Presentation Abstract
A structured approach to identify biological components most affected by a ship-source oil spill has been developed utilising a suite of criteria to assess vulnerability. Our approach divides criteria into three categories: exposure, sensitivity, and recovery, each encompassing a number of criteria which are envisaged to be consistent and broad enough to be usable in any region in Canada. In support of this, we are working with biologists from other Canadian regions who are currently developing ship-source oil spill response plans (i.e. Pacific, Quebec and Maritimes) to test the usability of this approach in multiple marine environments. For the Pacific region, a full application of this process is underway for the Salish Sea. If successful, we anticipate this approach will be useful for identification of biological components most affected by ship-source oil spills in any marine environment.
Session Title
Fossil Fuel Export Through the Salish Sea- Impacts of Trains and Ships
Conference Track
Fate and Effects of Pollutants
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2016 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
2016 12:00 AM
End Date
2016 12:00 AM
Location
2016SSEC
Type of Presentation
Oral
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Aquatic animals--Effect of oil spills on--Canada; Marine ecosystem management--Canada; Oil spills--Canada--Management
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Canada
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
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A framework to assess vulnerability of biological components to ship-source oil spills in the marine environment
2016SSEC
A structured approach to identify biological components most affected by a ship-source oil spill has been developed utilising a suite of criteria to assess vulnerability. Our approach divides criteria into three categories: exposure, sensitivity, and recovery, each encompassing a number of criteria which are envisaged to be consistent and broad enough to be usable in any region in Canada. In support of this, we are working with biologists from other Canadian regions who are currently developing ship-source oil spill response plans (i.e. Pacific, Quebec and Maritimes) to test the usability of this approach in multiple marine environments. For the Pacific region, a full application of this process is underway for the Salish Sea. If successful, we anticipate this approach will be useful for identification of biological components most affected by ship-source oil spills in any marine environment.
