NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) conducts projects to help understand and reduce the impact of abandoned vessels on coral reef ecosystems and to help local managers prevent and minimize impacts from hazardous material and oil releases....
The purpose of this document is to improve preparedness for response and recovery operations following a disaster that generates marine debris on the Gulf or Atlantic coasts of Florida. This document outlines existing response structures at the local, sta...
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Marine Debris Emergency Response Guide: Comprehensive Guidance Document
The purpose of this document is to improve preparedness for response and recovery following incidents that generate marine debris in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). This document outlines existing response structures at the local,...
Barber's Point, Oahu, Hawaii Drift Card Study 2002-2004
Drift cards were be released from Barber's Point, Oahu, approximately once a month during the two year span to get an idea of the distribution of card drift under different environmental conditions. A 100 cards were released each time.
Winds and currents ...
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Atlas, Gulf of Mexico, Upper Coast of Texas PDFs 1996, Louisiana 2003, Mississippi 2009, Alabama 2007, Florida 1995-2003 maps and geographic information systems data (NODC Accession 0064870)
The most widely used approach to sensitive environment mapping in the U.S. is NOAA's Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI). This approach systematically compiles information in standard formats for coastal shoreline sensitivity, biological resources, and ...
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Atlas: U.S. and British Virgin Islands Maps and Geographic Information Systems Data Digital Data Re-release, 2000 (NODC Accession 0049955)
This data set comprises an update of the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data for the Virgin Islands. ESI data characterize estuarine environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main comp...
Oil spills in mangroves : planning & response considerations
This guide is intended to assist those who work in spill response and planning in regions where mangrove ecosystems are an important part of the coastline. By understanding the basic of the ecology of these forests and learning from past oil spills in man...
Gulf of Mexico regional ecosystem restoration strategy
"Although the Gulf Coast has significant natural resource and economic value, its long-term future is not secure. Gulf Coast states have experienced coastal land loss due to the alteration of natural hydrology and other human activities, as well as from e...
Toxicity of oil to reef-building corals : a spill response perspective
Evaluation of oil toxicity in general is not a simple or easy task. What we consider as 'oil' includes qualitatively and chemically very different kinds of materials. Moreover, different species and even different life stages within the same species can r...
Office of Response and Restoration (ORR)
Barber's Point, Oahu, Hawaii Drift Card Study 2002-2004
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Atlas, Gulf of Mexico, Upper Coast of Texas PDFs 1996, Louisiana 2003, Mississippi 2009, Alabama 2007, Florida 1995-2003 maps and geographic information systems data (NODC Accession 0064870)
"Although the Gulf Coast has significant natural resource and economic value, its long-term future is not secure. Gulf Coast states have experienced coastal land loss due to the alteration of natural hydrology and other human activities, as well as from e...