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5. Predictive Ecology
5. Predictive Ecology
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Without this fundamental knowledge, predictions, prevention, response, remediation, and resource damage assessment can be in jeopardy of being ineffective or inaccurate and thus potentially wasting financial resources and putting natural resources at risk. One component of the OSRI mission is the portfolio of projects funded in the category called ''predictive ecology" (Table 5-1~.
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52 THE OIL SPILL RECOVERY INSTITUTE TABLE 5-1 Summary of OSRI-Funded Projects FY98-02 by Program Area: Predictive Ecology Prograr Contract Term Project Titlea Totalb Area ., .~ 06/15/98 -12/15/98 Internship: Waterfowl Toxicity Study $6,000 Eco 07/01/98 - 06/30/99 Fellowship $23,879 Eco 11/20/98 - 03/30/99 Science Planning: Sound Science Research Team $7,363 Eco 01/01/99 -12/31/99 Nowcast/Forecast Program $133,298 Eco 04/15/99 - 04/14/00 Statistical Methods & Software $26,566 Eco 06/01/99 - 05/31/00 Sentinel Rock Fish Monitoring $71,966 Eco 05/01/99 - 04/30/00 3-D Coupled Biological-Physical Model for the $49,974 Eco Ecosystem in Prince William Sound 05/01/99 - 04/30/00 Responses of River Otters to Oil Contamination: Monitoring Post-Release Survival of Oiled and Nonoiled Captive Otters. $24,100 Eco 05/01/99 - 04/30/00 Workshop: Cook Inlet Oceanography $31,575 Eco 06/01/99 - 05/31/00 Waterfowl Toxicity—Measure CYPIA Induction $50,000 Eco 06/14/99 - 06/13/00 Environmental Sensitivity Maps: Prince William Sound $50,000 Eco 09/01/99 - 02/28/00 Workshop: Cook Inlet Safety of Navigation $11,826 Eco 01/20/00 - 01/19/01 Herring/Pollock Monitoring in Prince William Sound $75,000 Eco 01/20/00 - 01/19/01 Zooplankton/Nekton Monitoring in Prince William Sound $60,000 Eco 02/01/00 - 01/31/01 Nowcast/Forecast Program $150,000 Eco 04/01/00 - 03/31/01 Distribution/Abundance of Intertidal Invertebrates on the Copper River Delta $80,215 Eco 04/01/00 - 03/31/01 Distribution/Abundance of Intertidal Invertebrates on the Copper River Delta $19,785 Eco 06/28/00 - 07/27/01 Environmental Sensitivity Maps: Aleutian Islands $85,472 Eco 3-D Coupled Biological-Physical Model for Prince William Sound $50,000 Eco Sensitivity Mapping Project: Southeast Alaska $20,000 Eco MOU Environmental Sensitivity Mapping $60,000 Eco MOU Remote Sensing Using Lidar $100,000 Eco 10/01/00 - 09/30/01 Technology Coordinators .
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Harvey &Associates $71,966 Eco Prince William Sound Science Center $49,974 Eco University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Institute of Marine Sciences '/ $24,100 Eco University of Alaska, Fairbanks/IARC $31,575 Eco University of Alaska/SFOS $50,000 Eco University of California, Davis $50,000 Eco NOAA/NOS/OR&R $11,826 Eco Cook Inlet RCAC ~ . $75,000 Eco Prince William Sound Science Center $60,000 Eco Prince William Sound Science Center $150,000 Eco Prince William Sound Science Center $80,215 Eco Prince William Sound Science Center $19,785 Eco University of North Carolina .
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Within the predictive ecology program (nonmodeling portion) , OSRI has funded a diverse set of projects, including workshops, fellowships, a study of the toxic effects of oil on waterfowl, monitoring of rockfish, monitoring of river otters exposed to oil, herring and pollock monitoring, study of the distribution of intertidal invertebrates on the Copper River Delta, sensitivity mapping of coastal resources, and zooplankton/nekton monitoring (Table 5-1~.
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. The Prince William Sound ecological resources monitoring projects focus on the three dominant pelagic animal biomass (most abundant)
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The acoustic survey methods in this project provide information about their abundance during the spring bloom period. Research has demonstrated significant interannual variability in zooplankton biomass and species composition in Prince William Sound (Cooney et al., 2001; Eslinger et al., 2001)
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to a project conducting environmental sensitivity index mapping for Alaskan coastlines. The project supports standard mapping of resources in Prince William Sound and the Aleutian Islands, focusing on coastal regions so responders would be better able to protect sensitive areas in the event of a spill.
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The legislation tasks OSRI with assisting the Exxon Valdez oil spill trustees in assessing environmental damages from the Exxon Valdez oil spill, focused geographically on the northern Gulf of Alaska region, primarily Prince William Sound. There remains great potential for research on long-term ecological effects.
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One of the stated objectives of the ecological studies supported by OSRI is to develop "baseline" data about the structure and function of marine ecosystems in the northern Gulf of Alaska that are at risk from future oil spills. The baseline data are intended to provide the basis for documenting and quantifying ecological injury, should a spill occur.
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Research is needed on the effects of different oil spill response options, such as use of chemical dispersants, beach cleaners, highpressure or hot water washing, bioremediation, etc., on water column and intertidal biological communities. There is a need to develop methods for removing oil from the environment efficiently while m~nnnizing adverse effects on marine organisms and ecosystems.
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Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration There is also a need to develop methods for restoring oil-impacted marine ecosystems and for facilitating natural recovery of impacted ecosystems, in accordance with the current NRDA regulations. Most marine resource populations and their supporting ecosystems begin recovery as soon as concentrations of oil decline to levels that are not toxic or otherwise harmful to populations.
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