Here are some resources that have been gathered from a variety of websites:
Some telephone contacts of interest:
- To report oiled wildlife call 866-557-1401
- To report an oiled shoreline call 866-448-5816
- To learn about volunteer opportunities call 866-448-5816
- To inquire about or get involved in the Vessel of Opportunities Program call 281-366-5511
- To discuss spill-related damage call 800-440-0858
- To obtain coordinates where fishing areas are closed call 800-627-NOAA or 800-627-6622
Some websites of interest:
- The Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant Programs
- NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration
- Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Calendar of Public Events
- BP Oil Spill Response
- Oil spill claims
- DisasterAssistance.gov
- SBA Offers Disaster Loans to Oil Spill Impacted Businesses
Some Involved Organizations
- Alabama Coastal Foundation (Alabama)
- MobileBayKeeper.org (Alabama)
- Mobile Bay Natural Estuary Program (Alabama)
- The Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (Alabama)
- VolunteerFlorida.org (Florida)
- TampaBayWatch.org (Florida)
- Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Volunteer Program (Louisiana)
- Oil spill volunteer registration (Louisiana)
- Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (Louisiana)
- Training and volunteer opportunities (Louisiana)
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (Louisiana)
- Pascagoula River Audubon Center (Mississippi)
- Oilspillvolunteers.com (Mississippi)
- Coast Clean-Up Volunteers (Mississippi)
- VolunteerMississippi.org (Mississippi)
- Gulf Coast Oil Spill Volunteers (Facebook)
- Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research
- Training Marine Oil Response Workers
Other information
- Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Hurricanes (NOAA factsheet)
- Seafood safety FAQs
Please add other resources and organizations that you have found valuable by way of comments. Thanks!