Apr 21, 2010 · A comprehensive bibliography of both NRDA and independent Deepwater Horizon oil spill-related marine mammal research and monitoring can be found here (updated April 2022). Separate from the NRDA process, BP committed $500 million in May 2010 to be allocated over a 10-year period to investigate the impacts of the spill on the Gulf ecosystem and ...

effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and associated risk factors on marine mammals, (2) mitigation and restoration efforts for Gulf marine mammal populations, and (3) monitoring of changes in the Gulf ecosystem, including recovery and restoration. 2 …

cetaceans to petroleum products following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Endangered Species Research 33:119–125. doi:10.3354/esr00770 Endangered Species Research Special Issue: Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Protected Marine Species. Endangered Species Research Volume 33, published Jan 31, 2017.

The Barataria Bay dolphin population was heavily impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill, which released an estimated 168 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over 87 days. The oil contaminated surface waters and nearshore habitats hundreds of miles away from the wellhead, including Barataria Bay.

Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Marine Mammal Injury Quantification Team (DWH MMIQT). 2015. Models and analyses for the quantification of injury to Gulf of Mexico cetaceans from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 64 pages. DWH Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Trustees. 2016. Deepwater Horizon Oil

Scientifically robust mitigation and monitoring measures are developed, refined, and implemented in order to prevent, minimize, or mitigate the impacts of offshore oil and gas and renewable energy activities on marine mammals and their ecosystems. Learn more about energy development and marine mammals. Vessel Strikes

Letter to Deepwater Horizon Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Group on its draft restoration plan 2 for marine mammals and other species in the Gulf of Mexico. February 4, 2019 Letter to BOEM on its FY 2020-2022 Environmental Studies Plan, including a recommendation to expand passive acoustic monitoring in Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s whale habitat.

Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees 19 February 2014 Page 4 The rationale for recommending these types of restoration activities is based in part on the approach taken to restore marine mammals injured by the Exxon Valdez oil spill — regular and

Oil and Gas Development. Renewable Energy Development. Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. For additional information on offshore energy development and impacts on marine mammals, see the Commission’s 2010–2011 annual report and 2012 annual report.

Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill. There was a 51 percent mean proportional decrease of the BB bottlenose dolphin stock as a result of acute DWH oil spill-related exposure (Schwacke et al. 2017). A large percentage of the pre-spill cohort continues …