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Title: Exxon Valdez oil spill. State/federal natural resource damage assessment. Assessment of injury to harbor seals in Prince William Sound, Alaska, and adjacent areas following the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Marine mammal study number 5. Restoration study number 73. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:91408

The goal of the project was to determine whether the Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS) had a measurable impact on harbor seals, Phocavitulina richardsi, in Prince William Sound (PWS) and adjacent areas. During the EVOS, harbor seals were exposed to oil both in the water and on land. The study was designed to investigate and quantify, as possible, the effects of oil and the disturbance associated with cleanup on distribution, abundance, and health of harbor seals in the affected area.

Research Organization:
Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, Anchorage, AK (United States)
OSTI ID:
91408
Report Number(s):
PB-95-966007/XAB; TRN: 52263377
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: May 1994
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English