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The following publications by NOAA Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) authors and colleagues discuss aspects of the recovery of Prince William Sound from the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

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Coats, D.A., Fukuyama, A.K., Skalski, J.R., and S. Kimura. 1999. Monitoring of Biological Recovery of Prince William Sound Intertidal Sites impacted by the Exxon Valdez oil spill. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS OR&R 1, February, 1999. 73 pages plus appendices.

Hoff, R.Z. and G. Shigenaka. 1999. Lessons from 10 years of post-Exxon Valdez monitoring on intertidal shorelines: 111-117. In 1999 International Oil Spill Conference, Seattle, WA. American Petroleum Institute, Washington D.C.

Roberts, P.O., C.B. Henry, Jr., R. LeBlanc, K. Deroche, R. East, and E.B. Overton. 1999. Summary of chemistry results: shoreline monitoring study in Prince William Sound, Alaska during the summer of 1995. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS OR&R 3, April 1999. 43 pages plus appendices. [AVAILABLE FROM OR&R]

Shigenaka, G., D.A. Coats, A.K. Fukuyama, and P.O. Roberts. 1999. Effects and trends in Littleneck clams (Protothaca staminea) impacted by the Exxon Valdez oil spill: 349-356. In 1999 International Oil Spill Conference, Seattle, WA. American Petroleum Institute, Washington D.C.

Shigenaka, G., and C.B. Henry, Jr. 1999. Pavement in Patagonia, Asphalt in Alaska: case studies in oil spill pavement formation, fate, and effects. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS OR&R 2, April 1999. 30 pages plus photo appendix. [AVAILABLE FROM OR&R]

Fukuyama, A.K., G. Shigenaka, and G.R. VanBlaricom. 1998. Oil spill impacts and the biological basis for response guidance: an applied synthesis of research on three subarctic intertidal communities. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 125. Seattle: Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 73 pp. [AVAILABLE FROM OR&R]

Hayes, M.O. and J. Michel. 1998. Evaluation of the condition of Prince William Sound shorelines following the Exxon Valdez oil spill and subsequent shoreline treatment. 1997 Geomorphological Monitoring Survey. NOAA Technical Memorandum 126. 113 pp.

Hoff, R.Z. 1997. Trends in PAH contamination in mussels from Prince William Sound, Alaska - implications for oil spill cleanup. Abstract, p. 123 In Fifth International Conference, Effects of Oil on Wildlife, November 3-6, 1997, Monterey, CA.

Houghton, J.P., R.H. Gilmour, D.C. Lees, W.B. Driskell, S.C. Lindstrom and A.J. Mearns. 1997. Prince William Sound intertidal biota seven years later--Has it recovered? 679-686. In 1997 International Oil Spill Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL. American Petroleum Institute, Washington D.C.

NOAA. 1997. Prince William Sound: An Ecosystem in Transition. NOAA's Long-Term Monitoring Program. Brochure. Seattle: Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [AVAILABLE FROM OR&R]

Shigenaka, G. (ed). 1997. Integrating physical and biological studies of recovery from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Case studies of four sites in Prince William Sound, 1989-1994. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 114. Seattle: Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 206 pp. [AVAILABLE FROM OR&R]

Shigenaka, G. (ed). 1997. Long-term recovery (1989-96) of Prince William Sound littoral biota following the Exxon Valdez oil spill and subsequent shoreline treatment. NOAA Tech. Memo. NOS ORCA 119. 94 pages plus appendices. [AVAILABLE FROM OR&R]

Yender, R. 1997. Recovery of rockweed following experimental removal. 1009-1010. In 1997 International Oil Spill Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL. American Petroleum Institute, Washington D.C.

Driskell, W.B., A.K. Fukuyama, J.P. Houghton, D.C. Lees, A.J. Mearns and G. Shigenaka. 1996. Recovery of Prince William Sound intertidal infauna from Exxon Valdez oiling and shoreline treatments, 1989 through 1992. 362-378. In S.D. Rice, R.B. Spies, D.A. Wolfe and B.A. Wright (eds), Proceedings of the Exxon Valdez oil spill symposium. American Fisheries Society Symposium 18. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. 931 pp.

Ebert, T.A. and D.C. Lees. 1996. Growth and loss of tagged individuals of the predatory snail Nucella lamellosa in areas within the influence of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound. 349-361. In S.D. Rice, R.B. Spies, D.A. Wolfe and B.A. Wright (eds), Proceedings of the Exxon Valdez oil spill symposium. American Fisheries Society Symposium 18. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. 931 pp.

