NOAA Update on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Clean-Up, Assessment, and Early Restoration Planning

NOAA and other state and federal natural resource trustees have been working to clean up the oil, assess natural resource injuries, and restore the environment after the spill. We will provide an update on the status of oil spill response activities and the assessment and restoration phases of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) from the NOAA perspective. The locations and types of activities occurring across the Gulf of Mexico will be discussed, but detailed scientific conclusions about injuries cannot be provided for legal reasons. Background on the NRDA process and early restoration decisions to date will be discussed.