About this Collection

As required by federal regulations, the Natural Resource Trustees opened a publicly available Administrative Record for the M/V Selendang Ayu oil spill natural resource damage assessment and restoration case. The record is a library of the Trustees’ major decisions and contains key documents that the Trustees relied upon during decision-making for the case. The contents of the Record demonstrate how the Trustees complied with the federal regulations for natural resource damage assessments under the Oil Pollution Act (33 U.S.C. §§2701 et seq.).  References shown in parentheses below refer to the corresponding section of the federal natural resource damage assessment regulations for oil spills (15 CFR Part 990).

NEWS:  The "Draft Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for Marine Resources for the M/V Selendang Ayu Oil Spill" is available for public review and comment!  Comment deadline: October 3, 2024.   See page 18 of the Draft Restoration Plan for directions on how to submit comments.

This webpage is an index to the Administrative Record.  From the list below, clicking on a hyperlink will take you to the document, if it is available for public distribution.  Historical documents that were not originally created to be compliant with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. §794d), and that cannot be made compliant without undue burden to the government, are available upon request in hard copy only.  Contact Veronica Varela.  You can also search for documents using keywords in the search bar in the "Search in the Collection" widget near the bottom of this page.

The Trustees acknowledge that this is an incomplete compilation of their Administrative Record.  Additional documents will be added incrementally in the future.

I. AUTHORITIES

  1. Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) (33 U.S.C. §§2701 et seq.)
  2. OPA regulations for natural resource damage assessment (15 CFR Part 990)
  3. Alaska Statute §46.03.780. Liability for Restoration
  4. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. §§4321 et seq.)
  5. NEPA regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508)

II. TRUSTEE COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT (15 CFR §990.14)

A. Coordination Among Trustees (§990.14(a)) 

  1. Designation of Federal Lead Administrative Trustee

  2. Trustee Resolutions

    a) Resolution 2017-01 – Disbursement of Reimbursement of Past Costs

    b) Resolution 2018-01 – Reimbursement of Costs Incurred October 21, 2015 through December 31, 2017 and Release of Restoration Planning Funds

    c) Resolution 2018-02 - Reimbursement of NOAA Costs Incurred October 4, 2015 – January 6, 2018; Reimbursement of USFWS Direct Costs Related to Trustee Coordination Incurred October 21, 2015 – December 31, 2017; Reimbursement of Trustee Costs Incurred January 1, 2018 – June 30, 2018; and Release of Funds to USFWS and NOAA for Future Work

    d) Resolution 2021-01 - Reimbursement of Costs Incurred July 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020

  3. Trustee Memorandum of Understanding

B. Trustee Coordination with Response Activities (§990.14(b)) (pending) 

C. Trustee Coordination with Responsible Party (§990.14(c)) 

  1. Letter from Trustees to Responsible Party inviting Responsible Party to fund preassessment activities, December 15, 2004
  2. Letter from Responsible Party to Trustees expressing interest in conducting a cooperative assessment, January 3, 2005
  3.  Letter from Trustees to Responsible Party re: Cooperative Reference Beach Study, January 24, 2005.
  4. Responsible Party signature signifying agreement with the terms of the Cooperative Reference Beach Study, January 26, 2005.
  5. Letter from Trustees to Responsible Party transmitting cooperatively agreed upon modification to Cooperative Reference Beach Study, January 31, 2005.
  6. Letter from Trustees to Responsible Party to document agreement on cooperative “Evaluation of Risk to Salmon Early Life Stages,” March 23, 2005.
  7. Letter from Trustees to Responsible Party re: identification of species of bird carcasses, May 27, 2005.
  8. Letter from Trustees to Responsible Party re: Cooperative Vegetation Study, July 13, 2005.
  9. Letter from Responsible Party to Trustees re: concurrence with Cooperative Vegetation Study, July 15, 2005.
  10. Funding and Participation Agreement, 2007
  11. Letter from Responsible Party to Trustees declining cooperative cytochrome P450 sea duck study, January 27, 2006.
  12. Funding and Participation Agreement, revised 2016

