(CNN) -- The oil spill on the Gulf Coast has states and visitors bureaus working hard to keep the public updated and reassure beach-bound travelers. Here are some of the latest updates from destinations affected by the oil disaster: Northwest Florida Oil has affected sections of Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key beaches, according to the Pensacola Bay Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Photos from the area showed patches of dark, syrup-like oil on the white sand. Pensacola Beach is open, but the waters from the Park West recreation area to the area just west of Portofino are closed to all swimming and wading until further notice because of large quantities of emulsified oil in shore waters and along the shoreline, the bureau said.
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Oil affects sections of Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key beaches
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Some waters closed to swimming because of emulsified oil along the shoreline
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All of Florida's beaches are still open, including tourist hot spots Panama City and Destin
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Health officials have issued advisory against swimming in Alabama Gulf waters
Dime-size to 5-inch tar balls continue to wash up in widely scattered areas of northwest Florida, but all of the state's beaches remain open, according to Visit @placeholder, the state's tourism corporation.