Impacts of the ‘Pacific Adventurer’ Oil Spill on the Macrobenthos of Subtropical Sandy Beaches

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 937-949 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Alfred Schlacher ◽  
Andrew Holzheimer ◽  
Tim Stevens ◽  
David Rissik
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Sandy Beaches ◽  
The Pacific

scholarly journals Deepwater Horizon oil spill impacts on Alabama beaches

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 3639-3649 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Hayworth ◽  
T. P. Clement ◽  
J. F. Valentine
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Deepwater Horizon ◽  
Sandy Beaches ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Ecological State ◽  
Current State ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Long Term Consequences

Abstract. From mid June 2010 to early August 2010, the white sandy beaches along Alabama's Gulf coast were inundated with crude oil discharged from the Deepwater Horizon well. The long-term consequences of this environmental catastrophe are still unfolding. Although BP has attempted to clean up some of these beaches, there still exist many unanswered questions regarding the physical, chemical, and ecological state of the oil contaminated beach system. In this paper, we present our understanding of what is known and known to be unknown with regard to the current state of Alabama's beaches in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Motivated by our observations of the evolving distribution of oil in Alabama's beaches and BP's clean-up activities, we offer our thoughts on the lessons learned from this oil spill disaster.

THE CONTRIBUTION OF AIR CUSHIONED VEHICLES IN OIL SPILL RESPONSE1

1993 ◽  
Vol 1993 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-133
Author(s):  
Mac W. McCarthy ◽  
John McGrath
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Washington State ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Fish Processing ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
International Boundary ◽  
Dense Fog

ABSTRACT On July 22, 1991, the Tuo Hai, a 46,500 ton Chinese grain carrier, collided with the Tenyo Maru, a 4,800 ton Japanese fish processing ship, off the coast of Washington State. The Tenyo Maru sank, creating an oil spill that cost upwards of $4 million (U.S.) to clean up. The incident initiated a joint response from the U.S. and Canadian governments. As part of this response, the Canadian Coast Guard mobilized an SRN-6 hovercraft. This air cushioned vehicle (ACV) provided logistical support to responders on both sides of the international boundary. The response operation along the Pacific Coast was extensive. Dense fog and the remote location of the impacted area provided formidable challenges to the cleanup effort. It was the mission scenario of the Canadian SRN-6 hovercraft to provide logistical support—as an experiment in ACV utility—to the organizations responding to this incident. Based on this experience, it can be argued that the hovercraft offers great potential value in responding to marine oil spills. Appropriate application of ACV technology can enhance oil spill response work, spill waste management, and incident surveillance. This paper discusses the contribution of the SRN-6 hovercraft to the Tenyo Maru response, briefly examines the use of another, very different hovercraft, during a response in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and reviews a new hovercraft design and discusses its potential contributions.

Results of a Three Year Monitoring Programme on the Natural Recovery of Vegetation after the Erika Oil Spill: Lessons for Adapting Response Techniques

2003 ◽  
Vol 2003 (1) ◽  
pp. 1155-1159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Poncet ◽  
Franck Laruelle ◽  
Rémy Ragot ◽  
Frederic Tintilier
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Monitoring Network ◽  
Sandy Beaches ◽  
Oil Removal ◽  
Vegetation Types ◽  
Terrestrial Vegetation ◽  
Développement Durable ◽  
High Degree

ABSTRACT The Erika oil spill and the attendant cleaning operations it required have impacted almost every type of Breton shoreline, habitats and plant communities on shingle and sandy beaches, rocky cliffs, marshlands and dunes. The French Ministry of the Environment (Ministère de l'écologie et du développement durable) launched an impact assessment in 2000 on oil spill clean-up operations and the recovery of impacted vegetation via the «Réseau de suivi des conséquences écologiques et écotoxicologiques de la marée noire résultant du naufrage de l'Erika» (Monitoring network of the ecological and ecotoxicological consequences of the Erika oil spill). The Cedre and the Conservatoire Botanique National de Brest are dealing with the terrestrial vegetation program. Vegetation was surveyed in sixty locations where one hundred quadrates were recorded covering all vegetation types including all the degrees of oiling and the varying amounts of damage resulting from the removal of the HFO. A few examples of the oiled areas are discussed. The three year monitoring program shows a high degree of persistence of the HFO in uncleaned quadrates of a number of habitats. The FO 6 did no really serious damage in terms of mortality, vegetation cover and species composition. The survey illustrates how gentle manual oil removal techniques can enhance vegetation recovery within the space of a few years. It also exemplifies how some techniques have a very negative impact such as HWHP washing which only serves to delay recovery.

