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Emergency Responders
Abandoned Vessels
Abandoned Vessel Program Overview
Abandoned Vessel Reporting Form
Charter Vessel Scuttled on Pearl and Hermes Atoll in NW Hawaiian Islands
Abandoned Vessel Program Resources Online

Assessing Environmental Harm
Oil Spills in Coral Reefs: Planning and Response Considerations
Oil Spills in Mangroves: Planning and Response Considerations
Oil and Sea Turtles: Biology, Planning, and Response
Shoreline Assessment Job Aid
Sediment Quality Guidelines (ERL/ERM)
Open Water Oil Identification Job Aid for Aerial Observation
Shoreline Assessment Forms
Using Maps to Evaluate Environmental Tradeoffs
Characteristics of Response Strategies: A Guide for Spill Response Planning in Marine Environments
Characteristic Coastal Habitats: Choosing Spill Response Alternatives
Seafood Safety after an Oil Spill
Field Tools Team: Equipping On-scene Responders and Improving Situational Awareness

Assessing Risk to Ecological Resources
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Maps
Sediment Guidelines
Sediment Quality Guidelines (ERL/ERM)
Screening Quick Reference Tables (SQuiRTs)
ARD GIS Tools
Seafood Safety after an Oil Spill
CAMEO Chemicals Web Portal
CAMEO Chemicals

Inspiring Students and Teachers
Dispersants: A Guided Tour
Observing Marine Life Abundance
GNOME
Using Maps to Evaluate Environmental Tradeoffs
CAMEO Training

Integrating Remediation and Restoration
ARD GIS Tools

Marine Debris
NOAA's Marine Debris Program
Marine Debris in Canada
GHOSTNET 2005: High Seas Debris Detection and Tracking in the North Pacific
Marine Debris Abatement
Field Tools Team: Equipping On-scene Responders and Improving Situational Awareness

Natural Resource Damage Assessment
About Damage Assessment

NOAA's Emergency Response Program
GNOME
The Chemical Reactivity Worksheet
NOAA's Marine Debris Program
Fact Sheets: ERD Products and Services
EPA CAMEO Web Site
NCP Product Schedule and Notebook
OR&R across the U.S.
Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC)
The Emergency Response Division (ERD) Role in OR&R
NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration Responds to Hurricane Katrina
Safe Seas Drift Card FAQ
MARPLOT
ALOHA
Working with ALOHA
CAMEO
CAMEO Software Suite Programs
OR&R: A History
Threat Zones and Other Output
ALOHA's Limitations
NOAA Weather Service/Seattle and OR&R Joint Web Product Completed

Planning for Environmental Emergencies
Oil Spills in Coral Reefs: Planning and Response Considerations
Oil Spills in Mangroves: Planning and Response Considerations
Oil and Sea Turtles: Biology, Planning, and Response
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Maps
Dispersants: A Guided Tour
U.S. National Response Team (NRT)
GNOME
GNOME and Deepwater Incidents
ESI Guidelines
Using Maps to Evaluate Environmental Tradeoffs
The Chemical Reactivity Worksheet
Trajectory Analysis Planner (TAP)
SOS Workshops
Shoreline Countermeasures Manuals
Characteristics of Response Strategies: A Guide for Spill Response Planning in Marine Environments
Characteristic Coastal Habitats: Choosing Spill Response Alternatives
Trajectory Analysis Handbook
Spill Tools
Fact Sheets: ERD Products and Services
EPA CAMEO Web Site
Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC)
Training for Emergency Responders and Planners
Workshops for Emergency Responders and Planners
Get ESI Maps and GIS Data
ESI Toolbar
ESI Data in Geodatabase Format
CO-OPS and NDBC IOOS Web Portal
Ocean.US Web Portal
Office of Coast Survey: Marine Modeling and Analysis Programs
Safe Sanctuaries 2005 Video
CAMEO Toolkit
Safe Seas Drift Card FAQ
MARPLOT
ALOHA
Working with ALOHA
CAMEO
MARPLOT Maps
Working with MARPLOT
LandView
Tier2 Submit
CAMEO Software Suite Programs
People Using CAMEO
CAMEO Training
OR&R Drift Card Studies
Job Aids for Spill Response
ALOHA Arc Tools
Dispersant Mission Planner (DMP2)
Spill Tools: An Oil Spill Response Exercise
CAMEO Chemicals Web Portal
CAMEO Chemicals
RMP*Comp
Threat Zones and Other Output
ALOHA's Limitations
Public Exposure Guidelines
Workplace Exposure Limits
Ask Dr. ALOHA
Levels of Concern
OR&R Helps Teach Incident Command System (ICS) Class in Cameroon
Shoreline Rankings
GNOME Listserver
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about ALOHA
Job Aids Updated!
ESI Training
ESI Viewers
ESI Availability

