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Characteristic Coastal Habitats: Choosing Spill Response Alternatives
This is a job aid designed for anyone who needs to decide if, where, when, and how to remove oil from coastal habitats. It's especially for people participating in cleanup assessment as part of an Environmental Unit within the Incident Command System (ICS) (see link to U.S. Coast Guard Web site below).
This guide and its companion guide, Characteristics of Response Strategies: A Guide for Spill Response Planning in Marine Environments (link below), are based on information contained in the manual, Environmental Considerations for Oil Spill Response, published by the American Petroleum Institute. That manual is available for purchase from IHS/Global Engineering Data (link below).
Contents
This job aid, and its various sections, are available as PDF (Portable Document Format) files, below. If you have a fast Internet connection, you may want to download the entire job aid, which is available in English and Spanish. Alternatively, you can download the job aid in sections. You can also order a free laminated copy of the job aid by contacting our Photos and Orders Specialist by email (link below) or by phone (206.526.6400).
For each habitat, this guide provides illustrations and descriptions of the various habitats, predicted oil behavior in those habitats, and response considerations.
Related Publications and Information
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- Incident Command System (ICS) Many agencies and companies involved in emergency response have adopted the Incident Command System, resulting in improved coordination of response efforts. (To access this U.S. Coast Guard page, click the Library tab at the top of the page, then click "Incident Command System ICS" in the left column. [leaves OR&R site]
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- IHS/Global Engineering Data The manual, Environmental Considerations for Oil Spill Response, published by the American Petroleum Institute, is available for purchase here (search for document number API PUBL 4706). [leaves OR&R site]
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Download the entire 88-page Job Aid
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Download the entire 88-page Job aid, in Spanish
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Download the Job Aid by section
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- Intertidal Habitats Intertidal habitats include exposed rocky shores, sand beaches, salt to brackish marshes, sheltered tidal flats, mangroves, tundra cliffs, as well as many other habitats.
(Document format: PDF, size: 2.2 M)
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- Subtidal Habitats Subtidal habitats include coral reefs, seagrasses, kelp, soft bottom, and mixed and hard bottom.
(Document format: PDF, size: 595.7 K)
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- Ice Habitats Ice habitats include both accessible and inaccessible ice habitats.
(Document format: PDF, size: 228.3 K)
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- On-Water Habitats On-water habitats include offshore regions, as well as bays and estuaries.
(Document format: PDF, size: 337.6 K)
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