D. Trustee Coordination with the National Pollution Funds Center 

  1.  Claim J05003-OI03 – M/V Selendang Ayu Oil Spill Assessment Costs

III. PRE-ASSESSMENT PHASE (§§990.40 – 990.45)

A. Data Collection (§990.43) 

1. Final reports 

a)  Preassessment Data Report #1:  Assessment of Potential Injuries to Nearshore Vegetation Communities
b)  Preassessment Data Report #2:  Surveys of Intertidal, Subtidal & Anadromous Fish Stream Habitats
c)  Preassessment Data Report #3:  Risk to Early Life Stage Salmon
     (1)  Risk to Early Life Stage Salmon – Figures
     (2)  Risk to Early Life Stage Salmon – Appendices
d)  Preassessment Data Report #4:  Results of a Drift Experiment to Estimate Seabird Carcass Deposition
e)  Preassessment Data Report #5: Persistence Rates of Bird Carcasses
f)  Preassessment Data Report #6:  Detection Probabilities for Bird Carcasses
g)  Preassessment Data Report #7:  Background Beaching and Oiling Rates for Bird Carcasses (in progress)
h)  Preassessment Data Report #8:  Aerial Surveys of Birds
     (1)  Aerial Surveys of Birds – Figures
     (2)  Aerial Surveys of Birds – Tables
i)  Preassessment Data Report #9:  Bird Species Found Oiled
j)  Preassessment Data Report #10:  Chronic Exposure of Seaducks to Oil
k)  Preassessment Data Report #11:  Marine Mammals Summary
l)  Preassessment Data Report #12:  Potential Human Use Losses

2. Comments Responsible Party on Draft Reports

a) Responsible Party comments on the draft Pre-Assessment Data Reports – Cover Letter
b) Responsible Party Comments on Preassessment Data Report #1:Assessment of Potential Injuries to Nearshore Vegetation Communities
c) Responsible Party Comments on Preassessment Data Report #2:Surveys of Intertidal, Subtidal & Anadromous Fish Stream Habitats 
d)Responsible Party Comments on Preassessment Data Report #3:Risk to Early Life Stage Salmon – (reserved)
e) Responsible Party Comments on Preassessment Data Report #4:Results of a Drift Experiment to Estimate Seabird Carcass Deposition
f) Responsible Party Comments on Preassessment Data Report #5:Persistence Rates of Bird Carcasses
g) Responsible Party Comments on Preassessment Data Report #6:Detection Probabilities for Bird Carcasses
h) Responsible Party Comments on Preassessment Data Report #7:Background Beaching and Oiling Rates for Bird Carcasses (reserved)
i) Responsible Party Comments on Preassessment Data Report #8:Aerial Surveys of Birds
j) Responsible Party Comments on Preassessment Data Report #9:Bird Species Found Oiled
k) Responsible Party Comments on Preassessment Data Report #10:Chronic Exposure of Seaducks to Oil
l) Responsible Party Comments on Preassessment Data Report #11:Marine Mammals Summary
m) Responsible Party Comments on Preassessment Data Report #12:Human Use Losses

B. Determination of Jurisdiction (§990.41), Determination to Conduct Restoration Planning (§990.42), and Notice of Intent to Conduct Restoration Planning (§990.44) 

  1. Notice of intent to conduct restoration planning, Fed. Reg. 72, No 61, Mar. 30, 2007, pp. 15150-15151.

IV. RESTORATION PLANNING PHASE (§§990.50 – 990.56)

A. Assessment Plan

Final Assessment Plan – main report
     Attachment A - Notice of intent to conduct restoration planning
    Attachment B  - Funding and Participation Agreement
    Attachment C - Scientific Names
    Attachment D - SCAT segment maps
    Attachment E - Shoreline Cleanup Methods by Segment

Trustee Responses to Public Comments

References cited in the Assessment Plan:

1. Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC). 2007. Summary of Oil and Hazardous Substance Spills by Subarea.

2. Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G). 1998. Subsistence Uses and Harvests in Unalaska, Aleutian Islands, Alaska.

3. Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G). 2015. Community Subsistence Information System.. ADF&G Division of Subsistence. Juneau, AK. http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/sb/CSIS/index.cfm?ADFG=main.home

4. Bejarano, A.C. and J. Michel. 2010. Chapter 4: Analysis of PAH body burdens in blue mussels in winter 2008. In: Assessment of Remaining Oil from the M/V Selendang Ayu Spill as of 2008. NOAA Lingering Oil Studies.

