MARCH 4, 2016-- OR&R’s Emergency Response Division along with representatives from NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) met with the United States Coast Guard Office of Marine Environmental Response Policy, Intelligence Coordination Center, and Coast Guard-hosted National Response Center on February 22, 2016.

The purpose of the meeting was to share information on how NESDIS’ develops Marine Pollution Surveillance Reports and discuss background, content, methods, and paths of distribution to better serve the Coast Guard as a customer of these reports. In addition OR&R’s Emergency Response Division provided an overview of how the reports support OR&R’s role of providing scientific support to the U.S. Coast Guard for oil and chemical spill preparedness and role as a natural resource trustee. The National Response Center offered attendees a tour of their facility, which serves as the sole federal point of contact for oil and hazardous substance events in the United States. Summary information from Marine Pollution Surveillance Reports is distributed to On-Scene Coordinators via the National Response Center. For more information contact Scott.Lundgren@noaa.gov. Go back to OR&R Weekly Report.