Terrebonne Parish Information 1) Coast Guard representatives in Cocodrie reported: • Redeployment of assets assisting with cleanup efforts will be complete Tuesday July 27. • New oil has been reported on Trinity Island, Whiskey Island and West Timbalier Island. • Please join us for the Coastal Care Fair in Houma: Tuesday, July 27 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Terrebonne Parish Library, East Houma Branch, 778 Grand Caillou Road The Coastal Care Fair will include: • Health screenings • Children’s activities and entertainment • Job opportunity information • Social service programs • Public health information • Wellness information and stress management workshops • And more Weather Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 78. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 90. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. Wednesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93. Southeast wind between 5 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Boats/Vessels • 16 Skimmers in Cocodrie. • 191 boats on site assisting with cleanup in Cocodrie. Boom • Boom Inventory: • Boom ≤35”: • Deployed Today: 100 • Total Deployed: 262,286’ • Boom ≥35”: • Deployed Today: 0 • Total Deployed: 10,109’ • Sorbent Boom: • Deployed Today: 200’ • Total Deployed: 1,181,078’ • Sorbent boom is now only being used on oil impacted areas. Cleanup Progress • Continued beach reconnaissance and manual recovery of discovered oil. • All recovery operations are to follow the general shoreline treatment recommendations established for Timbalier Bay and Terrebonne Bay. • Cleanup crews working on Bay Timbour, Whiskey Island, Trinity Island, Wine Island, Raccoon Island, Bayou Petit Caillou, and Lake Pelto. • Inclement weather has restricted over-flights and operations in Cocodrie today. 2) Oil impact reports: • Assessment team reports the following: • New oil has been observed on Trinity Island, Whiskey Island, and West Timbalier Island. 3) Vessels of Opportunity Program: • Anyone interested in applying to becoming a Vessels of Opportunity (VOO) or crew member should call 281-366-5511. 4) Fishing Closures: • Yielding to a groundswell from the recreational fishing community, which pointed out that tests were not showing contamination of fish in the closed areas, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Wednesday lifted the ban on sports fishing in most areas closed because of the oil spill. The exception is in areas that are heavily oiled and where cleanup is taking place. • The ban on commercial fishing in oiled areas has not been changed but may be lifted next week, a state official said. The decision does not change closures in federally managed waters, the open Gulf three miles south of the Louisiana coast. • Any reports of oil sighted by recreational fishermen need to be accompanied by latitude and longitude. The only closures that remain are mapped below. http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/img/maps/oil-spill/recreational-map-1.png http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/img/maps/oil-spill/recreational-map-2.png http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/img/maps/oil-spill/recreational-map-3.png http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/img/maps/oil-spill/federal-map.png

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