Evidence for the recovery of the waters off the east coast of Nova Scotia from the effects of a major oil spill

1972 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
E.M. Levy
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
East Coast

OILSPILL COUNTERMEASURE TRAINING UNIT, ST. JOHN'S NEWFOUNDLAND—A JOINT VENTURE TRAINING PROGRAM

1981 ◽  
Vol 1981 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-121
Author(s):  
Jack J. Strong ◽  
David M. Grenville
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Joint Venture ◽  
East Coast ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Marine Oil ◽  
Grand Banks ◽  
The Past ◽  
Training Unit ◽  
Ocean Environment

ABSTRACT The establishment of OCTU in St. John's, Newfoundland, was a response to the need of marine oil spill countermeasures training in a cold ocean environment. Increased tanker traffic, intensive exploratory drilling, the discovery of oil on the Grand Banks, and the importance of the Canadian East Coast fishery all emphasized the need for more trained people to operate containment and recovery equipment and to direct countermeasures operations. The training program developed by OCTU and the courses given over the past 2 years are described. It is noted that the joint venture nature of this operation offers a mechanism for communication among the participants and thus a means for advancing the state of the art.

COMPARISON OF OIL SPILL RATES IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE UNITED STATES

1997 ◽  
Vol 1997 (1) ◽  
pp. 947-949
Author(s):  
Gary Yoshioka ◽  
Brad Kaiman ◽  
Eva Wong
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Coastal Area ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Oil Spills ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
The United States ◽  
Movement Data ◽  
Exposure Variable ◽  
Over Time

ABSTRACT Recent studies of oil spills of more than 10,000 gallons examined spill rates in certain East Coast and Gulf Coast regions of the United States. Using oil movement data as the exposure variable, these studies found similar spill rates among the regions and over time. This analysis expands upon these earlier studies by examining the California coastal area and by calculating new spill rates using refining capacity as the exposure variable.

SHIPBOARD NAVIGATIONAL RADAR AS AN OIL SPILL TRACKING TOOL1

1989 ◽  
Vol 1989 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-121
Author(s):  
E. J. Tennyson
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Crude Oil ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Radar Detection ◽  
Wide Range

ABSTRACT The utility of shipboard navigational radar as an oil spill tracking tool was evaluated in a wide range of sea states during an intentional oil spill exercise off Nova Scotia in September 1987. Specially tuned ship's radar onboard the Canadian Coast Guard Cutter Mary Hitchens was able to detect slicks of five barrels of spilled crude oil during periods of fog, rain, and darkness. Slicks were detectable in winds ranging from less than 10 knots up to more than 30 knots. There appeared to be a correlation between slick thickness and the capability for radar detection. This paper explores the observed limits of radar for detection during the exercise.

scholarly journals Shoreline Contamination Report 2015 SS Arrow Spill Chedabucto Bay, NS, Canada

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon MacDonald ◽  
Leanne Zrum ◽  
Stéphane Grenon ◽  
Sonia Laforest ◽  
Patrick Lambert
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Coast Guard ◽  
Response Effort ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Assessment Technique ◽  
Oil Spill Response ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
National Environmental

The 1970 SS Arrow incident in Chedabucto Bay, Nova Scotia (NS) was a milestone event in Canada's oil spill response history and has been used by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) for ongoing research for almost 50 years. In August of 2015, the remaining sunken section of the SS ARROW released Bunker C oil from its tanks and some sections of shorelines impacted in 1970 were affected once again. The Canadian Coast Guard led the 2015 response effort, which included Shoreline Clean-Up and Assessment Technique (SCAT) surveys, to evaluate the contamination on the shorelines of Chedabucto Bay. This poster presents an overview of the 1970 event as well as the shoreline contamination resulting from the 2015 release from the SS Arrow. It summarizes the SCAT survey results and the operational response of the ECCC's National Environmental Emergencies Centre (NEEC) in support of the incident.

