Restoration of oiled mussel beds in Prince William Sound, Alaska.

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Project Annual Report Pristane Monitoring in Mussels and Predators of Juvenile Pink Salmon and Herring Restoration

Pristane concentrations in mussels were monitored at 30+ stations during spring and summer to compare nearshore feeding conditions for juvenile pink salmon and herring. The dominant-biomass zooplankter of PWS (Neocalanus plumchrus) contains about 1 % pristane, a refractory hydrocarbon. Fecal material produced consequent to predation on Neocalanus contains un-absorbed pristane that may be accumu...

Restoration of Razor Clam (Siliqua patula) Populations In Southeastern Prince William Sound, Alaska: Integrating Science, Management & Traditional Knowledge in the Development of a Restoration Strategy Final Report to: Partners for Fish Wildlife Coastal Program

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Project Final Report Patterns and Processes of Population Change in Selected Nearshore Vertebrate Predators Restoration Project 030423 Final Report

Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) and harlequin ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) are two species for which there was strong evidence that (1) population recovery from the spill had not occurred by 1998, (2) hydrocarbon exposure was higher in oiled areas of Prince William Sound than in unoiled areas, and (3) demographic differences between areas, particularly survival, were a likely mechanism explain...

Rhodolith bed: a newly discovered habitat in the North Pacific Ocean

Rhodoliths are unattached calcareous red algae that form extensive beds. Although rhodolith beds are widely distributed in temperate and tropical areas, a recent discovery in the North Pacific Ocean represents a significant northward extension of known rhodolith distribution. This bed, located in Prince William Sound, Alaska, is composed of one rhodolith species, Phymatolithon calcareum, with t...

Quantitative Assessment of Current Risks to Harlequin Ducks in Prince William Sound, Alaska, from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) were adversely affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS) in Prince William Sound (PWS), Alaska, and some have suggested effects continue two decades later. We present an ecological risk assessment evaluating quantitatively whether PWS seaducks continue to be at-risk from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in residual Exxon Valdez oil. Potenti...