Project Information

Title: Residual Oiling of Armored Beaches and Mussel Beds in the GOA 00459

Project Year and Number: 2000: 00459

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 1999: 99459

Principal Investigator (PI): Gail Irvine (US Geological Survey)

Managing Agency: USGS

Assisting Personnel: Dan Mann, Jeff Short

Research Location: Alaska Peninsula, Kenai Peninsula

Restoration Category: Monitoring

Injured Resources Addressed: Intertidal Organisms, Mussels

Abstract: During FY 00, this project will focus on data and hydrocarbon analyses, preparation of the final report, and preparation and submittal of two manuscripts. Funding is requested for presentation of study results at a professional meeting. In FY 99, boulder-armored beach sites and several oiled mussel beds in the Gulf of Alaska were resampled to determine whether oil persists.


Proposal: Not Available

Reports:
Final Report: View (1,814 KB)

Publications from this Project: None Available