Modeling Transport of Oil from the Refugio Beach Oil Spill

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 1950-1964
Author(s):  
Amy MacFadyen
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Surf Zone ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Source Modeling ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Scales ◽  
Incident Command ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Natural Oil ◽  
Forecast Models ◽  
Modeling Transport

2017-288 ABSTRACT The Refugio Beach oil spill originated from a pipeline break on 19 May 2015 near Refugio State Beach, which is located approximately 20 miles west of Santa Barbara, California. An estimated 500 barrels (21,000 gallons) of crude oil flowed from the shore side of Highway 101 into the Pacific Ocean. Trajectory and fate modeling of the oil were provided to the Incident Command to support the response. Several factors were particularly challenging for oil spill modeling in this incident. The spill entered the ocean through the surf zone, a distinct dynamical region with variability on small spatial and temporal scales, which coastal circulation models generally do not resolve. The regional winds were also highly variable and in some locations forecast models did not reflect the on-scene observations. A final complication was the presence of numerous natural oil seeps in the region. This posed challenges both for model initialization and validation of modeling results. In the days following the spill, above-background levels of tarballs were observed coming ashore on various beaches remote from the spill. Chemical analyses indicate that some of the tarballs likely originated from the spill. Hindcast modeling of the spill was conducted to examine transport between these locations and the spill source. Modeling simulations showed regional connectivity in approximately the correct time frame between the spill site and beaches in Ventura County and Santa Monica Bay.

25 years of collaboration: the Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force 1989–2014

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-62
Author(s):  
Sarah Brace
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Mutual Aid ◽  
Regulatory Oversight ◽  
Task Force Member ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Pacific

ABSTRACT Two significant west coast spill incidents, the barge Nestucca spill in B.C. in 1988 and the tanker Exxon Valdez spill of 1989 catalyzed the formal creation of the Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force, a union of Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Hawaii joined 12 years later and for the past 25 years the Task Force member organizations have collaborated on numerous projects and policy initiatives that have significantly influenced how the west coast prevents, prepares for and responds to oil spills. This paper will: 1) Provide an overview of how the Task Force functions and how it fosters collaboration between industry, agencies, and other stakeholders in the region; 2) Highlight key projects and accomplishments from the past two decades, including Transboundary coordination, vessel traffic risk studies, mutual aid agreements, and federal regulatory oversight; and how these projects were initiated and carried out; 3) Offer examples of how the Task Force is looking at challenges ahead, such as the shifting landscape of energy transportation and emerging fuels in the region, and what this means for spill prevention and response.

scholarly journals Macroinfaunal recovery on the beach most severely affected by the ‘Prestige’ oil spill (O Rostro, Galicia, north-west Spain)

2013 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Junoy ◽  
C. Castellanos ◽  
R. Bernardo-Madrid ◽  
R. Riera ◽  
J.M. Viéitez
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Recovery Period ◽  
Sandy Beaches ◽  
North West ◽  
Marine Crustaceans ◽  
Temporal And Spatial Variability ◽  
Composition And Structure ◽  
Prestige Oil Spill ◽  
Temporal And Spatial ◽  
The Prestige

Exposed sandy beaches are widespread coastal habitats with temporal and spatial variability. O Rostro beach (Galicia, north-west Spain) was the most severely affected beach in the ‘Prestige’ oil spill (November 2002). Monitoring sampling was conducted to study macroinfaunal composition and structure after the oil spill episode. The purpose of this survey was to characterize macroinfaunal variations on the beach over a yearly scale (2003–2007) and determine the recovery period. These data are compared with the only available data collected before the spill (1995). Two zones where identified with different recovery trends: (1) supralittoral, occupied either by talitrid amphipods, oniscoidean isopods and insects; and (2) intertidal, where marine crustaceans prevailed. Beach morphodynamics partially buried the oil, which gradually reappeared and was dragged to the coast. Negative ecological effects were observed in the short term (six months after the 2002 spill) but macroinfauna apparently recovered in the following years (2004–2007), showing that macroinfaunal assemblages of this beach are resilient enough to recover after severe stress.

