MEDIA ADVISORY: Unified Area Command Highlights Subsurface Oil Assessment Program in Pensacola, Florida and Slidell, Louisiana for Submerged Oil in Near Shore Waters 0
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WHAT: A pair of near-shore sub-surface monitoring demonstrations in Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle. Credentialed media are invited to Pensacola Bay, Fla., and Lake Borgne, 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 PENSACOLA, FLORIDA:
WHERE: The tour and briefing in Pensacola, Fla., will take place on board a vessel in Pensacola Bay.
WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. CDT.
WHO: U.S. Coast Guard Lt. John Garr and Ruth Yender, NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator.
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 SLIDELL, LOUISIANA:
WHERE: The tour and briefing in Slidell, La., will take place on board a vessel in Lake Borgne.
WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. CDT.
WHO: NOAA representative and Chelsea Murphy, Staff Scientist at 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.
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