Oil exposure of fish in the salt ponds of Rhode Island following the North Cape oil spill, and estimation of potential for biological injury to winter flounder (Pleuronectes americanus)

Collier, Tracy K., 1954-; Johnson, Lyndal L.; Hom, Tom; Krahn, Margaret M. (Margaret Michaelson), 1942-; Stein, John E.

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Oil exposure of fish in the salt ponds of Rhode Island following the North Cape oil spill, and estimation of potential for biological injury to winter flounder (Pleuronectes americanus)

1997
By Collier, Tracy K., 1954- ; Johnson, Lyndal L. ; Hom, Tom ; ...

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Collier, Tracy K., 1954- ; Johnson, Lyndal L. ; Hom, Tom ; Krahn, Margaret M. (Margaret Michaelson), 1942- ; Stein, John E.

Collier, Tracy K., 1954- ; Johnson, Lyndal L. ; Hom, Tom ; Krahn, Margaret M. (Margaret Michaelson), 1942- ; Stein, John E. Less -
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Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.). Environmental Conservation Division
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Following the North Cape oil spill (NCOS) on January 19-21, 1996, oiling of several salt ponds along the coast of Rhode Island occurred. There are substantial data in existence to show that both the water column in several salt ponds as well as surficial sediments were contaminated (Hinga 1997). Because of this there was concern on the part of natural resource trustees that fish in the salt ponds could be adversely impacted by the spilled oil. Of special concern were winter flounder (Pleuronectes americanus), which use the salt ponds as spawning and nursery grounds, with spawning occurring during the winter, and coinciding with the time of the spill. This report summarizes the results of investigations conducted by the Environmental Conservation Division (ECD) of the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) of the National Marine Fisheries Service to assess exposure of fish to oil spilled from the barge North Cape, and also provides an estimation of the potential for such exposure to cause reproductive dysfunction and other types of biological injury to winter flounder.
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Effect Of Oil Spills On Environmental Aspects Fishes Oil Spills Winter Flounder
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