Protecting Coastal Resources
Coral Reefs: Spills and Other Threats
ARD GIS Tools
OR&R: A History

Recent and Historical Incidents
OR&R Aids Selendang Ayu Spill Response
OR&R Continues Support for M/V Selendang Ayu in Unalaska
IncidentNews
Oil and Hazardous Materials Response Reports
Charter Vessel Scuttled on Pearl and Hermes Atoll in NW Hawaiian Islands
NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration Responds to Hurricane Katrina
Safe Sanctuaries 2005 Video
M/V Selendang Ayu Cleanup Operations Complete
OR&R Helps Teach Incident Command System (ICS) Class in Cameroon
Container Ship Strikes Bay Bridge
NOAA's OR&R Assists with Korean Oil Spill

Responding to Chemical Spills
The Chemical Reactivity Worksheet
Fact Sheets: ERD Products and Services
EPA CAMEO Web Site
The Emergency Response Division (ERD) Role in OR&R
Training for Emergency Responders and Planners
Workshops for Emergency Responders and Planners
Get ESI Maps and GIS Data
CO-OPS and NDBC IOOS Web Portal
Ocean.US Web Portal
Office of Coast Survey: Marine Modeling and Analysis Programs
CAMEO Toolkit
MARPLOT
ALOHA
Working with ALOHA
CAMEO
MARPLOT Maps
Working with MARPLOT
LandView
Tier2 Submit
CAMEO Software Suite Programs
People Using CAMEO
CAMEO Training
ALOHA Arc Tools
An FOSC's Guide to NOAA Scientific Support
CAMEO Chemicals Web Portal
CAMEO Chemicals
RMP*Comp
Threat Zones and Other Output
ALOHA's Limitations
Public Exposure Guidelines
Workplace Exposure Limits
Ask Dr. ALOHA
Levels of Concern
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about ALOHA

Responding to Oil Spills
IncidentNews
NOAA Responds to Oiled Birds in CA
Shoreline Assessment Job Aid
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Maps
Tarballs
Dispersants: A Guided Tour
Dispersant Application Observer Job Aid
ADIOS2
SMART
SMART: A Guided Tour
In Situ Burning
Electronic ICS Forms
Open Water Oil Identification Job Aid for Aerial Observation
ARTES
Selection Guide for Oil Spill Applied Technologies: Volume 1 - Decision Making
Introduction to Coastal Habitats and Biological Resources for Spill Response
Observers' Guide to Sea Ice
Shoreline Assessment Forms
GNOME
GNOME and Deepwater Incidents
ESI Guidelines
ESI Toolkit
Using Maps to Evaluate Environmental Tradeoffs
Trajectory Analysis Planner (TAP)
SOS Workshops
Shoreline Countermeasures Manuals
Characteristics of Response Strategies: A Guide for Spill Response Planning in Marine Environments
Characteristic Coastal Habitats: Choosing Spill Response Alternatives
Trajectory Analysis Handbook
Spill Tools
Fact Sheets: ERD Products and Services
NCP Product Schedule and Notebook
Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC)
The Emergency Response Division (ERD) Role in OR&R
PORTSŪ (Physical Oceanographic Real Time System)
National Data Buoy Center (NDBC)
Coast Survey Development Laboratory (CSDL)
CO-OPS (Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services)
Training for Emergency Responders and Planners
Workshops for Emergency Responders and Planners
Get ESI Maps and GIS Data
ESI Toolbar
Seafood Safety after an Oil Spill
ESI Data in Geodatabase Format
CO-OPS and NDBC IOOS Web Portal
Ocean.US Web Portal
Office of Coast Survey: Marine Modeling and Analysis Programs
Safe Sanctuaries 2005 Video
Safe Seas Drift Card FAQ
OR&R Drift Card Studies
Job Aids for Spill Response
An FOSC's Guide to NOAA Scientific Support
Coast Guard ICS Forms
Dispersant Mission Planner (DMP2)
Spill Tools: An Oil Spill Response Exercise
Field Tools Team: Equipping On-scene Responders and Improving Situational Awareness
OR&R Helps Teach Incident Command System (ICS) Class in Cameroon
Job Aid Order Form
Oil Spill Recovery Institute (OSRI)
Container Ship Strikes Bay Bridge
Shoreline Rankings
Biological Resources
Human-Use Resources
GNOME Listserver
NOAA's OR&R Assists with Korean Oil Spill
Job Aids Updated!
ESI Training
ESI Viewers
ESI Availability
New Orleans Spill Incident: Barge DM932

