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Marine Center Director: “Never seen anything like this”; 10 whale sharks only 23 miles southwest of Sarasota

June 19th, 2010 at 11:47 AM

World's largest fish heads toward Southwest Florida coast to flee from oil

MOTE concerned oil spill ... Read more >>

“No one buying” fish from the Tampa Bay area; Fisherman “wondering whether the entire industry will shut down in the next few weeks”

June 19th, 2010 at 11:07 AM

Attorneys advise fishermen about oil spill damages, Hernando Today, June 18, 2010:

"Fish houses just don't ... Read more >>

Flashback: June 8 forecast shows oil boundary 35 miles from Tampa Bay

June 15th, 2010 at 08:32 AM

See our progression of Tampa Bay-area oil forecast projections:

New NOAA Forecast: Oil spill 35 miles ... Read more >>

Tampa Bay Business Journal: “Oil spill is a potential problem for local power plants”

June 12th, 2010 at 09:47 AM

Only a week after we at FOSL cautioned West Florida residents regarding the BP oil ... Read more >>

Joint Incident Command “confirmed the eddy is reattaching to the Loop Current”; track “heading towards Naples”

June 12th, 2010 at 07:52 AM

Eddy rejoins Loop Current, Key West Citizen, June 11, 2010:

Spinning water had kept oil west ... Read more >>

Coast Guard’s expert details two ways oil could reach the Tampa Bay area

June 9th, 2010 at 11:52 PM

Excerpt from Oil Spill: USF professor weighs in on potential oil risk for Bay area, ... Read more >>

Economist: Florida’s Gulf Coast to lose 200,000 jobs from massive oil spill; 50% drop in tourism

June 9th, 2010 at 05:46 PM

Oil spill disaster could cost Florida 200,000 jobs, Miami Herald, June 9, 2009:

If oil ruins ... Read more >>

New NOAA Forecast: Oil spill 35 miles from Tampa Bay area by June 8

June 7th, 2010 at 12:08 PM

NOAA 72-hour offshore trajectory forecast for noon June 6, 2010 - June 8, 2010.

By ... Read more >>

Tampa-area nuclear plant operator: “Intake canals bring water from the Gulf of Mexico” for cooling; Power shutdowns if oil arrives

June 4th, 2010 at 08:03 PM

Progress Energy Florida Press Release:

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Progress Energy Florida is working to ensure ... Read more >>

West Florida nuclear power operators preparing for ‘devastating effects of oil entering their plants’

June 4th, 2010 at 07:13 PM

Excerpts from AM 850 (Tampa Bay):

[N]uclear power plants along Florida's Gulf coast are also on ... Read more >>

Oil Spill 50 miles from Tampa by June 6 says NOAA forecast

June 4th, 2010 at 05:19 PM

Expert: Oil spill to reach shore ‘much more quickly’ once oil spill nears Florida’s west coast

June 2nd, 2010 at 02:44 AM

Excerpts from Tampabay.com:

Worse, if an oil spill got into Tampa Bay, getting it out again ... Read more >>

Oceanographer: Tampa sea breeze to bring ‘toxic fumes’ onshore

June 2nd, 2010 at 02:40 AM

Excerpts from Tampabay.com:

The daily sea breeze would bring the possibly toxic fumes from the spilled ... Read more >>

Oil Forecast: Spill drifting toward Florida’s West Coast; 120 miles from Tampa Bay

June 1st, 2010 at 01:15 AM

WFSFCS West Florida Continental Shelf forecast of surface trajectories for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

120-hour ... Read more >>

Massive undersea oil plume heading “toward an underwater canyon whose currents would ferry it straight to Florida’s West Coast”

May 29th, 2010 at 10:29 PM

Scientists: Subsurface oil from Gulf gusher may be heading toward Florida coast, Palm Beach Post, ... Read more >>

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