Coastal environments and oil spill residues in Chedabucto Bay, Nova Scotia

1976 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 908-928 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. H. Owens ◽  
M. A. Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
Littoral Zone ◽  
Wave Activity ◽  
Sediment Supply ◽  
Chemical Degradation ◽  
Coastal Environments ◽  
Sediment Removal ◽  
Natural Processes ◽  
Physical And Chemical

Investigations following the oil spill from the tanker ARROW in Chedabucto Bay, Nova Scotia, in 1970 have focussed on the physical and chemical degradation of the Bunker C oil in different littoral environments and on the effects of sediment removal to restore polluted beaches. Natural processes have restored the beaches effectively on coasts exposed to wave activity. In sheltered, low-energy areas, the oil has undergone relatively little change over the 3-year period and is still present in the littoral zone. The removal of contaminated sediments from exposed beaches has not caused major changes but has resulted in permanent retreat of the beach crest in areas of limited sediment supply.

A UNIQUE OILED BIRD REHABILITATION OPERATION—MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA, FEBRUARY 19811

1983 ◽  
Vol 1983 (1) ◽  
pp. 525-528
Author(s):  
Donald P. Schultz ◽  
W. Waynon Johnson ◽  
Alice B. Berkner
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Oil Spill ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Research Center ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Dietary Requirements ◽  
Regional Pollution ◽  
Myrtle Beach ◽  
Response Plan ◽  
And Training

ABSTRACT A mystery oil spill off the east coast of South Carolina in February 1981 resulted in the oiling of an estimated 700 loons. The majority of the oiled birds came ashore within a 60 mile radius of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Cleanup efforts were begun by untrained volunteers. Later, the Regional Pollution Response Coordinator for the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in conjunction with the International Bird Rescue Research Center, conducted a cleanup program under the aegis of the Regional Response Plan. Unique features of the cleanup effort included recruitment and training of locally available volunteers, the necessity of using locally available resources in emergency situations, and the pugnacious nature and specialized dietary requirements of the birds. The entire cleanup program lasted about three weeks and was highlighted by the successful release of 53 percent of the birds.

Temperature and Lobster, Homarus americanus, Yield Relationships

1991 ◽  
Vol 48 (11) ◽  
pp. 2073-2082 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Campbell ◽  
D. J. Noakes ◽  
R. W. Elner
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
New Brunswick ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Homarus Americanus ◽  
Fishing Effort ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Time Series Models ◽  
American Lobster ◽  
Sea Temperature ◽  
Survival And Growth

Commercial landings of American lobster (Homarus americanus) have increased dramatically in many areas along the east coast of Canada since the late 1970's. Average annual sea surface temperatures (SST) were analysed to test if lobster landings were related to changes in the marine environment. Time series models were fitted to lobster landings and SST data from Maine (USA), Halifax County (Nova Scotia), and Charlotte County (New Brunswick). Including temperature in the models improved forecasting ability for lobster catches for Maine and Halifax but not Charlotte. In Maine, lobster landings in year t were related to SST in year t. In Halifax, however, landings were related to SST in the previous 4 yr but not by SST of the current year. Lower fishing effort levels for Halifax compared with Maine probably extended the yield from strong year-classes through a number of years. We surmise that an increase in sea temperature near Halifax during the early 1980's increased the survival and growth rates of lobster juveniles. This provided a strong pulse of recruits to the fishery throughout coastal Nova Scotia during the mid- to late 1980's. Similar increases in temperature and landings were not observed for Maine and Charlotte.

Loma morhuae. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Minter
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
North America ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Gadus Morhua ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Fish Family ◽  
Host Cytoplasm ◽  
Host Nucleus

Abstract A description is provided for Loma morhuae, which infects Gadus morhua (fish family Gadidae) off the northern east coast of North America; infections developing in the host cytoplasm (but not in nerve tissues), without diplokarya, and resulting in tumours (also known as 'xenomas') in which the host nucleus is centrally located. Some information on its dispersal and transmission, habitats and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (North America (Canada (Newfoundland, Nova Scotia))).

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