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Crude Awakenings Oil Spill Response and Recovery Workshop Sponsored by: The Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute; Kenai Fjords National Park; and Alaska SeaLife Center.

Prince William Sound

Fishermen in Cordova

Super Tankers loading at Valdez

1964 Good Friday Earthquake

At approximately 12:30 am on March 24, 1989 The Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef.

Attempting to contain the spill with booms

Cold water wash method

Hot water wash method

Physical removal of debris

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

2001: pooling oil remains below the surface.

Resources Not Recovering According to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Council Harlequin Ducks Cormorant Loons Pigeon Guillemot Clams Pacific Herring Harbor Seals

Recovering Resources According to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Council Orca Whales Sea Otters Marbled Murrelets Mussels Intertidal Communities Designated Wilderness Archeological Resources

Recovered Species According to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Council Bald Eagle Common Murres Black Oyster Catcher Pink Salmon Sockeye Salmon River Otter

The Alaska SeaLife Center opened in 1998

Oil Spills in the US since 1989 March 24, 1989Gulf of Alaska 11,000,000 gallons February 7, 1990 Southern California 300,000 gallons March 16, 1990New Jersey 127,000 gallons June 8, 1990 Galveston, Texas 5,100,000 gallons August 10, 1993Tampa Bay, Florida 336,000 gallons April 7, 2000Maryland 111,000 gallons July 6, 2000Middleton, Rhode Island 14,000 gallons November 28, 2000Mississippi River 567,000 gallons August 4, 2001Valdez, Alaska 35,000 gallons September 22, 2001La Porte, Texas 43,000 gallons October 4, 2001Interior Alaska300,000 gallons April 6, 2002Louisiana coast 90,000 gallons February 14, 2003Midway Atoll NWR 100,000 gallons November 26, 2004Delaware River 475,000 gallons December 10, 2004Unalaska, Alaska480,000 gallons August/September 2005New Orleans, Louisiana 7,000,000 gallons March 28, 2005Alaska’s North Slope 111,300 gallons June 19, 2006Calcasieu River, Louisiana 3,550,000 gallons January 2, 2007Galveston, Texas 44,500 gallons November 12, 2007San Francisco, California 60,000 gallons

Crude Awakenings Oil Spill Response and Recovery Workshop Sponsored by: The Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute; Kenai Fjords National Park; and Alaska SeaLife Center.