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In the blogosphere there has been a flare up of information on the web that is false, inaccurate or made up. Always check a second source for things that do not pass the smell test.
August 30
What's In Our Water?
WKRG-TV
One of the speakers will be Dr. George Crozier, the Executive Director of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. A big topic will be the issue of oil in the seafood. ...
Tarball Jewelry
WKRG-TV
Eighteen year old Jessica Boykin got the idea of turning tarballs into jewelry last month, after walking the beaches on Dauphin Island. ...
Oil spill: Friday survey to evaluate physical, mental health in south Mobile ...
al.com (blog)
... Health Systems and epidemiologists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will fan out in Bayou La Batre, Coden and Dauphin Island. ...
Dauphin Island Homeowners Fall Victim to Eminent Domain Proceedings
Lagniappe
Mobile County is taking these homes from them to create a Runway Protection Zone for the Dauphin Island Airport. Terry and Gerald Graham can remember ...
Fall Snapper Season
WKRG-TV
by Jene' Young DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama - With this years' original snapper season wiped out because of oil, there may be good news in October for area .
August 23
Material washing ashore from Perdido Pass to Petit Bois Island not oil ...
al.com (blog)
Water and residue samples were collected from the tip of Dauphin Island to about five miles down the Ft. Morgan peninsula. “It's the weirdest thing I've ...
Economy, oil team to weigh on business value along the coast
Press-Register - al.com (blog)
View full size((AP Photo/Dave Martin) The parking lot at the public beach in Dauphin Island, Ala., is nearly deserted on Sunday, July 4th, 2010. ...
Claimants Hopeful On New Claims Facility
WKRG-TV
A big crowd could also be found in dauphin island--Feinberg's final Alabama stop. Some in attendance here too were optimistic the Bostonian claims boss ...
Feinberg Defends Plans Against AG Criticism
WKRG-TV
by Chad Petri DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama - Alabama Attorney General Troy King sent a letter to Kenneth Feinberg yesterday saying he is not pleased with the BP ...
Looking for Trouble on 'Highway' for Manatees
New York Times
... come when the manatees return home in late fall, said Ruth Carmichael, who leads manatee research at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in Dauphin Island, Ala. ...
Major study proves oil plume that's not going away
The Associated Press
Monty Graham, a scientist at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in Alabama who was not involved in the new research, said: "We absolutely should be concerned that ...
Dauphin Island Berms To Provide Additional Protection
WKRG-TV
by Chad Petri DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama - Big sand mounds can be seen from Dauphin Island's west end all the way to the public beach pier. ...
August 18
Editorial: Let's pause to rethink the Katrina Cut project
Press-Register - al.com (blog)
Two dozen scientists from around the country, including the head of Alabama's own Dauphin Island Sea Lab, signed a letter to national incident commander ...
Oil spill claims will need new applications, not new documentation, says Ken Feinberg
First turtles rehabilitated after oil spill released into Gulf of Mexico
Fmr toxicologist: Gulf seafood is safe
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WALA) - The former Alabama State Toxicologist urges folks that Gulf seafood is safe to eat. Dr. Neil Sass served as the ...
Gulf Seafood Moves Beyond Smell Test - New Testing Methods Performed on Gulf ...
Gather.com
... of the concern list and I don't think there's a close second," said marine scientist George Crozier, who directs the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in Alabama. ...
Gulf seafood under the microscope
The INDsider
... concern list and I don't think there's a close second,” marine scientist George Crozier, who directs the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in Alabama, told the AP. ...
Permit: Katrina Cut fix must be removed in one year
al.com (blog)
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. -- The ongoing, $13 million-plus effort to fill the 7000-foot gap between the two halves of Dauphin Island was never meant to be more ...
Ecosystem in Gulf of Mexico 'resilient,' but challenges remain For the past 40 years, George Crozier has been monitor ing the amazing ecosystem called the Gulf of Mexico from the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. ...
One Expert Admits Overreaction to Gulf Oil Spill
Dept. of Conservation For the past 40 years, Dr. George Crozier has
been monitoring the amazing ecosystem called the Gulf of Mexico from
the Dauphin Island ...
August 13
Distinguishing between oil and algae Is it oil or algae? You might have to take a second look to decide.
Oil spill: BP moving from crisis response to restoration effort, says incident commander BP PLC's oil spill recovery is transitioning from a crisis response to a years-long restoration effort
Oil washes up on Baldwin County beaches Though the tropical depression in the Gulf fizzled, what was left of the storm on Thursday morning was enough to churn up submerged oil and carry it ashore, staining tide lines into Baldwin County's beaches and depositing sporadic clumps of soiled sargassum and tarballs. I have not heard about anything on Dauphin Island.
Three states draw down Guard's oil spill response
United States Army (press release)
Ellen Krenke, National Guard Bureau Soldiers from the Alabama National Guard build and maintain miles of barriers to protect Dauphin Island, Ala., ...
PAPER: The threat of the 'fake fishermen': BP may be paying out millions in oil spill compensation to fraudsters...
First Family to Travel to Florida's Coast; Less than 27 hrs on ground...
August 12
Sea turtles hatching on Dauphin Island DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WALA) - New life on Dauphin Island emerges even through tough conditions on the beach. Over two-hundred Loggerhead Sea Turtle eggs are starting to hatch.
How much sand needs to be dug up and cleaned?