5. Bourgeois, K., R. Ouni, M. Pascal, S. Dromzee, D. Fourcy, and A. Abiadh. 2013. Dramatic increase in the Zembretta Yelkouan shearwater breeding population following ship rat eradication spurs interest in managing a 1500-year old invasion. Biol. Invasions 15(3):475-482. doi: 10.1007/s10530-013-0419-x

6. Brueggeman, J.J., Green, G.A., Tressler, R.W., and Chapman, D.G. 1988. Shipboard surveys of endangered cetaceans in the northwestern Gulf of Alaska, US Department of Commerce, NOAA, OCSEAP Final Report 61, pp. 125–188.

7. Byrd, G. and G. Daniel. 2008. Pre-assessment Data Report #9: Bird Species Found Oiled, December 2004 – January 2005, at Unalaska Island Following the M/V Selendang Ayu Oil Spill. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Homer, AK.

8. Byrd, G. and J. Reynolds. 2008a. Pre-assessment Data Report #4: Results of a Drift Experiment to Estimate Seabird Carcass Deposition on Beaches at Unalaska Island, Alaska, in the Vicinity of the Wreck of the M/V Selendang Ayu. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK.

9. Byrd, G. and J. Reynolds. 2008b. Pre-assessment Data Report #5: Persistence rates of bird carcasses on beaches of Unalaska Island, Alaska, following the wreck of the M/V Selendang Ayu. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK.

10. Byrd, G. and J. Reynolds. 2008c. Pre-assessment Data Report #6: Detection probabilities for bird carcasses on beaches of Unalaska Island, Alaska, following the wreck of the M/V Selendang Ayu. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK.

11. Carls, M., J. Hudson, and S. Rice. 2008. Pre-assessment Data Report #3: Selendang Ayu oil risk to early life stage salmon. Auke Bay Laboratories, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association Fisheries, Juneau, AK.

a) Figures
b) Appendices

12. Carls, M.G., M.L. Larsen, and L. Holland. 2012. Chapter 3: Hydrocarbons in mussels, intertidal sediment, and passive samplers. In: Assessment of Remaining Oil from the M/V Selendang Ayu Spill as of 2008. NOAA Lingering Oil Studies.

13. Carls, M.G., J. Michel, and Z. Nixon. 2010. Chapter 5: Synthesis Discussion of Remaining Oil from the M/V Selendang Ayu Spill as of 2008. In: Assessment of Remaining Oil from the M/V Selendang Ayu Spill as of 2008. NOAA Lingering Oil Studies.

14. Conners, M., and I.L. Jones. 2009. Summary report – 2009 summer field activity; Evaluating the feasibility of Crested Auklet enhancement via habitat restoration at Gareloi Island, Aleutian Islands. Prepared for Keesal, Young & Logan and Polaris Applied Sciences. Department of Biology, Memorial University. St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada.

15. Cubit, J., L. DiPinto, A. Fukuyama, D. Hahn, J. Hudson, N. Iadanza, J. Krukoff, C. Kurle, S. Lindstrom, D. Savarese, L. Syverson, and I. Zelo. 2008. Pre-assessment Data Report #2: M/V Selendang Ayu Oil Spill Surveys of Intertidal, Subtidal, and Anadromous Stream Habitats. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, Anchorage, AK.

16. Esler, D., J.A. Schmutz, R.L. Jarvis and D.M. Mulcahy. 2000. Winter survival of adult female Harlequin Ducks in relation to history of contamination by the Exxon Valdez oil spill. J. of Wildlife Management 64:839-847. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3802754 DOI: 10.2307/3802754

17. Elser, D. and S.A. Iverson. 2010. Female harlequin duck winter survival 11 to 14 years after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. J. of Wildlife Management 74:471-478. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27760475

18. Esler, D., K.A. Trust, B.E. Ballachey, S.A Iverson, T.L. Lewis, D.J. Rizzolo, D.M. Mulcahy, A.K. Miles, B.R. Woodin, J.J. Stegeman, J.D. Henderson, and B.W. Wilson. 2010. Cytochrome P4501A biomarker indication of oil exposure in harlequin ducks up to 20 years after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29:1138-1145. DOI: 10.1002/etc.129

19. Favorite, F., A.J. Dodimead, and K. Nasu, K. 1976. Oceanography of the subarctic Pacific region, 1960-71. International North Pacific Fisheries Commission, Bulletin 33, Vancouver, Canada, p. 187. http://catalog.data.gov/dataset/oceanography-of-the-subarctic-pacific-region-1960-71/resource/b57deb33-a3cf-431e-813b-016271d83e87

