Corexit 9527, hydroblasting, reoiling, international tanker owners pollution federation itopf, subsurface oil, manual removal. For example, in response to the deepwater horizon oil spill, noaa and our local, state, and federal partners started the barataria bay, louisiana, dolphin study in 2010 as part of the natural resource damage. The trustees are also hosting two public webinars on may, 2020 to present. Noaa web update july 27, 2010 deepwater horizon incident. Although various types of remote sensing techniques are. Environmental protection agency epa defines environmental justice as the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. The local newspaper in valdez, alaska, first reports on the exxon valdezs grounding and oil spill on march 24, 1989. Oil spillsranging from just a few gallons to millions of barrelsoccur in the u. Select up to twenty specific rncs that will be dynamically zipped and made available for download. Included here, and attached as a pdf file at page bottom, is the final update of noaas support activities for the deepwater horizon mississippi canyon 252 bp oil spill incident. Image gallery web site has both pictures and slide shows that demonstrate what happens when oil is released into the ocean, as well as how beaches recover after they are impacted. Noaa national oceanic and atmospheric administration title.
Oil spills noaas damage assessment remediation and. Guided tours web site provides tours of oil spill sites and hazardous waste sites. According to a report published by the government accounting office, there were eightyseven confirmed illegal discharge cases from cruise ships between 1992 and 1998 in u. During the initial phases of an oil spill response, information about the release is often extremely sketchy. Oil and hazardous materials response reports office of response. Users can also find it through a search of the noaa library and information. Office of response and restoration noaas national ocean. Assess the situation and inform the public of the oil spill location, size, direction of movement, potential for damage, etc. On april 22, 2020, noaa, and the state and federal trustees working on restoring habitat and resources impacted by the refugio beach oil spill released a draft damage assessment and restoration plan and environmental assessment for public comment through june 8, 2020.
Manual cutting and raking heavily oiled wrack removal in 2011 treatment of heavily oiled marshes in n. The bp oil spill is the largest accidental oil release on marine waters a c co rding to flow estimates announced on aug. They serve as a source of information in the event of an oil spill incident. The vast majority of cruise ships are foreign flagged. Oil spill preparedness, prevention, and response on the. In fact, noaa responds to as many as 150 oil spills each year. Ritchie noted that when it comes to psychosocial stress the interrelation between social factors and individual thought and behavior the more deliberate an act is, the more time the effect will last. Youll need the lower mississippi river location file to solve these problems. Further, institutional frameworks establish the decision making approaches, organizational roles, and. Ports provides information to make navigation safer, thus reducing the likelihood of a maritime accident, and also provides information to mitigate the damages from a spill, should one. Movement of oil would depend greatly on the track of the hurricane. Characteristics of response strategies noaa office of response.
Natural resource damages program oil spill settlements massdep. The marine pollution surveillance report mpsr is a product package created in the nesdis satellite analysis branch sab when a marine anomaly is identified in u. Mar 27, 20 julie n oil spill maine restoration plan and environmental assessment for the september 27, 1996 oil spill. It is the first step in narrowing the focus on certain regions for certain spill types. Cultural and natural resources potentially affected by gulf. The national oil and hazardous substances pollution. Noaa scientific support coordination ssc branch spill reports, commercial newsletters in the public domain, state agency reports, industry reports, and published scientific reports. The following files are necessary to access the gis datadbf attribute information. The macondo 252deepwater horizon spill dwh in 2010 was the first significant oil spill to utilize these guidelines as the blueprint for how to organize the response to oiled marine mammals.
Analyzing risk to improve oil spill planning and response noaa. Considerations for marine oil spill response, characteristics of response strategies can help you select appropriate. It also was a devastating blow to the resourcedependent economy of the region. Coast guard, california office of spill prevention and response, harley marine services, and the department of interior. Here are reports describing oil and chemical spill responses in which noaas. The removal finned fish was banned from galveston bay and a ban on shellfish and shrimp removal remained in effect for more than a month. The alaska oil spill risk analysis calculator is a tool to enable strategic planning for geographic locations based on environmental vulnerability, theoretical spill sizes, and spill probabilities. The 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill was the largest marine oil spill in u. The general noaa oil modeling environment gnome is a standard eulerianlagrangian spilltrajectory model designed to meet the needs of planners and expert responders through three different user.
National oceanic and atmospheric administration noaas oil. Resources on oil spills, response, and restoration ftp directory. Managing seafood safety after an oil spill noaa office of response. Oil impacted shorelines, birds, emergent marsh, and aquatic resources. All vessels covered by this plan are public vessels of the united. Preparation for oil spills needs to take into consideration the large number of variables that will affect how the oil will interact with the environment in which it is spilled. The clean water act with amendments by the oil pollution act of 1990 requires response plans for immediate and effective protection of sensitive resources. Noaa map of federal waters closed to fishing after the deepwater horizon oil spill as of june 21. Aerial observations of oil at sea office of response noaa. This bibliography has been prepared as an aid for those seeking information concerning the deepwater horizon oil spill disaster in the gulf of mexico and information on previous spills and associated remedial actions. Noaas 2020 business brief tiny creatures in underwater forest might hold promise for future medicines national oceanic and atmospheric administration u.
She is a biologist with extensive oil spill response, injury assessment and restoration experience related to seabirds and other natural resources. Trustees the federal, state, and tribal agencies who responsible for the natural resources impacted by this oil spill are the u. These archived maps and data represent the emergency fishery closures and openings in the gulf of mexico due to the deepwater horizon oil spill. The 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill in the gulf of mexico is a recent example of the extensive environmental and economic damage an oil spill can cause. Ramseur 2017 divided agency responsibility into two broad categories. A decade later a team of interdisciplinary scientists, many of whom worked on the historic spill, are.
The general noaa oil modeling environment gnome is a standard eulerianlagrangian spill trajectory model designed to meet the needs of planners and expert responders through three different user modes. Noaa map of federal waters closed to fishing after the deepwater horizon oil spill as of june 21, 2011near the maximum closure area. Oil properties were taken from environment canadas catalogue of crude oil and oil product properties 1990 version unpublished report ee125, ottawa. Graphic compares current gulf of mexico oil spill to 1979 ixtoc oil well blowout. This shipboard oil pollution emergency plan hereafter referred to as the plan is a written guide on the initial response to an oil spill on a noaa small boat vessel. Studies examining impacts of chemically dispersed oil to corals. Some are large, like the spills of exxon valdez and deepwater horizon, but others are small and easily contained. S history, and responding to the disaster required the use of brandnew satellite technology to detect and map the footprint of oil on the surface of the ocean. In this handson activity, students work with real data collected by scientists at noaa s national ocean service, who are studying the ecological recovery of prince william sound following the exxon valdez oil spill. Katherine pease, an attorney for noaa, is noaas alternate representative.
Environmental sensitivity index esi maps are an integral component in oil spill contingency planning and assessment. This section includes selected documents available online in pdf format. Oil spill planning and response remains the primary use of these maps, however they are finding everwidening use in such areas as coastal resource inventories and assessments, coastal. Noaa national oceanic and atmospheric administration ntl notice to. May 12 through may 16, 2012 washington state department of ecology, u. The high winds may distribute oil over a wider area, but it is difficult to model exactly where the oil may be transported. Noaas lead attc representative in 2001, replacing lt cmdr michael devany. Trajectory analysis handbook noaa office of response.
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