WWL First News
Dauphin Island Sea Lab executive director Dr. George Crozier: "It's really of very little danger to us," he said, noting that unless it's a turtle nesting ...
"No oil" spotted by WSFA 12 News crew in Dauphin Island
WSFA
DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL (WSFA) - Residents and tourists along Alabama's Gulf Coast are breathing a collective sigh of relief. Many feel that Alabama avoided the ...
Alabama sues BP and other companies over oil spill Alabama Attorney General Troy King this afternoon filed lawsuits against BP PLC and several other companies over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Full story »
August 10
Feinberg offers deal in lieu of suit The man in charge of BP's $20 billion escrow fund visited Pensacola Tuesday morning, and he says he will be writing checks...big ones at that.
Coastal Recovery Continues The coastal recovery continues and there's plenty of activity on the water these days. We went up in the News 5 Windcreek Chopper today to take a look.
Tropical wave to bring rain, wind to Alabama A tropical wave that seems to be heading from south Florida to Louisiana will bring rain and wind to south Alabama Wednesday and Thursday
Fishing reopened in over 5,000 miles in the Gulf The federal government has reopened 5,144 more miles to fishing, following the nation's largest-ever oil spill.
August 9
Cedar Point Pier Re-Opens
Oyster beds to re-open 6am 8/10
BP oil claims process: Your questions answered Press-Register Business Reporter Dan Murtaugh -- who has talked frequently with key leaders of the oil-spill claims process such as BP's Darryl Willis and claims czar Ken Feinberg
Boom Removed Off Alabama Coast MOBILE, Alabama - BP's effort to remove boom from the water off Alabama's coast continued on Monday. Vessels of opportunity loaded what was once considered the last line of defense onto barges.
Well plugging brings relief but abandonment fears
The Associated Press
The owner of Lighthouse Bakery at Dauphin Island, Ala., who has a BP contract to feed National Guard members working on the coast, trusts BP to do the right ...
Sand-sifting machines aid in cleanup
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WALA) - BP demonstrated its ongoing clean-up operations on Dauphin Island Thursday. Machines are now doing what previously required ...
August 4
Clean
Harbors out , Plant Performance Services (P2S) and Crowder Gulf in.Alabama awaiting test results on Gulf fishing
BusinessWeek
... and officials are awaiting test results that will determine whether fishing can resume in waters around Dauphin Island and the Mississippi Sound. ...
Saviak vacation.JPG
al.com
Joyce Saviak photographed her niece, Rachel Lynch, 8, at Dauphin Island on June 22. "My niece and her sisters would not be denied their week at Dauphin ...
Oil spill could impact property values
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WALA) - A new report by CoreLogic shows the potential impact the oil spill can have on property values throughout the Gulf Coast. ...
Back from the Brink
UAB News
UAB biologists are at the forefront of efforts to protect two species: diamondback terrapin turtles native to Dauphin Island, Alabama, and Gulf-native sea ...
August 3
'Save the Gulf' app now available for free download on iTunes
Beach Workers’ Pay Gets Slashed GULF SHORES, Ala. - The people hired to clean up oil that reaches our beaches will be paid less to do it. According to a company memo obtained by News 5, the contractor Plant Performance Services, also known as P2S, is cutting hourly wages between 4 and 10 dollars an hour. The company says the cuts are a result of the shift from an emergency response to a longer-term recovery effort.
August 1
Oil spill Day 100: The Gulf disaster, day by day
al.com (blog)
Day 7, April 26: It's too early to "declare this the disaster of disasters," says Dauphin Island Sea Lab Director George Crozier. "If they choke the oil off ...
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO -- BP's chief operating officer says he would eat fish from the Gulf of Mexico and would let his family eat it, too.
Oil out of sight, but not gone
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WALA) - Several weeks of light to no oil has created somewhat of an out of sight, out of mind mentality. "Just because you can't see ...
People Returning To Dauphin Island Beaches
WKRG-TV
by Steve Alexander DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama - The lifting of swimming advisories means its back to the beach and businesses on Dauphin Island. ...
Slow Start to an Oil-Delayed Shrimping Season
New York Times
His sons, Michael and Joe, took the family's 75-foot trawler, the AS Skinner, out at 4 pm from Dauphin Island, Ala., on July 23 and returned with nearly ...
Locals say BP scaleback comes too soon
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WALA) - The gushing well has been capped now for 14 days, relief wells are getting close to being finished, and the beaches look ...
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Work resumes on
Katrina Cut project WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. - Work is underway once again on the
Katrina Cut on Dauphin Island. The project to fill a one mile
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On the Surface, Gulf Oil Spill Is Vanishing Fast; Concerns Stay New York Times John David Mercer/Press-Register, via AP Though much of the oil is clearing, on Monday it could still be found in Dauphin Island, Ala. ...
As work on busted well resumes, oil mostly stays off Alabama beaches al.com (blog) On Dauphin Island Sunday, waves did not appear to be larger than normal, and no oil or cleanup workers were visible on the beaches. ...
OIL SPILL INFORMATION
www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com – link to latest information about the oil spill, including the initial incident, efforts to stop the leak, projected trajectory, and the
www.response.restoration.noaa.gov – link to information on the emergency response and restoration process, as well as the latest projected trajectory.
www.ocean.floridamarine.org/ACP/MOBACP/ - link to the
Click here for archived Deep Horizon News.
Click here for old Mullet Wrapper articles.