Houghton, J.P., R.H. Gilmour, D.C. Lees, P.J. Hague, W.B. Driskell and S.C. Lindstrom. 1996. Evaluation of the condition of Prince William Sound shorelines following the Exxon Valdez oil spill and subsequent shoreline treatment. Volume 1: 1994 Biological Monitoring Survey. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 91. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA.

Houghton, J.P., D.C. Lees, W.B. Driskell, S.C. Lindstrom and A.J. Mearns. 1996. Recovery of Prince William Sound Intertidal Epibiota from Exxon Valdez Oiling and Shoreline Treatments, 1989 through 1992. 379-411. In S.D. Rice, R.B. Spies, D.A. Wolfe and B.A. Wright (eds). Proceedings of the Exxon Valdez oil spill symposium. American Fisheries Society Symposium 18. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. 931 pp.

Lees, D.C., J.P. Houghton and W. B. Driskell. 1996. Short-term effects of several types of shoreline treatment on rocky intertidal biota in Prince William Sound. 329-348. In S.D. Rice, R.B. Spies, D.A. Wolfe and B.A. Wright (eds). Proceedings of the Exxon Valdez oil spill symposium. American Fisheries Society Symposium 18. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. 931 pp.

Mearns, A.J. 1996. Exxon Valdez Shoreline Treatment and Operations: Implications for Response, Assessment, Monitoring and Research. 309-328. In S.D. Rice, R.B. Spies, D.A. Wolfe and B.A. Wright (eds), Proceedings of the Exxon Valdez oil spill symposium. American Fisheries Society Symposium 18. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. 931 pp.

Michel, J. and M.O. Hayes. 1996. Evaluation of the condition of Prince William Sound shorelines following the Exxon Valdez oil spill and subsequent shoreline treatment. Volume 2: 1994 Geomorphological Monitoring Survey. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 91. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA.

Roberts, P., C.B. Henry, Jr., and E.B. Overton. 1996. Evaluation of the condition of Prince William Sound shorelines following the Exxon Valdez oil spill and subsequent shoreline treatment. Volume 3: 1994 Summary of Chemistry Results. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 91. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA.

Henry, C.B., Jr., P.O. Roberts and E.B. Overton. 1995. Evaluation of the condition of Prince William Sound shorelines following the Exxon Valdez oil spill and subsequent shoreline treatment. Volume 2. 1993 Chemistry analyses. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 82. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA. [AVAILABLE FROM OR&R]

Houghton, J.P., R.H. Gilmour, D.C. Lees, P. Hague, H.L. Cumberland, P.M. Harper, W.B. Driskell and S.C. Lindstrom. G. Shigenaka (ed). 1995. Evaluation of the condition of Prince William Sound shorelines following the Exxon Valdez oil spill and subsequent shoreline treatment. Volume 1. 1993 Biological monitoring survey. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 82. Seattle: Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [AVAILABLE FROM OR&R]

Mearns, A.J. 1995. NOAA's Exxon Valdez Long-term Shoreline Ecosystem Monitoring Program - 1990-1994 Trends. 977-978. In 1995 International Oil Spill Conference, Long Beach, CA.

Houghton, J.P., R. Gilmour, D.C. Lees and W.B. Driskell. 1995. Hardshelled clam recovery from Exxon Valdez oiling and shoreline treatment. 985-87. In 1995 International Oil Spill Conference, Long Beach, CA.

Shigenaka, G. and R. Hoff. 1995. Prince William Sound: An Ecosystem in Transition. Five Panel Display. Earth Day 1995 Exhibit, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle. Seattle: Hazardous Materials Response and Assessment Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Driskell, W.B., A.K. Fukuyama, J.P. Houghton, D.C. Lees, G. Shigenaka and A.J. Mearns. 1993. Impacts on intertidal infauna: Exxon Valdez oil spill and cleanup. 355-361. In 1993 International Oil Spill Conference. American Petroleum Institute, Washington D.C.

Houghton, J.P., A.K. Fukuyama, D.C. Lees, H.Teas, III, H.L. Cumberland, P.M. Harper, T.A. Ebert, and W.B. Driskell. R.A. Yender, R.Z. Hoff, and G. Shigenaka (eds). 1993. Evaluation of the condition of Prince William Sound shorelines following the Exxon Valdez oil spill and subsequent shoreline treatment: Volume 2. 1991 Biological monitoring survey. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 67. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA. 201 pp.

