Ten bottlenose dolphins that died in the Gulf of Mexico recently were found to have been infected with the bacteria Brucella. They are among the nearly 600 dolphins that have died in the Gulf since February 2010.

The Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Trustees, comprised of representatives of the five Gulf states and two federal agencies, commend the members of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force for their efforts in developing a preliminary strategy for long-term restoration of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem and the Gulf Coast region.

Earlier this year, the trustees for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill asked the public for input on the types of restoration needed to address impacts from the spill. The comments were collected as part of the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) process.