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To fulfill its mission of protecting and restoring NOAA Trust Resources, the Office of Response and Restoration:
- provides scientific and technical support to prepare for and respond to oil and chemical releases;
- determines damage to natural resources from these releases;
- protects and restores marine and coastal ecosystems, including coral reefs; and
- works with communities to address critical local and regional coastal challenges.
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Emergency Response Division (ERD)
OR&R's Emergency Response Division (ERD) facilitates spill prevention, preparedness, response, and restoration at national and local levels. Specialists in ERD provide scientific expertise to support oil and chemical spill responses in U.S. coastal waters. ERD specialists also offer tools, training, and information to emergency responders and planners. learn more
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Pribilof Islands Environmental Restoration Project
NOAA, through its Office of Response and Restoration, Pribilof Project Office, is responsible for site characterization and restoration activities on the St. George and St. Paul Islands in Alaska. learn more
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Assessment and Restoration Division (ARD)
The Assessment and Restoration Division (ARD) protects and restores coastal natural resources injured by hazardous substances. learn more
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| Dispersant Mission Planner (DMP2) OR&R recently updated its Dispersant Mission Planner. The new planner, DMP2, is a tool that spill responders and planners can use to assess dispersant application system performance. (updated: May 1, 2008) |
| ESI Viewers ESI Viewers were created to make it easier for ESI users (particularly those without access to ESRI's ArcMap software) to view and query digital ESI data. (posted: April 28, 2008) |
| ESI Data in Geodatabase Format To date, 19 ESI atlases have been published in geodatabase format, for use in ESRI's ArcGIS 9.x. All future ESI atlases will be published as geodatabases, and many existing ESIs have been converted to this format, as well. (updated: April 22, 2008) |
| ESI Training A new training module is now available for ESI users. The manual and associated training materials will help spill responders and planners learn to use ESI data in multiple formats. (updated: April 22, 2008) |
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| OR&R Efforts in Vieques, Puerto Rico Vieques is a small island east of mainland Puerto Rico that was formerly used by the U.S. Navy for military training operations. The Navy ceased operations in 2003, and is now investigating areas it previously occupied to determine the extent of contamination. |
| OR&R: A History Learn more about the origins of NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R). |
| Pribilof Islands Environmental Restoration Project NOAA's National Ocean Service Office of Response and Restoration is responsible for site restoration activities at St. George and St. Paul Islands in Alaska. |
| Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Overview of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Includes links to many related resources, including photo galleries. |
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