Houghton, J.P., A.K. Fukuyama, D.C. Lees, H. Teas, III, H.L. Cumberland, P.M. Harper, T.A. Ebert, and W.B. Driskell. R.A. Yender, R.Z. Hoff and G. Shigenaka (eds). 1993. Evaluation of the condition of Prince William Sound shorelines following the Exxon Valdez oil spill and subsequent shoreline treatment: Volume 3. 1991 Biological monitoring survey appendices. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 67. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA. July, 1992. [AVAILABLE FROM OR&R]

Houghton, J.P., A.K. Fukuyama, D.C. Lees, W.B. Driskell, G. Shigenaka and A.J. Mearns. 1993. Impacts on intertidal epibiota: Exxon Valdez spill and subsequent cleanup. 293-300. In Proceedings of the 1993 International Oil Spill Conference: Prevention, Behavior, Control, Cleanup. 1993, Tampa, FL. Washington DC, American Petroleum Institute.

Houghton, J.P., A.K. Fukuyama, D.C. Lees, W.B. Driskell, G. Shigenaka and A.J. Mearns. 1993. Recovery of Prince William Sound Intertidal infauna from Exxon Valdez spill and treatments 1990-1992. 75-78. In Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Symposium Abstracts, February 2-5, 1993. Anchorage, Alaska. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council.

Houghton, J.P., A.K. Fukuyama, D.C. Lees, W.B. Driskell, G. Shigenaka and A.J. Mearns. 1993. Recovery of Prince William Sound Intertidal Epibiota from Exxon Valdez spill and treatments 1990-1992. 79-82. In Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Symposium Abstracts, February 2-5, 1993. Anchorage, Alaska. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council.

Mearns, A.J. 1993. Recovery of shoreline ecosystems following the Exxon Valdez oil spill and subsequent treatment. 466-479. In Coastal Zone '93, Proceedings 8th Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management, American Society of Chemical Engineers.

Mearns, A.J. and G. Shigenaka. 1993. Long-term ecological recovery monitoring program: overview and implications of recovery trends and treatment effects. 83-86. In Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Symposium Abstracts, February 2-5, 1993. Anchorage, Alaska. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council.

Michel, J. and M.O. Hayes. 1993. Persistence and weathering of Exxon Valdez oil in the intertidal zone - 3.5 years later. 279-286. In 1995 International Oil Spill Conference, Long Beach, CA.

Lees, D.C. 1992. What can Southern California learn from the Exxon Valdez oil spill experience? 105-125. In P.M. Griffman and S.E. Yoder (eds), Perspectives on the Marine Environment. Proceedings from a symposium on the Marine Environment of Southern California, May 10, 1991. Southern California Academy of Sciences, Los Angeles.

Mearns, A.J. and G. Shigenaka. 1992. Recovery of shorelines following high-pressure hot water treatment in Prince William Sound. OPDIN Update. Ocean Pollution Data and Information Network 2(4): 10-11. April 1992.

Houghton, J.P., D.C. Lees, W.B., Driskell and A.J. Mearns. 1991. Impacts of the Exxon Valdez spill and subsequent cleanup on intertidal biota - 1 year later. 467-475. In Proceedings of the 1991 International Oil Spill Conference: Prevention, Behavior, Control, Cleanup. March 4-7, 1991, San Diego, CA. Washington DC, American Petroleum Institute.

Michel, J. and M. O. Hayes. 1991. Evaluation of the condition of Prince William Sound shorelines following the Exxon Valdez oil spill and subsequent shoreline treatment: Volume 1. 1991 Geomorphological shoreline monitoring survey. NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 67. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA. [AVAILABLE FROM OR&R]

Driskell, W.B., J.P. Houghton, A.K. Fukuyama, D.C. Lees, G. Shigenaka and A.J. Mearns. 1990. Long-term effects of Exxon Valdez oiling and shoreline treatments on intertidal infauna. P. 38 (#091). In Abstract Book, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 14th Annual Meeting, 14-18 November, Houston, TX.

Field, L. Jay, James Fall, Thomas Nighswander, Nancy Peacock, and Usha Varanasi, eds. 1999. Evaluating and Communicating Subsistence Seafood Safety in a Cross-Cultural Context: Lessons Learned from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Pensacola, FL: SETAC Press. 338 pp.

Holloway, M. 1996. Trends in Ecology: Sounding out science. Scientific American, October 1996: 82-88.

Holloway, M. 1991. Trends in Environmental Technology: Soiled Shores. Scientific American, October, 1991: 102-116.

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