Marine Mammals and the Exxon ValdezThomas R. Loughlin The oil spill disaster that occurred when the Exxon Valdez ran aground has become part of the iconography of ecological disaster. This book synthesizes confidential data, recently released by the US government, concerning the effects of this spill on marine mammals (ie. sea otters, harbour seals, killer whales and humpback whales). Many of the contributors were on site within 24 hours of the spill and their results establish a baseline worst case scenario. These data should assist marine biologists, pathologists, toxicologists, environmentatlists, engineers, and coastal planners in assessing the nature of this disaster. |
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Chapter 2 | 23 |
George A Antonelis 227 National Marine Mammal Laboratory Alaska Fish | 29 |
Richard K Harris 265 Department of Veterinary Pathology Armed Forces | 42 |
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abundance adult analysis Anchorage animals April aromatic hydrocarbons behavior bile British Columbia calves capture cetaceans Chapter clams coastal concentrations counts crude oil Damage Assessment dead DeGange detected distribution dives effects of oil encountered estimated Exxon Valdez oil female Fish and Wildlife Fisheries following the EVOS foraging Geraci gray whales Gulf of Alaska harbor seal pups harbor seals haulout sites heavily oiled humpback whales individual July June juvenile Kenai Peninsula killer whales lesions Marine Mammal Matkin Montague Island mortality rates mussels nd nd nd necropsy ng/g NMFS observed oil contamination oiled areas oiled seals pelagic photographed pinnipeds Pitcher postspill prespill prey Prince William Sound Report resident pods result rookeries samples sea otter density sea otter population sea otters shoreline Steller sea lions surveys T/V Exxon Valdez Table tissues transects U.S. Fish unoiled areas USFWS Valdez oil spill vessel western PWS Wildlife Service