The Argo Merchant oil spill : a preliminary scientific report

Grose, Peter L.; Mattson, James S.

doi:10.5962/bhl.title.63209

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“…This seawater concentr atio n i s within the range measured in surface waters beneath recently deposited oil slicks (Grose and Mattson, 1977;Law, 1978;Mackie et al, 1978) and because of the abundance of all larval stages in near surface waters (Scarratt, 1964; Lu nd and Stewart , 1970), would be encountered by l arva l lobsters immediately fo llowing a spi ll . Accumulation of hydrocarbons in a planktonic food so urce provides an alternative route of exposure to larval lobsters.…”

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confidence: 69%

Crude oil effects to developmental stages of the American lobster

Capuzzo¹

1981

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Crude oil effects to developmental stages of the American lobster

Capuzzo¹

1981

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“…Early behavioral studies conducted with captive cetaceans indicated that they were able to detect and actively avoid oil slicks on the surface of the water (Smith et al 1983, Geraci 1990). However, observations in actual spills in the marine environment have demonstrated that larger whales (both mysticetes and odontocetes) and smaller delphinids do not avoid oil, with observations of animals traveling through and feeding in oil slicks (Grose & Mattson 1977, Goodale et al 1979, Matkin et al 1994, Smultea & Wursig 1995, Aichinger Dias 2017.…”

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Marine mammal response operations during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Wilkin¹,

Rowles²,

Stratton³

et al. 2017

Endang. Species. Res.

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When the Mississippi Canyon-252 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill occurred in April 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico, wildlife professionals were quickly mobilized to assess, recover, and treat oiled marine mammals as part of the Incident Response operating under the Unified Command. There were significant challenges associated with the crisis, including the sustained response to a prolonged, uncontrolled oil release (from a deepwater wellhead rather than a controllable and finite source like a tanker); the large geographic scale of the oiled area and thus the response effort; and ensuring effectiveness without the benefit of previous experience of cetacean response in oil spills. The response phase for this spill lasted from April 2010 to May 2011, and the mobilization of field teams resulted in the confirmation of 13 live and 178 dead stranded cetaceans across 4 states and offshore waters. Four primary care centers were coordinated to de-oil animals, and additional facilities and personnel were mobilized to augment and support the effort. Numerous protocols were implemented to ensure appropriate animal care as well as documentation and sample collection, informing both response and Natural Resource Damage Assessment decisions. Additional efforts included the implementation of a wildlife observer program integrated into oil recovery operations (skimming and in situ burns) and behavioral observations of nearshore cetaceans. The unprecedented effort resulted in the first rehabilitation of an oiled dolphin and the coordination of a very large-scale response, with important information collected, and lessons learned for future oil spills in marine mammal habitat.

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“…b The Argo Merchant Simulations The grounding of the ship Argo Merchant on Nantucket Shoals off the coast of Massachusetts, on 15 December 1976, and the subsequent discharge of oil during the breakup of the vessel resulted in one of the largest oil spills off the shores of the United States (Grose and Mattson, 1977). The ship was carrying approximately 29,000 m 3 of oil.…”

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“…The observed motion of the slick in the immediate area of the wreck near the Nantucket Shoals may be the result of strong local topographic currents not accounted for in this model. Grose and Mattson (1977) report that the current speed at times exceeded l m s "…”

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confidence: 99%