{"id":1481,"date":"2023-10-23T16:22:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T16:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant-temp\/?page_id=1481"},"modified":"2023-12-12T02:43:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T02:43:16","slug":"oil-spills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/oil-spills\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil Spills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California\u2019s coast has a history of oil and natural gas production, dating back to the 19th century, and currently has 27 offshore oil and gas platforms in central and Southern California, with 8 being recently decommissioned. This industry presents challenges to offshore ecosystems, including oil spills, and remnant onshore and offshore infrastructure. USC Sea Grant supports scientific research that helps inform management decisions that protect the health of Southern California\u2019s ecosystems. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Relevant Research\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-67L-O7G_Q1\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-67L-O7G_Q1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Ousting Oil: Southern California wetland serves as a model system for studying ecosystem recovery from an oil spill<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-67L-O7G_Q1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-67L-O7G_Q1\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Funding:<\/strong> NOAA (2024-2026)<\/p>\n<p><b>Principal Investigators<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roman Barco, Ph.D., University of Southern California<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jan Amend, Ph.D., University of Southern California<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"\/uscseagrant\/ousting-oil\/\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Community Engagement\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><br data-mce-bogus=\"1\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-NtikXTT1eR\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-NtikXTT1eR\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">2021 Southern California Oil Spill StoryMap<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-NtikXTT1eR\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-NtikXTT1eR\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>On October 2nd, 2021, a major oil spill was detected in Southern California, originating from an underwater pipe connected to the Elly platform about 4.5 miles offshore near Long Beach, California. The USC Sea Grant Program created a StoryMap in response to this event to provide updated information and resources as the oil spill event and clean-up progressed.<\/p>\n<p>The StoryMap includes:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"jsx-862068705 content\">\n<li class=\"jsx-2622023771 page-anchor-list-item\">Response<\/li>\n<li class=\"jsx-2622023771 page-anchor-list-item\">Impacts to Habitat<\/li>\n<li class=\"jsx-2622023771 page-anchor-list-item\">Oil Spills of the Past<\/li>\n<li class=\"jsx-2622023771 page-anchor-list-item\">Resources<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/c469a794e6be48049ee0e29f23ca2038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/c469a794e6be48049ee0e29f23ca2038\">View the 2021 Southern California Oil Spill Story Map<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-NtikXTT1eR\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-NtikXTT1eR\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Workshop: Improving Oil Spill Preparedness and Response in Santa Barbara<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-NtikXTT1eR\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-NtikXTT1eR\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalacademies.org\/gulf\/gulf-research-program\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gulf Research Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) collaborated with the Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach Program and three Sea Grant Programs (Alaska Sea Grant, University of Southern California Sea Grant, and Virginia Sea Grant) to host <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfseagrant.org\/oilspilloutreach\/collaborative-workshop-series\/\">regional workshops<\/a> in 2018 and 2019 aimed at improving community preparedness for future oil spills. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each workshop brought together practitioners and interested parties to focus on lessons learned about public health, social disruption, and economic impacts of oil spills, and to identify regional needs and priorities for improving preparedness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The workshops produced regional and national priorities and protocols that enhanced the existing response and regulatory frameworks and the foundations for increased regional capacities in oil spill community preparedness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>USC Sea Grant hosted the West Coast Regional Workshop, titled\u00a0<em>Improving Oil Spill Preparedness and Response in Santa Barbara, <\/em>on April 5, 2019.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2023\/12\/SB_Oil_Spill_Report_final_8.19.19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the\u00a0 <em>I<\/em><em>mproving Oil Spill Preparedness and Response in Santa Barbara Workshop Report<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Additional Resources:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/uscseagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2023\/12\/OilSpills_Release_2018_Sea_Grant_Oil_Spill_Workshops.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2018 Press Release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gulfseagrant.org\/oilspilloutreach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn About Oil Spill Science<\/a> from the <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sea Grant Oil Spill Science Outreach Program<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/repository.library.noaa.gov\/view\/noaa\/38455\">Publication<\/a>: Sempier, S. et al. (2020). Evaluation of a National Workshop Series to Minimize Health, Social, and Economic Disruptions from Oil Spills.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Learn more about the collaborative workshop series and outcomes by <a href=\"https:\/\/gulfseagrant.org\/oilspilloutreach\/collaborative-workshop-series\/\">exploring the website<\/a> or reading the series <a href=\"https:\/\/masgc.org\/oilscience\/Summary-All-Regions-Report.pdf\">summary report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-NtikXTT1eR\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-NtikXTT1eR\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Article: Oil and Water<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-NtikXTT1eR\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-NtikXTT1eR\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Title:<em> Oil and Water: The Unexpected Mixture That Paved the Way for USC Sea Grant<br \/><\/em>Published:<em> October 30, 2020<br \/><\/em>Written by:<em> Charlotte Stevenson, USC Sea Grant Senior Science Writer and Program Specialist<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/pacific-currents\/oil-and-water-115453c0f75a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/pacific-currents\/oil-and-water-115453c0f75a\">Read the article<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":4011,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1481","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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