Developed by NOAA with the EPA, U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of Interior, the site offers you a “one-stop shop” for spill response information. The site integrates the latest data the federal responders have about the oil spill’s trajectory with fishery area closures, wildlife data and place-based Gulf Coast resources — such as pinpointed locations of oiled shoreline and current positions of deployed research ships — into one customizable interactive map. 

ERMA was designed to facilitate communication and coordination among a variety of users — from federal, state and local responders to local community leaders and the public. The site was designed to be fast and user-friendly, and we plan to keep it constantly updated.

About the web service:

• After clicking the map , you’ll see the latest information about the oil spill’s trajectory, the position of NOAA’s research ships, spilled oil’s coastal location and the areas closed to shipping.
• To see other popular collections of information, click on the “Bookmarks” tab in the upper right-hand corner of the site. These are popular views of the data in the system.
• You can see other information displayed on the map, by clicking other layer check boxes in the area to the right of the map.
• Want to know more about what’s being displayed on the map? Click the “Legends” Tab to see the legend information for the currently active layers.
• Click the “Help” Tab to find out more about the tools.