Restoration Planning Tools
Mercury in Aquatic Habitats
ARD GIS Tools

Restoration Projects
Review of Sediment Quality Investigations in San Francisco Bay

Supporting Local and Regional Decision-Making
Sediment Quality Guidelines (ERL/ERM)
ARD GIS Tools
Training for Emergency Responders and Planners
Workshops for Emergency Responders and Planners
OR&R: A History
OR&R Helps Teach Incident Command System (ICS) Class in Cameroon

Students and Teachers
Assessing Environmental Harm
Investigating the Top of the Water Column
Oil Spills at the Water's Edges
Mearns Rock Time Series
Prince William Sound: An Ecosystem in Transition
Summary Points: 10 Years of Intertidal Monitoring After the Exxon Valdez Spill
Prince William Sound: Our Changing Perspective on Recovery
Using Maps to Evaluate Environmental Tradeoffs
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Assessing Risk to Ecological Resources
Creating New Habitat As Part of Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Asarco
Anacostia River Watershed Database & Mapping Project IMS Web Portal
Calcasieu Estuary Watershed Database & Mapping Project Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Watershed Database and Mapping Project Web Portal
Portland Harbor Watershed Database & Mapping Project Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Project Impact Evaluation System Web Portal
Elizabeth River Watershed Conceptual Model Project Web Portal

Inspiring Students and Teachers
Coral Reefs and Oil Spills: A Guided Tour
Investigating the Top of the Water Column
Edmonds Dock Tour
Dispersants: A Guided Tour
Mearns Rock Time Series
Observing Marine Life Abundance
What's the Story on Oil Spills?
Sediment Penetration Exercise
Cleaning Oiled Feathers
Making Mousse
Graphing Changes in Marine Life Abundance
GNOME
Using Maps to Evaluate Environmental Tradeoffs
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Oil and Chemical Spills
Prince William's Oily Mess: A Tale of Recovery
NOS Education Discovery Kit: Corals
Exploring Earth: What Happens When an Oil Spill Occurs?
Oil Trajectory Prediction
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Water Cycle Game

Integrating Remediation and Restoration
Creating New Habitat As Part of Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Asarco
Calcasieu Estuary Watershed Database & Mapping Project Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Watershed Database and Mapping Project Web Portal
Elizabeth River Watershed Conceptual Model Project Web Portal

Natural Resource Damage Assessment
NOAA Restoration Portal Web Site

NOAA's Emergency Response Program
GNOME
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Oil and Chemical Spills

Planning for Environmental Emergencies
Dispersants: A Guided Tour
GNOME
Using Maps to Evaluate Environmental Tradeoffs
Spill Tools
Guided Tours
Oil Spills: A Guided Tour
Chemical Spills: A Guided Tour
OR&R Drift Card Studies
Spill Tools: An Oil Spill Response Exercise

Protecting Coastal Resources
NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Oil and Chemical Spills
Anacostia River Watershed Database & Mapping Project IMS Web Portal
Portland Harbor Watershed Database & Mapping Project Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Project Impact Evaluation System Web Portal

Recent and Historical Incidents
IncidentNews
Response to the Exxon Valdez Spill
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Responding to Chemical Spills
Guided Tours
Chemical Spills: A Guided Tour

Responding to Oil Spills
Coral Reefs and Oil Spills: A Guided Tour
IncidentNews
Tarballs
Dispersants: A Guided Tour
What's the Story on Oil Spills?
GNOME
Using Maps to Evaluate Environmental Tradeoffs
Spill Tools
Oil Trajectory Prediction
Guided Tours
Oil Spills: A Guided Tour
OR&R Drift Card Studies
Spill Tools: An Oil Spill Response Exercise
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Restoration Planning Tools
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Oil and Chemical Spills
Anacostia River Watershed Database & Mapping Project IMS Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Watershed Database and Mapping Project Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Project Impact Evaluation System Web Portal
Elizabeth River Watershed Conceptual Model Project Web Portal

