Mary Baker, PhD

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1 Mary Baker, PhD

2 NOAA Organization 2

3 National Ocean Service Office of Response and Restoration Office of Coast Survey Office of National Geodetic Survey Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management NOAA Coastal Services Center National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science OR&R 2/23/12 3

4 Office of Response and Restoration Emergency Response Division Regional Scientific Support Coordinator Response Support Team Development Team Assessment and Restoration Division NW Region Spatial Data Branch Marine Debris Division Disaster Response Center OR&R 2/23/12 4

5 Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program Office of Response and Restoration Assessment and Restoration Division NOAA Fisheries Restoration Center NOAA General Counsel for Natural Resources OR&R 2/23/12 5

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7 Continuum of Response Response (24 hours) Emergency Response Division (ERD) Restoration Recovery (Years to Decades) Assessment and Restoration Division (ARD) OR&R 2/23/12 7

8 Support for Response Identify, assess, prioritize, and mitigate injuries caused by hazardous material releases Accelerate restoration and recovery by integrating habitat considerations into response Coordinate with all available expertise to provide credible, timely and appropriate advice to decision makers OR&R 2/23/12 8

9 Response Activities Science coordination Trust resource representation Weather/trajectory forecasts Chemical assessment/analysis Resources at risk assessment Field assessments (shoreline and aerial) Protection/cleanup recommendations and priorities Information management Remediation/restoration review OR&R 2/23/12 9

10 Between Responses Preparedness: Drills and exercises, guidelines, ESI maps, training and outreach, planning, geographic response strategies R&D: Tools, models, data/information access and distribution Coordination: With other federal agencies, states, academia, observing systems, international groups and agencies (IMO, ITOPF, UNEP, Sintef) OR&R 2/23/12 10

11 Damage Assessment and Restoration 11

12 Injury Defined.an observable or measurable adverse change in a natural resource or impairment of a natural resource service... incorporates destruction, loss, and loss of use. OR&R 2/23/12 12

13 Restoration Planning Compensate for what is injured What is injured? How badly is it injured? What could be replaced/restored/acquired? How much is needed? 13

14 Arctic Restoration Options Reduce polar bear-human interactions Minimize disturbance of walruses Protect/acquire habitat Remove invasive species or predators Replant vegetation Improve fish passage Remove marine debris Implement cultural projects 14

15 Marine Debris Supports national and international efforts Research, prevent, and reduce the impacts of marine debris (projects) Partners with state and local agencies, tribes, non-governmental organizations, academia, and industry OR&R 2/23/12 15

16 ERMA Web-based mapping tool Analyze and visualize environmental information Prepare for events, respond to spills, assess impacts Relevant for all hazards Provides centralized access to information Increases communication, coordination, and efficiency OR&R 2/23/12 16

17 ERMA Schematic View 17 OR&R 2/23/12 17

18 OR&R 2/23/12 18

19 Response Priorities Providing current science support functions in Arctic environment Updating models to use Arctic operational oceanography and incorporating ice forecasting Participating in drills to exercise current capabilities (response to assessment - ERMA) Updating ESIs with new technology/information Updating oil weathering models (ADIOS) to include oil-in-ice fate and behavior and cold water weathering processes Engaging with local response community (training/workshops) *Identifying unique biological/resource characteristics of the Arctic and effects of oil exposure and response activities (i.e., dispersants, mechanical disturbance, etc.) OR&R 2/23/12 19

20 Damage Assessment Priorities Baseline data-lagoon surveys, invertebrate populations Baseline data-compilation of existing datasets Assessment protocols (ephemeral data, exposure to and injury from oil) Marine mammal health assessment protocols and program Early life stage toxicity testing-arctic cod NRDA participation in drills Dispersant monitoring Community engagement Restoration planning OR&R 2/23/12 20