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To fulfill its mission of protecting and restoring NOAA Trust Resources, the Office of Response and Restoration:
- provides scientific and technical support to prepare for and respond to oil and chemical releases;
- determines damage to natural resources from these releases;
- protects and restores marine and coastal ecosystems, including coral reefs; and
- works with communities to address critical local and regional coastal challenges.
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Emergency Response Division (ERD)
OR&R's Emergency Response Division (ERD) facilitates spill prevention, preparedness, response, and restoration at national and local levels. Specialists in ERD provide scientific expertise to support oil and chemical spill responses in U.S. coastal waters. ERD specialists also offer tools, training, and information to emergency responders and planners. learn more
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Pribilof Islands Environmental Restoration Project
NOAA, through its Office of Response and Restoration, Pribilof Project Office, is responsible for site characterization and restoration activities on the St. George and St. Paul Islands in Alaska. learn more
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Assessment and Restoration Division (ARD)
The Assessment and Restoration Division (ARD) protects and restores coastal natural resources injured by hazardous substances. learn more
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| GNOME The GNOME Development team has released a Location File for New York Harbor, plus an updated GNOME 1.3.0! (updated: September 9, 2008) |
| SOS Workshops OR&R's Science of Oil Spills (SOS) Workshops focus on evaluating environmental risks during spills and making decisions to optimize environmental recovery. The next SOS Workshop is scheduled for October 21-23, 2008. (updated: August 11, 2008) |
| New Orleans Spill Incident: Barge DM932 NOAA OR&R's scientific support team is assisting the U.S. Coast Guard and the State of Louisiana in their response to the collision of vessels near New Orleans on July 23, 2008. (updated: July 29, 2008) |
| Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet Assessment Project Status report of Suisun Bay project. (updated: July 3, 2008) |
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| OR&R Efforts in Vieques, Puerto Rico Vieques is a small island east of mainland Puerto Rico that was formerly used by the U.S. Navy for military training operations. The Navy ceased operations in 2003, and is now investigating areas it previously occupied to determine the extent of contamination. |
| Pribilof Islands Environmental Restoration Project NOAA's National Ocean Service Office of Response and Restoration is responsible for site restoration activities at St. George and St. Paul Islands in Alaska. |
| OR&R: A History Learn more about the origins of NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R). |
| Dispersant Mission Planner (DMP2) OR&R recently updated its Dispersant Mission Planner. The new planner, DMP2, is a tool that spill responders and planners can use to assess dispersant application system performance. |
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