Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Links
Public Inquiries/Hotlines
- Deepwater Horizon Incident Joint Information Center: Phone: (985) 902-5231 or (985) 902-5240
- Report oiled shoreline or request volunteer information: (866)-448-5816
- Submit alternative response technology, services or products: (281) 366-5511
- Submit your vessel as a vessel of opportunity skimming system: (281) 366-5511
- To report oiled wildlife, call 1-866-557-1401. Messages will be checked hourly.
- To report spill related damage, and to submit damage claims, please call 1-800-440-0858.
Links
Emergency Support Volunteers & Donations - Learn how you can volunteer or support the Deepwater Horizion response.
Deepwater Horizon Joint Information Center - The agencies involved in the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have established a Joint Information Center. This site helps direct individuals who would like to volunteer to help, and provides photos and information updates on the response to the oil spill.
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) - Up to date information from DEP with links to additional resources and phone numbers to agencies involved in the response.
Florida Travel Advisory- See current advisory notices for the coast of Florida.
NOAA Daily Updates - NOAA spill specialists are advising the U.S. Coast Guard on cleanup options as well as advising all affected federal, state and local partners on sensitive marine resources at risk in this area of the Gulf of Mexico.
- NOAA is predicting the oil spill’s trajectory and the path of the layers of oil floating on the surface. OR&R experts are conducting aerial surveys to update trajectory maps and visually track the movement of the spill.
- NOAA’s National Weather Service is providing regular weather forecasts to a joint federal command center in Louisiana to facilitate operations planning and response efforts.
- Experienced marine mammal spotters from NOAA’s Southeast Fisheries Science Center are participating in surveillance flights flown by the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations to assess the species and populations that may come in contact with the spill.
- NOAA also is using experimental satellite data from our Satellite Analysis Branch to survey the extent of spill-related marine pollution.
U.S. Coast Guard Deepwater Horizon Visual Information Gallery - The U.S. Coast Guard is providing maps, photos, and videos of the response efforts to the Deepwater Horizon oil Spill.