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Exxon Valdez oil spill. State/federal natural resource damage assessment. Impact of the oil spill on juvenile pink and chum salmon and their prey in critical nearshore habitats. Fish/shellfish study number 4. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:91601
The objective of the study was to determine the impact of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on juvenile pink and chum salmon during their initial period of residency in nearshore marine habitats of western Prince William Sound. In oiled locations, both pink and chum salmon fry in the nearshore marine environment observations and laboratory experiments indicated that ingestion of whole oil or oil-contaminated prey was an important route of contamination.
Research Organization:
National Marine Fisheries Service, Juneau, AK (United States). Alaska Region
OSTI ID:
91601
Report Number(s):
PB--95-966004/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English