Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Restoration (DWH)
The NOAA Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Program is a NOAA-wide effort focused on restoring injuries to natural resources and services from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. As the lead science agency for coastal oil spills, NOAA was on the scene from the earliest moment of the DWH oil spill crisis. In the six years following, NOAA assessed the damages, quantified the injury, and determined the types and cost of restoration needed. This work resulted in the 2016 Deepwater Horizon Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PDARP), which detailed the natural resource injuries from the oil spill and selected a comprehensive, integrated ecosystem approach to best restore those resources at an ecosystem level. In addition to serving as a member of the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Trustee Council implementing restoration work guided by the PDARP, NOAA also supports the Department of Commerce’s role as a member of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, which manages the DWH restoration efforts conducted under the RESTORE Act. To support the extensive restoration efforts, NOAA has been working alongside our state, federal, academic, non-profit partners, and the public to implement the best approaches to restoring the Gulf of Mexico resources and habitats. NOAA is particularly focused on identifying and conducting work to advance science needs to either fill data gaps needed to better target restoration or to advance our ability to monitor and evaluate restoration outcomes for NOAA trust resources, including assessing deep benthic and mesophotic communities on the seafloor and monitoring the effects of restoration activities on injured marine mammals, sea turtles, and Gulf fish and invertebrate species and their coastal and marine habitats..
- AFSC (Alaska Fisheries Science Center) 1
- AOML (Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory) 4
- CIMAR (Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research) 1
- CIMAS (Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies) 6
- CIMEC (Cooperative Institute for Marine Ecosystems and Climate) 1
- CISESS (Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies) 1
- CO-OPS (Center for Operational Oceanographic Products & Services) 1
- CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System) 22
- DWH (Deepwater Horizon) 230
- Integrated Ecosystem Assessment 1
- JISAO (Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean) 1
- NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) 43
- NCEI (National Centers for Environmental Information) 5
- NCRL (NOAA Central & Regional Libraries) 1
- NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center) 2
- NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) 5
- NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service) 8
- NGI (Northern Gulf Institute) 5
- NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) 96
- NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) SER (Southeast Region) 1
- NOS (National Ocean Service) 99
- NWFSC (Northwest Fisheries Science Center) 7
- OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) 38
- Ocean Exploration Program 6
- OCM (Office for Coastal Management) 1
- OER (Ocean Exploration and Research) 1
- OHC (Office of Habitat Conservation) 12
- ONMS (Office of National Marine Sanctuaries) 1
- OPR (Office of Protected Resources) 16
- ORR (Office of Response and Restoration) 43
- OST (Office of Science and Technology) 1
- PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center) 3
- PMEL (Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory) 1
- Restoration 1
- Sea Grant 27
- SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center) 36
- SER (Southeast Region) 5
- STAR (Center for Satellite Applications and Research) 1
- SWFSC (Southwest Fisheries Science Center) 3
- WCR (West Coast Region) 1
- Analysis 6
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2
- Aquatic Science 17
- Benthos 5
- Biogeography 2
- Biomass 2
- Blue crab 2
- Bottlenose dolphin 7
- BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010 73
- Caretta caretta 4
- Cephalopoda 3
- Cetacea 2
- Chelonia mydas 3
- Chemical oceanography 3
- Cleanup 6
- Coastal ecology 2
- Conservation 5
- Construction 3
- Coral reef restoration 2
- Coral reefs and islands 3
- Corals 2
- Crabs 2
- Crassostrea virginica 3
- Deep sea corals 4
- Deepwater Horizon (Drilling rig) 3
- Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Oil Spill 11
- Dermochelys coriacea 2
- Dispersing agents 2
- Dissolved oxygen 3
- Drilling platforms 2
- Ecological assessment (Biology) 2
- Ecological Modeling 3
- Ecology 6
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 4
- Economic aspects 2
- Economics and Econometrics 3
- Ecosystems 3
- Eddies 2
- Effect of human beings on 2
- Effect of oil spills on 25
- Endangered species 2
- Environmental aspects 30
- Environmental Chemistry 3
- Environmental conditions 2
- Environmental degradation 7
- Environmental Engineering 3
- Environmental impact analysis 9
- Environmental impact statements 3
- Environmental monitoring 3
- Environmental policy 4
- Equipment and supplies 3
- Eretmochelys imbricata 2
- Erosion 3
- Estimates 2
- Estuaries 2
- Evaluation 2
- First responders 2
- Fisheries 2
- Fishery management 2
- Fish populations 2
- Fish stock assessment 3
- General Medicine 3
- Government policy 9
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4
- Health aspects 3
- Lepidochelys kempii 5
- Management 5
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3
- Marine mammals 4
- Marine pollution 5
- Marine resources 6
- Marine resources conservation 3
- Marine sediments 4
- Marshes 5
- Mathematical models 3
- Measurement 3
- Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) 10
- Monitoring 7
- Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) 11
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 3
- Ocean circulation 3
- Oceanography 17
- Oil pollution of the sea 7
- Oil pollution of water 4
