NOAA has released additional information regarding the movement of oil from the Deepwater Horizon accident and what to expect if the oil does reach South Florida.   
 
According to NOAA (at this writing) there have been no confirmed observations of oil from the Deepwater Horizon Site near South Florida.  Monitoring presently consists of daily overflights by trained observers to check for oil near the Loop Current, and vessels searching for tar balls approaching the Florida Keys.
 
Please refer to the following documents for NOAA's latest information on the long term movement of the oil and what to expect in South Florida from the BP oil spill:
 
NOAA Modeling the Potential Long Term Movement of Oil 

 
GulfStateDiving.com
DEMA extends thanks to PADI and Dive Newswire for their recent publicity of www.GulfStateDiving.com, the DEMA website established for operators and consumers to report on current diving conditions in the Gulf States of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. 
 
DEMA continues to provide updates to the travel community and others regarding the impact of the oil to diving and the perceptions being created in the media regarding the oil spill.  DEMA has reached out through radio, television and Internet, including through Peter Greenberg's Worldwide Radio Show.  Including the Internet outreach, www.GulfStateDiving.com has been publicized in more than 250 locations worldwide, generating more than 135 million media impressions to date. 
 
Operators along the Gulf Coast should post their diving conditions daily on www.GulfStateDiving.com so that divers from around the US and the world can see conditions in the areas they are considering for local diving or dive travel.  
 
For more information on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill including claims information, go to www.dema.org.  To track the oil spill, including fishery closures, click here.
 
To post information about your Gulf Coast diving operation and conditions, click on www.GulfStateDiving.com.