Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency Khemraj Parsram
By all indications, no evidence was seen to indicate that an oil spill occurred, the EPA Head explained.
“The fishing boat attempted to go to that area, but because of the bad weather yesterday morning, they could not make it so that turned up no result and the aerial survey, after scouting the entire area…so we scoured that area and we did not see anything off our own,” he explained.
Now, the EPA is on high alert and is still conducting investigations into the reports.
Parsram explained that the Agency is now relying on “satellite imagery” using Sky Truth; a non-profit environmental watchdog that uses satellite imagery and remote sensing data to identify and monitor threats to the planet’s natural resources.
Moreover, the EPA Head said too that the Agency is also relying on assistance from fishermen to give accurate reports as well.
“We are hoping as well that the fishermen who took the videos and other fishermen can contact us if they notice anything elsewhere, they can immediately take a sample and take an accurate coordinate for us so that we can quickly put systems in place to mitigate any damages that can occur,” he related.
