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On April 20, 2010, BP’s mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon exploded, burned, and subsequently sank in the Gulf of Mexico 52 miles southeast of Venice, Louisiana. Eleven of the 126 workers on the rig were killed and, over the following 87 days, an estimated 3.19 million barrels (~134 million gallons) of oil spilled into the Gulf ...
The Barataria Bay dolphin population was heavily impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill, which released an estimated 168 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over 87 days. The oil contaminated surface waters and nearshore habitats hundreds of miles away from the wellhead, including Barataria Bay.
effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and associated risk factors on marine mammals, (2) mitigation and restoration efforts for Gulf marine mammal populations, and (3) monitoring of changes in the Gulf ecosystem, including recovery and restoration. 2 The statement also should help
Oil and Gas Development. Renewable Energy Development. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. For additional information on offshore energy development and impacts on marine mammals, see the Commission’s 2010–2011 annual report and 2012 annual report.
Drilling can also result in oil spills, which can affect marine mammals directly by contact, inhalation, or ingestion, or indirectly by affecting marine mammal prey or habitat. For a more thorough discussion of the potential effects of an oil spill on marine mammals, see our Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill page. Types of deepwater oil drilling rigs.
Bibliography of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill-Related Marine Mammal Research and Monitoring StudiesBi. f Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill-Related Marine Mammal Research and Monitoring Studies March 2021Ackleh, A.S., G.E. Ioup, J.W. Ioup, B. Ma, J.J. Newcomb, N. Pal, N.A. Sidorovskaia, and C. Tiemann. 2012. Assessing the Deepwate. Horizon oil spill ...
cetaceans to petroleum products following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Endangered Species Research 33:119–125. doi:10.3354/esr00770 Endangered Species Research Special Issue: Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Protected Marine Species. Endangered Species Research Volume 33, published Jan 31, 2017.
Letter to Deepwater Horizon Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Group on its draft restoration plan 2 for marine mammals and other species in the Gulf of Mexico. February 4, 2019 Letter to BOEM on its FY 2020-2022 Environmental Studies Plan, including a recommendation to expand passive acoustic monitoring in Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s whale habitat.
Priority Topics. The current and future budget outlook for the Marine Mammal Commission, and for science-based federal agencies in general, requires us to be strategic about our work. In March 2022, we released our Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026 following a review and approval of the United States Office of Management and Budget.
Based on the limited range of the southern sea otter, the threat posed by oil spill prompted this stock to be listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act in 1977. While northern sea otters did not receive a similar listing, oil spills are also a significant threat to these animals; the Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 ...