- Oil spills 38
- Oil spills and wildlife 5
- Oysters 5
- Petroleum 5
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- Research 9
- Restoration 11
- Restoration ecology 6
- Risk assessment 11
- Salinity 4
- Salt marshes 9
- Sampling 3
- Sea turtles 6
- Toxicology 5
- Water 6
- Water Science and Technology 3
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- Louisiana 2
- Mexico, Gulf of 90
- Mississippi 1
- Mississippi River 1
- Pacific Coast 1
- Pacific Ocean 1
- Perdido Bay (Ala. and Fla.) 1
- Prince William Sound 1
- United States 16
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- CIMAR (Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research) (1)
- CIMAS (Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies) (6)
- CIMEC (Cooperative Institute for Marine Ecosystems and Climate) (1)
- CISESS (Cooperative Institute for Satellite Earth System Studies) (1)
- CO-OPS (Center for Operational Oceanographic Products & Services) (1)
- CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System) (22)
- DWH (Deepwater Horizon) (230)
- Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (1)
- JISAO (Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean) (1)
- NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) (43)
- NCEI (National Centers for Environmental Information) (5)
- NCRL (NOAA Central & Regional Libraries) (1)
- NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center) (2)
- NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) (5)
- NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service) (8)
- NGI (Northern Gulf Institute) (5)
- NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) (96)
- NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) SER (Southeast Region) (1)
- NOS (National Ocean Service) (99)
- NWFSC (Northwest Fisheries Science Center) (7)
- OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) (38)
- Ocean Exploration Program (6)
- OCM (Office for Coastal Management) (1)
- OER (Ocean Exploration and Research) (1)
- OHC (Office of Habitat Conservation) (12)
- ONMS (Office of National Marine Sanctuaries) (1)
- OPR (Office of Protected Resources) (16)
- ORR (Office of Response and Restoration) (43)
- OST (Office of Science and Technology) (1)
- PIFSC (Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center) (3)
- PMEL (Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory) (1)
- Restoration (1)
- Sea Grant (27)
- SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center) (36)
- SER (Southeast Region) (5)
- STAR (Center for Satellite Applications and Research) (1)
- SWFSC (Southwest Fisheries Science Center) (3)
- WCR (West Coast Region) (1)
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- Technical Report (9)
- Analysis (6)
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine (2)
- Aquatic Science (17)
- Benthos (5)
- Biogeography (2)
- Biomass (2)
- Blue crab (2)
- Bottlenose dolphin (7)
- BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010 (73)
- Caretta caretta (4)
- Cephalopoda (3)
- Cetacea (2)
- Chelonia mydas (3)
- Chemical oceanography (3)
- Cleanup (6)
- Coastal ecology (2)
- Conservation (5)
- Construction (3)
- Coral reef restoration (2)
- Coral reefs and islands (3)
- Corals (2)
- Crabs (2)
- Crassostrea virginica (3)
- Deep sea corals (4)
- Deepwater Horizon (Drilling rig) (3)
- Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Oil Spill (11)
- Dermochelys coriacea (2)
- Dispersing agents (2)
- Dissolved oxygen (3)
- Drilling platforms (2)
- Ecological assessment (Biology) (2)
- Ecological Modeling (3)
- Ecology (6)
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (4)
- Economic aspects (2)
- Economics and Econometrics (3)
- Ecosystems (3)
- Eddies (2)
- Effect of human beings on (2)
- Effect of oil spills on (25)
- Endangered species (2)
- Environmental aspects (30)
- Environmental Chemistry (3)
- Environmental conditions (2)
- Environmental degradation (7)
- Environmental Engineering (3)
- Environmental impact analysis (9)
- Environmental impact statements (3)
- Environmental monitoring (3)
- Environmental policy (4)
- Equipment and supplies (3)
- Eretmochelys imbricata (2)
- Erosion (3)
- Estimates (2)
- Estuaries (2)
- Evaluation (2)
- First responders (2)
- Fisheries (2)
- Fishery management (2)
- Fish populations (2)
- Fish stock assessment (3)
- General Medicine (3)
- Government policy (9)
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (4)
- Health aspects (3)
- Lepidochelys kempii (5)
- Management (5)
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (3)
- Marine mammals (4)
- Marine pollution (5)
- Marine resources (6)
- Marine resources conservation (3)
- Marine sediments (4)
- Marshes (5)
- Mathematical models (3)
- Measurement (3)
- Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Communities (MDBC) (10)
- Monitoring (7)
- Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) (11)
- Nature and Landscape Conservation (3)
- Ocean circulation (3)
- Oceanography (17)
- Oil pollution of the sea (7)
- Oil pollution of water (4)
- Oil spills (38)
- Oil spills and wildlife (5)
- Oysters (5)
- Petroleum (5)
- Pollution (11)
- Research (9)
- Restoration (11)
- Restoration ecology (6)
- Risk assessment (11)
- Salinity (4)
- Salt marshes (9)
- Sampling (3)
- Sea turtles (6)
- Toxicology (5)
- Water (6)
- Water Science and Technology (3)
- Alabama (2)
- Alaska (1)
- American Samoa (1)
- Atlantic Coast (South Atlantic States) (1)
- Barataria Bay (1)
- Barataria Bay (La.) (1)
- Caribbean Sea (1)
- Florida (3)
- Florida, Straits of (1)
- Gulf Coast (1)
- Gulf Coast (U.S.) (3)
- Gulf of Mexico (1)
- Gulf States (1)
- Hawaii (1)
- Louisiana (2)
- Mexico, Gulf of (90)
- Mississippi (1)
- Mississippi River (1)
- Pacific Coast (1)
- Pacific Ocean (1)
- Perdido Bay (Ala. and Fla.) (1)
- Prince William Sound (1)
- United States (16)
- Personal Author:Sharp, Sarah M. ;Gomez, Forrest M....2023 | Toxics, 11(5), 423Description:Following the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill in 2010, poor pulmonary health and reproductive failure in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in...
