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WHAT: The R/V Ocean Veritas will depart Port Fourchon, La., to conduct near-shore, sub-surface monitoring operations off the coast of Louisiana.  This mission is part of the comprehensive subsurface oil monitoring effort being carried out by the Unified Area Command in the Gulf of Mexico as part of the ongoing response to the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.  Federal On Scene Coordinator Coast Guard Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft and senior members of the science team will be available to answer questions from credentialed media concerning the upcoming operations and the overall monitoring program. Availability to board the vessel is dependent on operations in preparation for departure.

WHERE: Port Fourchon next to the R/V Ocean Veritas.

WHEN: Monday, Sept. 20, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. CDT.

WHO: Coast Guard Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft, Federal On Scene Coordinator,  Ian Heartwell, NOAA Chief Scientist for the research cruise and Captain Perry Rosenthall operator of the R/V Ocean Veritas.

CONTACT: For questions on this event, please contact the Joint Information Center at (713) 323-1670.

NOTE: For safety reasons, participants should wear long trousers, shirts with sleeves and closed-toed shoes in the event the vessel is available to board.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) are releasing a report today about dissolved oxygen levels in the Gulf of Mexico as a result of the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill. Scientists from the report team will be available to discuss the recent findings and answer reporter questions.

WHAT:           Media teleconference to discuss latest Joint Analysis Group findings 

WHO:             Steve Murawski, chief science advisor, NOAA Fisheries and Greg Wilson, science advisor, EPA Office of Emergency Management

WHEN:           1 p.m. EDT, TODAY, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010

WHERE:         Domestic call-in: (800)-369-1850, passcode: Dissolved Oxygen; International call-in: (312)-470-7382, passcode: Dissolved Oxygen

This report is the third analytical report from the federal Joint Analysis Group (JAG) about ongoing Deepwater Horizon BP research and monitoring. The JAG comprises scientists from NOAA, EPA and OSTP and was established to facilitate cooperation and coordination among the best scientific minds across the government and provide a coordinated analysis of information related to subsea monitoring in the Gulf of Mexico. Review previous reports and data online or visit the JAG web site.