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T/V BERMUDA ISLANDER OIL SPILL

T/V BERMUDA ISLANDER OIL SPILL. Frank Csulak Scientific Support Coordinator NOAA/NOS/ORR/ERD. April 25, 2006 1,000 gallons of Bunker fuel 5 miles off Fortesque and east of Port Mahon Sheen and tarball event

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T/V BERMUDA ISLANDER OIL SPILL

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  1. T/V BERMUDA ISLANDER OIL SPILL Frank Csulak Scientific Support Coordinator NOAA/NOS/ORR/ERD

  2. April 25, 2006 1,000 gallons of Bunker fuel 5 miles off Fortesque and east of Port Mahon Sheen and tarball event NJDEP closes 110 square miles (70,000 acres) of oyster beds from Cohansey River to Egg Island Point as a preventive measure. BERMUDA ISLANDER OIL SPILL

  3. SHORELINE OILING Oiling Delaware Maximum Oiling Length (Miles) No Oil 12.67 Very Light 28.17 Light 6.00 Total Oiled Delaware 34.17 Total Survey Delaware 46.84 Oiling New Jersey No Oil 1.32 Very Light 0.96 Total Oiled New Jersey 0.96 Total Survey New Jersey 2.28 Total Oiling as of 5/1 35.13 Total Survey as of 5/1 49.12

  4. REOPENING OF NJ SHELLFISH BEDS • May 1, 2006 • NJDEP reopens shellfish beds. Oyster tissue samples showed no PAHs. • Shellfish closure lasted 6 days

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