Who is responsible for ensuring seafood safety?
Federal & state agencies are working together to ensure seafood safety. If managers determine that seafood may be affected, the next step is to assess whether seafood is tainted or contaminated to levels that could pose a risk to human health through consumption. A combination of sensory analysis (of tissue) and chemical analysis (of water, sediment, & tissue) is conducted to determine if seafood is safe following an oil spill. The results will be made public as soon as possible.
