The Toxic Gulf, an article that appeared in the July Surfer Magazine, caught my attention. I haven’t been to the Florida panhandle beaches since the BP oil spill, but I’ve heard a lot about how the beaches are now “clean.” Quick & Dirty Executive Summary The Emerald Coast chapter of the Surfrider Foundation commissioned a […]
Baby fish show up in big numbers despite spill This video shows scientists from the University of North Carolina’s Institute of Marine Science working in Grand Bay, which is on the Alabama Coast near Horn Island, not far from Florida. It’s pretty much ground zero for the BP oil spill landfall. The scientists are finding […]
Here are three important web sites you need to know about if you visit any Florida beaches: Florida Beaches Water Quality – this web site shows the results of weekly tests done by 34 coastal counties to measure bacteria levels in the water. The counties test for enterococci and fecal coliform bacteria, which can cause […]
Get the latest information on Pensacola beaches. If you don’t find enough info at the link above, check the travel advisory page on the VisitFlorida.com web site. They are doing a good job of keeping their information current. As of today, June 4, 2010 the Pensacola beaches are still open and safe. A few tarballs […]
May 17, 2010 Deepwater Horizon Response Situation Report as of noon. (opens as a pdf file). Summary: There is no oil expected on any Florida beaches within the next 72 hours. The oil plume is currently located 75 miles southwest of Pensacola, 175 miles from Port St. Joe, and 260 miles from Saint Petersburg, FL. […]
May 13 Deepwater Horizon Response Situation Report as of noon. (opens as a pdf file) Summary: There is no oil expected on any Florida beaches within the next 72 hours. The oil plume is currently located 80 miles southwest of Pensacola, 172 miles from Port St. Joe, and 317 miles from Saint Petersburg, FL. Go […]
May 10, 2010 Deepwater Horizon Response Situation Report as of Noon. (opens as a pdf file) Summary: There is no oil expected on any Florida beaches within the next 72 hours. The oil plume is currently located 100 miles southwest of Pensacola, 179 miles from Port St. Joe, and 340 miles from Saint Petersburg, FL. […]
This model by Roffer’s Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service, in cooperation with the University of South Florida gives an excellent picture of the position and extent of the oil spill and its movement relative to the nearby Gulf of Mexico water currents. Based on current analysis, it appears likely that at some point at least a […]
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 72 hour forecast (as of noon Saturday May 8, 2010) indicates that no oil is expected on any of Florida’s beaches during the next 72 hours. The oil is currently 70 miles from Pensacola and 265 miles from St. Petersburg, Florida. Keep up with the latest Gulf oil spill reports […]
Currently, the beaches along the Florida coast are not under immediate threat from the BP oil spill. The further from the spill, the lower the threat. Western panhandle beaches are on high alert, but as yet, no oil is threatening them. So don’t let what is happening hundreds of miles away keep you away from […]