20. Flint, P., J. Schamber, K. Trust, K. Miles, J. Henderson, and B. Wilson. 2012. Chronic hydrocarbon exposure of harlequin ducks in areas affected by the Selendang Ayu oil spill at Unalaska Island, Alaska. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 31:2828-2831. DOI: 10.1002/etc.1997

21. Flint, P., J. Schamber, K. Trust, K. Miles, and B. Wilson. 2008. Pre-assessment Data Report #10: Chronic exposure of sea ducks to oil released by the Selendang Ayu at Unalaska Island. U.S. Geological Survey-Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK 99503.

22. Ford, R.G. 2006. Using beached bird monitoring data for seabird damage assessment: the importance of search interval. Marine Ornithology 34: 91−98. http://www.marineornithology.org/cgi-bin/getpage.cgi?vol=34&no=2

23. Ford, R.G. and M.A. Zafonte. 2009. Scavenging of seabird carcasses at oil spill sites in California and Oregon. Marine Ornithology 37: 205−211. http://www.marineornithology.org/PDF/37_3/37_3_205-211.pdf

24. Hamrick, K. and J. Smith. 2003. Subsistence Food Use in Unalaska and Nikolski: Final Report. Prepared for Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association by Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies. Anchorage, Alaska.

25. Impact Assessment, Inc. 2011. Critical Human Dimensions of Maritime Oil Spills as Identified through Examination of the Selendang Ayu Incident.

26. Jones, I.L., H.L. Major, and R.T. Buxton. 2011. Summary report – 2010 summer field activity; Evaluating the feasibility of Crested Auklet enhancement via habitat restoration at Gareloi Island, Aleutian Islands.

27. Jones, I.L., C. Schacter and H.L. Major. 2012. Evaluating the feasibility of Crested Auklet enhancement via habitat restoration at Gareloi Island, Aleutian Islands – summary report of 2011 summer field activity and discussion of new approaches.

28. Kohout, J. and N. Meade. 2008. Pre-assessment Data Report #12: Potential Human Use Losses Associated with the Selendang Ayu Oil Spill.

29. Le Corre, M., D.K. Danckwerts, D. Ringler, M. Bastien, S. Orlowski, C. Morey Rubio, D. Pinaud, and T. Micol. 2015. Seabird recovery and vegetation dynamics after Norway rat eradication at Tromelin Island, western Indian Ocean. Biol. Conserv. 185: 85–94. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2014.12.015

30. Mauseth, G.S. S. Svarny-Livingston, S.M. Arnold, and G.M. Erickson. 2008. The M/V Selendang Ayu oil spill subsistence seafood sampling program and public health evaluation process. In: Proc. 2008 International Oil Spill Conference, American Petroleum Institute, Washington, DC, pp. 1185-1192.

31. Michel, J. and Z. Nixon. 2010. Chapter 2: Distribution of surface and subsurface oil on shoreline habitats four years after the Selendang Ayu oil spill. In: Assessment of Remaining Oil from the M/V Selendang Ayu Spill as of 2008. NOAA Lingering Oil Studies.

32. Michel, J. and N. Rutherford. 2014. Impacts, recovery rates, and treatment options for spilled oil in marshes. Marine Pollution Bulletin 82(1-2):19-25. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.03.030

33. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Fish and Wildlife Service. 2008. Pre-assessment Data Report #11: Summary of Aerial, On-Water, and Beach Surveys of Marine Mammals in the Vicinity of the Grounded Selendang Ayu on the Northwest Coast of Unalaska Island, Alaska, December 2004 - January 2005. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association Fisheries, Anchorage, AK.

34. Nuka Research and Planning Group, LLC. 2005. An overview of the major commercial fisheries in the Unalaska area that may be impacted by the M/V Selendang Ayu oil spill. Report to Fisheries Work Group.

35. Nuka Research and Planning Group, LLC. 2015. Aleutian Island Risk Assessment Project, Recommending an Optimal Response System for the Aleutian Islands: Summary Report.

36. Oasis Environmental. 2012. Oil abatement program; Evaluation of oil reduction anticipated from control of major sources. Prepared for IMC Shipping and M/V Selendang Ayu Oil Spill Natural Resource Trustees. Oasis Environmental. Anchorage, Alaska. April 18, 2012. 141 pp. [available in hard copy only, upon request]

37. Rocque, D. and G. Erickson. 2008. Pre-assessment Data Report #1: Assessment of Potential Injuries to Nearshore Vegetation Communities on Unalaska Island following the Selendang Ayu Oil Spill. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK.

