Post on 03-Jan-2016
Crude AwakeningsOil Spill Response and Recovery
Workshop
Sponsored by: The Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute; Kenai Fjords National Park; and Alaska SeaLife Center.
At approximately 12:30 am on At approximately 12:30 am on March 24, 1989 The Exxon March 24, 1989 The Exxon
Valdez ran aground on Bligh Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef.Reef.
•11 million gallons spilled•1,300 miles of shoreline oiled•470 miles away from spill site•10,000 workers•1,000 boats•100 aircraft
•250,000 Seabirds•1,000 – 2,500 Sea Otters•300 Harbor Seals•250 Bald Eagles•14 Killer Whales•12 River Otters•Fish ??
Estimated Mortality
Resources Not RecoveringAccording to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Council
Harlequin Ducks
Cormorant
Loons
Pigeon Guillemot
Clams
Pacific Herring
Harbor Seals
Recovering ResourcesAccording to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Council
Orca Whales
Sea Otters
Marbled Murrelets
Mussels
Intertidal Communities
Designated Wilderness
Archeological Resources
Recovered SpeciesAccording to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Council
Bald Eagle
Common Murres
Black Oyster Catcher
Pink Salmon
Sockeye Salmon
River Otter
Oil Spills in the US since 1989March 24, 1989 Gulf of Alaska 11,000,000 gallonsFebruary 7, 1990 Southern California 300,000 gallonsMarch 16, 1990 New Jersey 127,000 gallonsJune 8, 1990 Galveston, Texas 5,100,000 gallonsAugust 10, 1993 Tampa Bay, Florida 336,000 gallonsApril 7, 2000 Maryland 111,000 gallonsJuly 6, 2000 Middleton, Rhode Island 14,000 gallonsNovember 28, 2000 Mississippi River 567,000 gallonsAugust 4, 2001 Valdez, Alaska 35,000 gallonsSeptember 22, 2001 La Porte, Texas 43,000 gallonsOctober 4, 2001 Interior Alaska 300,000 gallonsApril 6, 2002 Louisiana coast 90,000 gallonsFebruary 14, 2003 Midway Atoll NWR 100,000 gallonsNovember 26, 2004 Delaware River 475,000 gallonsDecember 10, 2004Unalaska, Alaska 480,000 gallonsAugust/September 2005 New Orleans, Louisiana 7,000,000 gallonsMarch 28, 2005 Alaska’s North Slope 111,300 gallonsJune 19, 2006 Calcasieu River, Louisiana 3,550,000 gallonsJanuary 2, 2007 Galveston, Texas 44,500 gallonsNovember 12, 2007 San Francisco, California 60,000 gallons