Some factors affecting the oil-spill risk to sea otters in California. Final report
Sea otters in California, with their limited range and numbers, are exposed to the threat of oil spills from a number of sources including offshore oil and gas development, transportation of crude oil and refined products, and the bunker fuel of vessels transiting the otter range. This report explores some of the direct and indirect ways otters may be affected by oil spills, including hypothermia, pneumonia, toxic effects, and destruction of preferred prey. The report also examines the possibility of mitigating the effects of oil spills through spill containment and cleanup, otter capture, cleaning and rehabilitation, and otter relocation. The report concludes with a description of the amount of shoreline affected by some major spills in various parts of the world.
- Research Organization:
- Tinney (Richard T.), Jr., Arlington, VA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5809999
- Report Number(s):
- PB-85-174035/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CALIFORNIA
OIL SPILLS
MAMMALS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
CLEANING
DAMAGE
ECOLOGY
HYPOTHERMIA
NATURAL GAS
PNEUMONIA
SHORES
TOXICITY
ANIMALS
BODY TEMPERATURE
DISEASES
ENERGY SOURCES
FEDERAL REGION IX
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
NORTH AMERICA
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
USA
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