38. Rodionov, S.N., Overland, J.E., and Bond, N.A. 2005. Spatial and temporal variability of the Aleutian climate. Fisheries Oceanography 14(s1):3-21. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2419.2005.00363.x

39. Schwarz, L., D. Tracy and S. Schmidt. 2002. Area management report for the recreational fisheries of the Kodiak and Alaska Peninsula/Aleutian Islands regulatory areas, 1999 and 2000. ADF&G Fishery Management Report No. 02-02. Anchorage, Alaska.

40. Shaul, A.R. and J.J. Dinnocenzo. 2005. Annual summary of the Commercial, Subsistence and Personal Use Salmon Fisheries and Salmon Escapements in the Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Islands, and Atka-Amlia Islands Management Areas, 2004. ADF&G Fishery Management Report No. 05-33. Anchorage, Alaska.

41. Shigenaka, G. and E. Owens. 2008. M/V Selendang Ayu response: mixing and sediment relocation on oil coarse sediment beaches. In: Proc. 2008 International Oil Spill Conference, American Petroleum Institute, Washington, DC, pp. 1201-1207.

42. Stabeno, P.J., J.D. Schumacher, and K. Ohtani. 1999. The physical oceanography of the Bering Sea. In: Loughlin, T.R. and K. Ohtani. (Eds.), Dynamics of the Bering Sea. University of Alaska Sea Grant, Fairbanks, pp.1-28. http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/pubs/outstand/stab1878/introduction.shtml

43. Stehn, R., R. Platte, D. Marks, J. King, and D. Groves. 2008. Pre-assessment Data Report #8: Aerial surveys of birds near the grounded M/V Selendang Ayu on the northwest coast of Unalaska Island, Alaska, January 2005. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK.

a) Figures
b) Tables

44. U.S. Coast Guard. 2012. Letter from the National Pollution Funds Center to IMC Shipping Co. Pte. Ltd. et al., January 27, 2012, re: Claim Number J05003-001.

45. Varoujean, D., and Polaris Applied Sciences. 2005. M/V SELENDANG AYU oil spill, December 8, 2004, Unalaska, Alaska; NRDA Pre-Assessment Studies; Summary of field surveys of bird carcass persistence, searcher efficiency, and background bird stranding rates at Chernofski, Unalaska Island and Nikolski, Umnak Island, Alaska. Final report.

46. Varoujean, D.H. 2010. 2010 bird background carcass deposition, carcass persistence, and searcher efficiency studies in the region of the Selendang Ayu grounding, Unalaska, Alaska.

47. Whitworth, D.L., H.R. Carter, and F. Gress. 2013. Recovery of a threatened seabird after eradication of an introduced predator: Eight years of progress for Scripps’s murrelet at Anacapa Island, California. Biol. Conserv. 162:52-59. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.026

B. Injury Assessment (§§990.51 – 990.52)

1. Marine Resources

a)  “2008 Study Plan for Assessment of Remaining Oil,” draft April 18, 2008.  (hard copy only, upon request)
b)  Responsible Party comments on "2008 Study Plan for Assessment of Remaining Oil," May 31, 2008.  (hard copy only, upon request)
c)  Comments from International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF) on the “2008 Study Plan for Assessment of Remaining Oil," June 3, 2008.
d)  Trustee response to May 31, 2008 Responsible Party comments on "2008 Study Plan for Assessment of Remaining Oil," June 13, 2008
e)  “2008 Study Plan for Assessment of Remaining Oil,” draft June 13, 2008.
f)  Responsible Party comments on "2008 Study Plan for Assessment of Remaining Oil," June 23, 2008.
g)  Trustee response to June 23, 2008 Responsible Party comments on "2008 Study Plan for Assessment of Remaining Oil," October 23, 2008
h)  Remaining Oil Report
     (1) Executive Summary
     (2) Chapter 1: Study design
     (3) Chapter 2: Distribution of oil on shoreline habitats
     (4) Chapter 3: Hydrocarbons in mussels, intertidal sediment, and passive samplers
     (5) Chapter 3: Figures
     (6) Chapter 4: PAH in blue mussels
     (7) Chapter 5: Synthesis discussion
     (8) Appendices

