Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Re-Opening Decisions

This page features NOAA-FDA opening protocol and maps of re-opened areas in descending order.

NOAA/FDA Re-Opening Protocol

April 19, 2011 (Map of re-opened area - PDF)

DWH Oil Spill Map April 2011

November 15, 2011 (Map of re-opened area - PDF)

October 22, 2011 (Map of re-opened area - PDF)

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Sockeye salmon are one of nearly 400 species included in NOAA Fisheries’ Climate Vulnerability Assessments. Data from all available Climate Vulnerability Assessments can now be seamlessly accessed with a new tool. Credit: Ryan Hagerty/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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A new study has classified the North Atlantic right whale stock as very highly vulnerable to climate change. Credit: NOAA

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