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Injured Animals and Habitat

Unfortunately, birds, fish, wildlife, and their habitats often suffer from the effects of human activity. See some graphic examples of these injuries, which can be caused by sources as varied as abandoned fishing gear, spilled oil, and past industrial facilities. OR&R works to measure these damages and protect and restore NOAA trust natural resources.

Pelican escaping oiled waters after Eagle Otome spill.

Tank leaking oil after Hurricane Katrina.

Scorched vegetation along Whatcom Creek.

Oil on the Mississippi River after spill.

Oily water following a spill in the Kalamazoo River.

Fish killed during Hurricane Rita in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005.

View of the Duwamish River and industrial activity.

Oil on the Banks of the Delaware River After M/V Athos Spill.

Boom contains oil after a spill near Adak Island, Alaska in 2010.

Sign indicating presence of PCBs in fish.

Pelican Escaping Oiled Waters

Pelican escaping oiled waters after the tank ship Eagle Otome spill in January of 2010. (NOAA)

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Furseals Entrapped by Debris

As seen in this photo of furseals taken in 2007, entanglement is one of the harmful effects of marine debris. (NOAA MDP)

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Partially Submerged Oil Tank

Workers attempt to contain oil from a partially submerged, leaking tank following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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Aftermath of Olympic Pipeline Explosion

Aftermath of the June 1999 Olympic pipeline explosion in Whatcom Creek, Bellingham, Washington. (NOAA)

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Cleanup of Oil in the Mississippi River

Oil floating in the Mississippi following the M/V Westchester spill on November 28, 2000. (NOAA)

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Oil in the Kalamazoo River

Oil spilled into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan in July of 2010. (NOAA)

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Dead Fish in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

Fish were killed in the polluted waters following Hurricane Rita in the Gulf of Mexico in 2005. (NOAA)

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Copper at the Callahan Mine Superfund Site

Goose Cove at the Callahan Mine Superfund site, an old copper mine in Brooksville, Maine, in September 2009. The bluish color indicates the seepage of copper into the estuary from the waste rock pile source. (NOAA)

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Industrial Pollution in the Duwamish River

As a result of industrial activities along the Duwamish River in Seattle, Washington, NOAA is evaluating possible injuries to the benthic community including flatfish and salmon. (NOAA)

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Oil on the Banks of the Delaware River

The shore of the Delaware River (near Philadelphia) was oiled when the M/V Athos I struck an obstacle and ruptured on November 27, 2004. (NOAA)

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Oiled Shore on Adak Island

Boom contains oil on Adak Island’s shore, following a spill from the M/V Golden Seas in December 2010. (NOAA)

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Warning Sign In New York

A sign posted near a river in New York warns fishers that the fish there could potentially be tainted with harmful polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). (NOAA)

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