BIOLOGICAL BASELINE STUDIES FOR A PROPOSED MARINE TERMINAL

The paper describes an optimized program for the collection of biological data to be used for contingency planning and for documentation of certain conditions that would exist within Estero Bay at the time of a major oil spill incident. Optimization of the baseline is based on: susceptibility of the habitat to oil contamination; the species within the marine environment which must be considered for contingency planning; and the probability of successful documentation for litigation purposes. The program has been designed to make use of the data collection efforts of other agencies when these efforts provide information of the type and format useful for oil spill damage assessment.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Third Conference, Tokyo, Japan, August 5-8, 1975. Available from Secretary of International Ocean Development Conference.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Ocean Development Conference

  Japanese Management Association
  Tokyo,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Westree, B L
• Conference:
  • Third Conference, Tokyo, Japan, August 5-8, 1975. Available from Secretary of International Ocean Development Conference.
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 131-137
• Serial:
  • Volume: 4

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Contingency planning; Ecology; Ecosystems; Environmental impacts; Harbors; Impacts; Oil spill cleanup; Oil spills; Petroleum terminals; Pollution; Ports; Water pollution
• Old TRIS Terms: Biological baseline studies; Biological effects (Oil); Ecological effects; Harbor pollution; Oil spill contingency plans; Oil spill impact; Pollution contingency plans
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156509
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: Preprint
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 2 1977 12:00AM