scholarly journals WAVE RUNUP PREDICTION FOR FLOOD MAPPING

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (33) ◽  
pp. 79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Melby ◽  
Norberto Caraballo-Nadal ◽  
Nobuhisa Kobayashi
Keyword(s):  
Flood Hazard ◽  
Sandy Beaches ◽  
Flood Mapping ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Empirical Equations ◽  
Flood Inundation ◽  
Wave Runup ◽  
Benchmark Data ◽  
Longshore Sediment Transport ◽  
The Pacific

Wave runup determines the extent over which waves act. Wave runup is therefore an important parameter to determine flood inundation extents from coastal storms. Cross-shore and longshore sediment transport are a function of the hydrodynamics on the beach and are therefore related to wave runup. Several benchmark wave runup data sets are summarized and used to evaluate the available tools for predicting wave runup for flood hazard assessment. Benchmark data span a range of shoreline conditions including sandy beaches on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts, dissipative to reflective beaches, as well as structures ranging from impermeable smooth levees to rough permeable rubble mounds. Data include laboratory and prototype measurements. Tools for predicting wave runup are analyzed including empirical equations, computer programs based on empirical equations, and the CSHORE time-averaged cross-shore model. Most of the tools show fairly high degrees of skill but some do not. The study recommends using CSHORE to model runup for most beach and structure conditions. However, CSHORE is not likely to predict wave runup on infragravity-dominated dissipative beaches well. For these cases, it is recommended that one of the recommended empirical equations for beaches be used.

scholarly journals Parasite Communities of the Pacific Mole Crab, <i>Emerita rathbunae</i> (Anomura: Hippidae), in Sandy Beaches from Guerrero and Michoacán, Mexico

2015 ◽  
Vol 05 (04) ◽  
pp. 468-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Violante-Gonzalez ◽  
Guadalupe Quiterio-Rendon ◽  
Scott Monks ◽  
Sergio García-Ibañez ◽  
Griselda Pulido-Flores ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sandy Beaches ◽  
Parasite Communities ◽  
The Pacific

scholarly journals Hemocyte parameters of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas a year after the Hebei Spirit oil spill off the west coast of Korea

2010 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ludovic Donaghy ◽  
Hyun-Ki Hong ◽  
Hee-Jung Lee ◽  
Je-Cheon Jun ◽  
Young-Je Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Crassostrea Gigas ◽  
Pacific Oyster ◽  
The West ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
West Coast Of Korea

EFFECTS OF THE IXTOC I OIL SPILL ON THE INTERTIDAL AND SUBTIDAL INFAUNAL POPULATIONS ALONG LOWER TEXAS COAST BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES

1981 ◽  
Vol 1981 (1) ◽  
pp. 467-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry C. Thebeau ◽  
John W. Tunnell ◽  
Quenton R. Dokken ◽  
Mary E. Kindinger
Keyword(s):  
Oil Spill ◽  
Sandy Beaches ◽  
Beach Erosion ◽  
Seasonal Fluctuations ◽  
Population Densities ◽  
Texas Coast ◽  
Tropical Depression ◽  
Intertidal Population ◽  
Abundance And Diversity ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT Pre-spill (August 4 to 11, 1979) and post-spill (September 24 to 29, 1979) sampling of intertidal and subtidal infaunal populations along lower Texas coast sandy beaches was conducted to determine the impact of the Ixtoc I oil spill. Transects sampled between the Rio Grande and Port Aransas produced 52 species of macroinfauna primarily dominated in abundance and diversity by polychaetes and haustoriid amphipods. Analyses revealed visible, though not significant, decreases in pooled intertidal population densities and significant reductions in pooled subtidal population densities. Numbers of species did not significantly change. Population density changes may have been caused by Ixtoc I impact, tropical depression/storm beach erosion, seasonal fluctuations, beach cleanup techniques, or a combination of these.

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