NOAA Seal - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Citgo Calcasieu River
CITGO Calcasieu River, Louisiana


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Dead fish floating in rainbow oil sheen in Calcasieu Lake, Louisiana. Rainbow oil sheen on shoreline and surface waters downstream of oil discharge in the Calcasieu River Ship Channel, Louisiana. Oiled vegetation near Prien Lake, Louisiana. Black oil is realeased when sediments are disturbed near the Calcasieu River Ship Channel, Louisiana. Mussels exposed during low tide in the Calcasieu Estuary, Louisiana. Rainbow oil sheen on surface waters and sediments where oyster shells are present near Choupique Island, Louisiana. NOAA Restoration Center staff help monitor salt marshes in the Calcasieu Estuary affected by the oil discharge. Airboat crews survey salt marsh for oil.


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