BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI:
WHERE: The tour and briefing in Biloxi, Miss., will take place on board a vessel in the Biloxi Bay.
WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. CDT.
WHO: U.S. Coast Guard Lt. John Garr and Gary Petrae, NOAA Scientific Support Team.
CONTACT: Reservations are required. For reservations or questions, please contact the Joint Information Center at the ICP in Mobile: (251) 445-8965.
NOTE: For safety reasons, participants must wear long trousers, shirts with sleeves and closed-toed shoes.
EVENT IN LOUISIANA:
WHERE: The tour and briefing in Venice, La., will take place on a vessel and will include a demonstrastion of the SNARE Sentinel program at a facility in Venice, La.
WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. CDT.
WHO: Representatives from NOAA, EPA, and the SNARE Sentinel program.
CONTACT: Reservations are required. For reservations or questions, please contact the Joint Information Center at the ICP in Houma: (985) 493-7835.
NOTE: For safety reasons, participants must wear long trousers, shirts with sleeves and closed-toed shoes.
For information on the response efforts, please visit: www.restorethegulf.gov or www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.
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