- Personal Author:Yang, Tingting ;Nigro, Lisa M....2016 | Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 129, 282-291Description:One of the defining features of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the rapid formation and persistence of a hydrocarbon plume in deep water. Here we ...
- Personal Author:Rohal, Melissa ;Ainsworth, Cameron...2020 | Environmental Modelling & Software, 133, 104793Description:The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill likely affected ecosystem services in the Gulf of Mexico. To test this hypothesis, we configured a “Ecopath wi...
- Personal Author:English, Eric ;von Haefen, Roger H....2018 | Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 91, 26-45Description:The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the largest ever in U.S. waters, eclipsing the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in terms of the ...
- 2017 | Marine Pollution Bulletin, 118(1-2), 328-340Description:Olefin-based synthetic-based drilling mud (SBM) was released into the Gulf of Mexico as a result of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) disaster in 2010. We s...
- 2018 | Marine Pollution Bulletin, 129(2), 695-713Description:Sediment trap samples from the shelf edge area (400-450 m water depth), 58 km northeast of the failed Macondo well, were collected before, during and ...
- 2016 | Marine Pollution Bulletin, 108(1-2), 186-202Description:In-situ burning during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill generated tens of thousands of barrels of in-situ burn (ISB) residues in the northern Gulf of M...
- 2018 | Marine Pollution Bulletin, 129(1), 412-419Description:During the Deepwater Horizon blowout, unprecedented volumes of dispersant were applied both on the surface and at depth. Application at depth was inte...
- 2020 | PLOS ONE, 15(6), e0235167Description:The 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout off the coast of Louisiana caused the largest marine oil spill on record. Samples were collected 2–3 months after...
- Personal Author:Smith, Cynthia R. ;Rowles, Teresa K....2022 | Frontiers in Marine Science, 9Description:TheDeepwater Horizon(DWH) disaster resulted in large-scale contamination of bays, sounds, and estuaries in the northern Gulf of Mexico, home to multip...
- Personal Author:Daly, Kendra L. ;Remsen, Andrew...2021 | Marine Pollution Bulletin, 163, 111882Description:We evaluated the resilience of the zooplankton community to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the northeast Gulf of Mexico, by assessing abundance, b...
- Personal Author:Passow, Uta ;Stout, Scott A.2020 | Marine Chemistry, 218, 103733Description:During the active 87-day Deepwater Horizon spill in the northern Gulf of Mexico, a significant fraction of the spilled Macondo oil was transported to ...
- Personal Author:Poirier, Miriam C ;Marsili, Letizia...2021 | Toxicological Sciences, 181(1), 115-124Description:The northern Gulf of Mexico has a long history of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contamination from anthropogenic activities, natural oil seepa...
- 2016 | Marine Pollution Bulletin, 110(1), 162-176Description:Knowledge of the spatial distribution of oil thickness patterns within an on-water spill is of obvious importance for immediate spill response activit...
- Personal Author:Holzer, Jorge ;Byler, Kristen2019 | Marine Policy, 108, 103538Description:Deepwater Horizon in 2010 marked the largest oil spill in United States history. Following the spill, a council of federal and state trustees was esta...
- 2018 | Marine Environmental Research, 139, 129-135Description:This study examined potential interactive effects of co-exposure to Deepwater Horizon (DWH) crude oil (∼30 μg L−1 ΣPAHs) for 24 h and eith...
- Personal Author:Fitzsimmons-Doolan, Shannon ;Beseres Pollack, Jennifer2023 | Frontiers in Conservation Science, 4Description:Populations of the eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica are declining globally. With the loss of oysters, sustainable provision of natural resources a...