2. Marine Mammals (pending)

3. Marine Birds

a) Byrd, G.V., J.H. Reynolds, and P.L. Flint. 2009. Persistence rates and detection probabilities of bird carcasses on beaches of Unalaska Island, Alaska, following the wreck of the M/V Selendang Ayu. Marine Ornithology 37: 197–204. http://www.marineornithology.org/PDF/37_3/37_3_197-204.pdf

b) Douglas, G. 2009. Draft Letter Report to Polaris Applied Sciences - Chemical Fingerprinting of Three Oiled Bird Feather Samples, January 13, 2009. NewFields Companies, LLC. (birds from Nikolski Bay January 2005)

(1) Appendix A
(2) Appendix B

4. Human Uses (pending)

C. Restoration Selection (§§990.53 – 990.56)

1. Marine Resources

a) Draft Restoration Plan for Marine Resources

b)  References cited in the Restoration Plan for Marine Resources

  1. Bejarano, A.C. and J. Michel. 2010. Chapter 4: Analysis of PAH body burdens in blue mussels in winter 2008. In: Assessment of Remaining Oil from the M/V Selendang Ayu Spill as of 2008. NOAA Lingering Oil Studies.  (hard copy available upon request)
  2. Burn, D. and A. Poe.  2014.  Marine Vessel Traffic in the Aleutians.  Aleutian Islands Working Group.
  3. California Coastal Commission (CCC).  2003.  Coastal Development Application.  Application #3-02-071 Port San Luis Five-year Operation & Maintenance.  Filed January 6, 2003.
  4. Carls, M., J. Hudson, and S. Rice. 2008. Pre-assessment Data Report #3: Selendang Ayu oil risk to early life stage salmon. Auke Bay Laboratories, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association Fisheries, Juneau, AK.
  5. Carls, M.G., M.L. Larsen, and L. Holland. 2010. Chapter 3: Hydrocarbons in mussels, intertidal sediment, and passive samplers. In: Assessment of Remaining Oil from the M/V Selendang Ayu Spill as of 2008. NOAA Lingering Oil Studies.  (hard copy available upon request)
  6. Carls, M.G., J. Michel, and Z. Nixon. 2010. Chapter 5: Synthesis discussion of remaining oil from the M/V Selendang Ayu spill as of 2008. In: Assessment of Remaining Oil from the M/V Selendang Ayu Spill as of 2008. NOAA Lingering Oil Studies.  (hard copy available upon request)
  7. Cubit, J., L. DiPinto, A. Fukuyama, D. Hahn, J. Hudson, N. Iadanza, J. Krukoff, C. Kurle, S. Lindstrom, D. Savarese, L. Syverson, and I. Zelo. 2008. Pre-assessment Data Report #2: M/V Selendang Ayu oil spill surveys of intertidal, subtidal, and anadromous stream habitats. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, Anchorage, AK. 34 pp.
  8. Dickson, J.G. 1956. Forage plants, soils, and general grazing conditions on Umnak, Kodiak, and other areas, southern Alaska. Alaska Agricultural Experiment Station and Extension Service, Anchorage.
  9. DNV (Det Norske Veritas) and ERM (Environmental Resources Management). 2010a. Aleutian Islands Risk Assessment Phase A – Preliminary Risk Assessment, Task 2A: Marine Spill Frequency and Size Report. Report no. EP007543-1. Prepared for National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, United States Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. September 4.
  10. DNV (Det Norske Veritas) and ERM (Environmental Resources Management). 2010b. Aleutian Islands Risk Assessment Phase A – Preliminary Risk Assessment, Task 2B: Baseline Spill Study Report. Prepared for National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, United States.
  11. Favorite, F., A.J. Dodimead, and K. Nasu, K. 1976. Oceanography of the subarctic Pacific region, 1960-71. International North Pacific Fisheries Commission, Bulletin 33, Vancouver, Canada, 187 pp. 
  12. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  2013.  Southwest Alaska Distinct Population Segment of the Northern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) Recovery Plan. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 7, Alaska. 175 pp.
  13. Gibson, D.D. and G.V. Byrd. 2007. Birds of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Cambridge, MA, & Washington, DC: Nuttall Ornithological Club & The American Ornithologists’ Union. 351 pp. 
  14. Hamrick, K. and J. Smith. 2003. Subsistence Food Use in Unalaska and Nikolski: Final Report. Prepared for Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association by Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies. Anchorage, Alaska.
  15. Kohout, J. and N. Meade. 2008. Preassessment Data Report #12: Potential Human Use Losses Associated with the Selendang Ayu oil spill. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK. 7 pp.
  16. LGL. 1991. Marine Birds and Mammals of The Unimak Pass Area: Abundance, Habitat Use and Vulnerability. OCS Study MMS 91-0038. Minerals Management Service, U.S. Department of the Interior; Anchorage, Alaska, under Contract No. 14-35-0001-30564.
  17. Mauseth, G.S., S. Svarny-Livingston, S.M. Arnold, and G.M. Erickson. 2008. The M/V Selendang Ayu oil spill subsistence seafood sampling program and public health evaluation process. In: Proc. 2008 International Oil Spill Conference, American Petroleum Institute, Washington, DC, pp. 1185-1192.
  18. Meador, J.P., J.E. Stein, W.L. Reichert, and U. Varanasi. 1995. Bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by marine organisms. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 143:79-165.
  19. Michel, J. and Z. Nixon. 2010. Chapter 2: Distribution of surface and subsurface oil on shoreline habitats four years after the Selendang Ayu oil spill. In: Assessment of Remaining Oil from the M/V Selendang Ayu Spill as of 2008. NOAA Lingering Oil Studies.  (hard copy available upon request)
  20. Michel, J. and N. Rutherford. 2014. Impacts, recovery rates, and treatment options for spilled oil in marshes. Marine Pollution Bulletin 82(1-2):19-25.
  21. Michel, J., Z. Nixon, and M.G. Carls. 2010. Chapter 1: Assessment of remaining oil from the M/V Selendang Ayu Spill as of 2008. In: Assessment of Remaining Oil from the M/V Selendang Ayu Spill as of 2008. NOAA Lingering Oil Studies.  (hard copy available upon request)
  22. NOAA. 2001. Environmental Sensitivity Index Atlas: Aleutian Islands.
  23. NMFS. 2020. Fisheries of the United States, 2018. U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA Current Fishery Statistics No. 2018. 
  24. Nuka Research and Planning Group. 2015. Aleutian Islands Risk Assessment: Recommending an Optimal Response System for the Aleutian Islands: Summary Report. 71 pp.
  25. Oasis Environmental. 2012. Oil abatement program; Evaluation of oil reduction anticipated from control of major sources. Prepared for IMC Shipping and M/V Selendang Ayu Oil Spill Natural Resource Trustees. Oasis Environmental. Anchorage, Alaska. April 18, 2012.  (hard copy available upon request)
  26. Rocque, D.A. and G.M. Erickson.  2008.  Preassessment Data Report #1: Assessment of potential injuries to nearshore vegetation communities on Unalaska Island following the Selendang Ayu oil spill.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK.  24 pp.
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2. Marine Mammals (pending)