Restoration Projects
Creating New Habitat As Part of Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Asarco
Fish Habitat Restoration at Strandley-Manning Superfund Site
NOAA Restoration Portal Web Site

Supporting Local and Regional Decision-Making
San Francisco Bay Watershed Database and Mapping Project Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Project Impact Evaluation System Web Portal
Elizabeth River Watershed Conceptual Model Project Web Portal

Watershed Database & Mapping Projects
ARD IMS Sites

Interested Public
Abandoned Vessels
Abandoned Vessel Reporting Form
Charter Vessel Scuttled on Pearl and Hermes Atoll in NW Hawaiian Islands
Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet Assessment Project

Assessing Environmental Harm
Oil Spills in Mangroves: Planning and Response Considerations
Oil and Sea Turtles: Biology, Planning, and Response
Investigating the Top of the Water Column
Oil Spills at the Water's Edges
Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program
Shoreline Assessment Job Aid
Sediment Quality Guidelines (ERL/ERM)
Mearns Rock Time Series
Prince William Sound: An Ecosystem in Transition
Summary Points: 10 Years of Intertidal Monitoring After the Exxon Valdez Spill
Prince William Sound: Our Changing Perspective on Recovery
Characteristics of Response Strategies: A Guide for Spill Response Planning in Marine Environments
Characteristic Coastal Habitats: Choosing Spill Response Alternatives
Seafood Safety after an Oil Spill
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Assessing Risk to Ecological Resources
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Maps
Creating New Habitat As Part of Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Asarco
Sediment Quality Guidelines (ERL/ERM)
Coastal and Estuarine Hazardous Waste Site Reports
ARD Technical Publications on Our Site
Anacostia River Watershed Database & Mapping Project IMS Web Portal
Calcasieu Estuary Watershed Database & Mapping Project Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Watershed Database and Mapping Project Web Portal
Portland Harbor Watershed Database & Mapping Project Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Project Impact Evaluation System Web Portal
Elizabeth River Watershed Conceptual Model Project Web Portal
Seafood Safety after an Oil Spill
November 2006 Update to NOAA SQuiRT Cards
Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet Assessment Project

Featured Case Studies
Poplar Point Restoration
Restoration in Jefferson County, Texas
Strandley Manning
Restoration at Bar Beach Lagoon, Long Island, New York
OR&R Efforts in Vieques, Puerto Rico
Restoration of Commencement Bay, Tacoma, Washington

Helping Revitalize Communities
Seal Plant Building Restoration Photo Album
Summaries of Portfields and Brownfields Projects
NOAA Coastal Brownfields Web Portal
OR&R Efforts in Vieques, Puerto Rico
Fact Sheets About OR&R
First Lady Comments on Marine Debris
OR&R State Summary fact sheets
OR&R Budget Overview

Inspiring Students and Teachers
Coral Reefs and Oil Spills: A Guided Tour
Investigating the Top of the Water Column
Edmonds Dock Tour
Mearns Rock Time Series
What's the Story on Oil Spills?
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Oil and Chemical Spills
Prince William's Oily Mess: A Tale of Recovery
NOS Education Discovery Kit: Corals
Exploring Earth: What Happens When an Oil Spill Occurs?
Oil Trajectory Prediction
Nonpoint Source Pollution
Water Cycle Game

Integrating Remediation and Restoration
Creating New Habitat As Part of Hazardous Waste Cleanup at Asarco
Poplar Point Restoration
Pribilof Islands Environmental Restoration Project
Calcasieu Estuary Watershed Database & Mapping Project Web Portal
San Francisco Bay Watershed Database and Mapping Project Web Portal
Elizabeth River Watershed Conceptual Model Project Web Portal

Marine Debris
First Lady Comments on Marine Debris
OR&R Budget Overview

Natural Resource Damage Assessment
NOAA, DOJ, DOI, and State of Texas Settle Chevron Natural Resources Liability
NOAA Restoration Portal Web Site

NOAA's Emergency Response Program
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Oil and Chemical Spills
Fact Sheets: ERD Products and Services
OR&R across the U.S.
The Emergency Response Division (ERD) Role in OR&R
About the Emergency Response Program
NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration Responds to Hurricane Katrina