Oil Spill Operations Public Meeting in Ocean Springs

JACKSON, Miss. – A meeting to provide updates on oil spill operations will be held Saturday, Aug. 28, at 9:00 a.m. in the

the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center for the Arts and Education located at 1600 Government St. in Ocean Springs

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (DMR), the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA), and BP are hosting the public meeting, which will include updates and answer questions concerning subsurface monitoring, seafood safety, and coastal fisheries.

The meeting will be moderated by Jackson County Board

of Supervisors President Mike Mangum and Ocean Springs Mayor Connie Moran.

More information and links about MDEQ’s and DMR’s roles in oil spill response are available at www.deq.state.ms.us/oilspill and

www.dmr.state.ms.us/DMR/oil-spill.htm.