Videos

Watch OR&R put NOAA science into action, from an introduction to oil spills to behind-the-scenes glimpses of NOAA measuring how pollution has impacted our natural resources and the public's use of these resources. Find a full list of videos from the Deepwater Horizon/BP oil spill on the National Ocean Service website.

Safe Sanctuaries 2005: Emergency Response Drill

This video was produced as part of the emergency response drill, "Safe Sanctuaries," held in the Florida Keys in April 2005.

De-Oiling the Delta: Video of the DM932 Oil Spill Response

Watch this short video about NOAA OR&R's response to a large oil spill in the Mississippi River at New Orleans, La., in July 2008.

Hindsight and Foresight: 20 Years After the Exxon Valdez Spill

Watch this short documentary revisiting the Exxon Valdez oil spill twenty years later, and the changes it brought about in its wake.

Henry Wood Elliott: Defender of the Fur Seal

This documentary, produced as part of the Pribilof Islands Environmental Restoration Project, uncovers a little-known piece of American history told through the story of Henry Wood Elliott, an artist and naturalist who many regard as the man who saved the northern fur seal from extinction.

Oil in the Ocean

On July 23, 2008, in the heart of New Orleans, a 600-foot tanker collided with a 200-foot fuel barge, tearing the barge in half.

Hawaii's Nets to Energy Program

Turning trash into electricity: What was once an idea of the future has become a reality today through Hawaii's Nets-to-Energy Program.

Lessons from Valdez

On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez grounded on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, rupturing the hull and spilling oil into the pristine waters of Alaska.

Marine Debris

Marine debris has become one of the most pervasive pollution problems facing the world's ocean and waterways. Learn more about marine debris and what you can do to prevent it.

People of the Seal

"People of the Seal" explores the centuries-old connection between the northern fur seal and the Unangan natives of Alaska's Pribilof and Aleutian Islands in the middle of Alaska's Bering Sea.

Saving a Bay (Lavaca Bay Restoration)

With fisherman, seabirds, and marshland, Lavaca Bay looks like any other peaceful coastal area ... but things weren't always this serene. This site was home to the largest cleanup of hazardous waste in Texas history.
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