3. Marine Birds

a) Proposal from Responsible Party to evaluate habitat restoration at Gareloi Island, April 24, 2009.

b) Letter from Responsible Party to Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge re: Kasatochi restoration proposal, November 30, 2009

c) Protocol for crested auklet restoration research fieldwork on Gareloi Island in 2011.

4. Human Uses (pending)

V. RESTORATION IMPLEMENTATION PHASE (§§990.60 – 990.66) (pending)

VI. PUBLIC OUTREACH AND INVOLVEMENT (§990.14(d))

A. Presentation by Trustee agency at Aleutian Life Forum, August 18, 2005.

B. Presentation by Trustee agency at Aleutian Life Forum, August 2005.

C. Aleutian Life Forum 2006, Selendang NRDA update flyer.

D. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Fact Sheet on Selendang oil spill activities, April 2006.

E. Presentation by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Homer Community Meeting, January 6, 2005.

F. Presentation by Trustee Agency at Dutch Harbor Community Meeting, March 26, 2008.

G. Announcement of May 2008 public meeting in Anchorage.

H. Selendang NRDAR update flyer, May 2008.

VII. MISC. DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED BY TRUSTEES

A. French McCay, D., and J. Rowe. 2006. M/V Selendang Ayu spill of December 2004: Modeling of physical fates. Final Report.

VIII. DATA

Mussel tissue PAH analysis (samples collected February 2008)

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