Refugio Wildlife Observations Overflight Track Line - 21 May 2015 @1400 hours (Flight 1)
Data Set (DS) | Office of Response and Restoration (ORR)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:57741 | Updated: August 15, 2023 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Office of Response and Restoration, 2024: Refugio Wildlife Observations Overflight Track Line - 21 May 2015 @1400 hours (Flight 1), https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/57741.
Full Citation Examples
On May 19, 2015, a pipeline owned ruptured in Santa Barbara County, California, near Refugio State Beach. An estimated 21,000 gallons of the oil flowed overland from the break site into the Pacific Ocean and spread across the marine environment. NOAA and our state and federal partners are investigating these impacts and will determine the amount of restoration needed to return the environment to the condition it was in before the spill and to compensate the public for environmental degradation from the time of the spill until recovery.
This layer represents the overflight trackline in search of wildlife presence within the Refugio Beach Oil Spill area on May 21st, 2015
Distribution Information
These data may be provisional and restricted to Trustees within a Natural Resource Damage Assessment.
The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
Controlled Theme Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NOS/ORR, HAZARDS MITIGATION, OIL SPILLS
Child Items
No Child Items for this record.
Contact Information
Metadata Contact
Office of Response and Restoration (ORR)
ORR Home Page
Extents
-120.509033203° W,
-117.677307129° E,
34.566513866° N,
33.4394634832° S
2015-05-21
Item Identification
Title: | Refugio Wildlife Observations Overflight Track Line - 21 May 2015 @1400 hours (Flight 1) |
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Status: | In Work |
Creation Date: | 2015-05-21 |
Revision Date: | Unknown |
Publication Date: | 2019-08-19 |
Abstract: |
On May 19, 2015, a pipeline owned ruptured in Santa Barbara County, California, near Refugio State Beach. An estimated 21,000 gallons of the oil flowed overland from the break site into the Pacific Ocean and spread across the marine environment. NOAA and our state and federal partners are investigating these impacts and will determine the amount of restoration needed to return the environment to the condition it was in before the spill and to compensate the public for environmental degradation from the time of the spill until recovery. This layer represents the overflight trackline in search of wildlife presence within the Refugio Beach Oil Spill area on May 21st, 2015 |
Purpose: |
On May 19, 2015, over 100,000 gallons of crude oil was released from a 24” rupture in an onshore pipeline in Santa Barbara County. At least 21,000 gallons of the released oil flowed through a culvert and into the ocean resulting in fouling of shoreline (which runs east to west), nearshore waters, and waters further offshore around Refugio State Beach (Santa Barbara County, California). Some of the oil that moved out to sea (south) fouled offshore kelp bed canopies. The shoreline, composed of sandy beaches, rocky stretches, and cobble/boulder fields was heavily oiled. Animals and plants in the oiled areas were exposed to crude oil, and in some instances oil-related mortalities have already occurred. Most active response was completed within a couple of months, although ongoing cleaning of rocks and removal of tarballs is still occurring on some beaches. The trustees collected information on exposure and acute mortality or impaired reproduction following the spill. Continuing work includes studies to refine preliminary injury determination and to identify scaling metrics and begin to identify restoration types appropriate to injuries sustained to natural resources and impaired or loss of use of these resources. Resources included in the assessment are: rocky intertidal resources, sandy beach resources, birds, mammals, subtidal seagrasses and invertebrates, fish and recreational uses. The Trustees (State of California is the lead; NOAA, USFWS and others) are working cooperatively with representatives of the responsible party (Plains All-American Pipeline, Ltd). This layer was used by the Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA) to show wildlife observed within the spill area during the Refugio Beach Oil Spill. |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords |
DOC/NOAA/NOS/ORR > Office of Response and Restoration, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Service Keywords |
EARTH SCIENCE SERVICES > HAZARDS MANAGEMENT > HAZARDS MITIGATION
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Spatial Keywords
Thesaurus | Keyword |
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Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > CALIFORNIA
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Data Set Information
Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
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Data Set Type: | GIS Files |
Maintenance Frequency: | As Needed |
Data Presentation Form: | Map (digital) |
Distribution Liability: |
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Support Roles
Data Steward
Date Effective From: | 2015-05-21 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | Office of Response and Restoration (ORR) |
Address: |
1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 |
URL: | ORR Home Page |
Distributor
Date Effective From: | 2015-05-21 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | Office of Response and Restoration (ORR) |
Address: |
1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 |
URL: | ORR Home Page |
Metadata Contact
Date Effective From: | 2015-05-21 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | Office of Response and Restoration (ORR) |
Address: |
1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 |
URL: | ORR Home Page |
Originator
Date Effective From: | 2015-05-21 |
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Date Effective To: | |
Contact (Organization): | Office of Response and Restoration (ORR) |
Address: |
1305 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 |
URL: | ORR Home Page |
Extents
Currentness Reference: | Ground Condition |
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Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
W° Bound: | -120.509033203 | |
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E° Bound: | -117.677307129 | |
N° Bound: | 34.566513866 | |
S° Bound: | 33.4394634832 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
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Start: | 2015-05-21 |
Access Information
Security Class: | Unclassified |
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Data Access Constraints: |
These data may be provisional and restricted to Trustees within a Natural Resource Damage Assessment. |
Data Use Constraints: |
The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose. |
Metadata Access Constraints: |
These metadata may be provisional and restricted to Trustees within a Natural Resource Damage Assessment. |
Metadata Use Constraints: |
The user is responsible for the results of any application of this metadata for other than its intended purpose. |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
Start Date: | 2015-05-21 |
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End Date: | Present |
Download URL: | https://erma.noaa.gov/southwest/erma.html |
Distributor: | Office of Response and Restoration (ORR) (2015-05-21 - Present) |
File Name: | Overflight_Track_Line |
File Type (Deprecated): | Zip |
Compression: | Zip |
Review Status: | Not Chked |
URLs
URL 1
URL: | https://erma.noaa.gov/southwest/erma.html#/layers=12+12229&x=-120.12534&y=34.34480&z=10&panel=layer |
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Name: | Visual representation of GIS data |
URL Type: |
Online Resource
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File Resource Format: | Web |
Data Quality
Accuracy: |
While NOAA makes every effort to ensure that its databases are error-free, errors do occur. |
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Data Management
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: | Unknown |
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Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: | No |
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: | No |
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: | To Be Determined |
If To Be Determined, Unable to Archive, or No Archiving Intended, Explain: |
TBD |
Lineage
Lineage Statement: |
The Spatial Data Branch publishes this data on behalf of the originator. Data visually represented in ERMA are aimed to guide responders, decision makers, and users in making informed steps of analysis and action. |
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Sources
NOAA
Contact Role Type: | Originator |
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Contact Type: | Organization |
Contact Name: | NOAA/NOS/ORR/ARD/SDB - Assessment and Restoration Division/Spatial Data Branch |
Publish Date: | 2019-08-19 |
Extent Type: | Discrete |
Extent Start Date/Time: | 2015-05-21 |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
Description: |
Data collected in support of the NRDA were collected and managed in ERMA, an online mapping tool, and DIVER, an environmental data warehouse, platforms developed and maintained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Response and Restoration (ORR) Assessment and Restoration Division (ARD). |
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Process Contact: | Office of Response and Restoration (ORR) |
Source: | NOAA |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 57741 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:57741 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Terrance Wang |
Metadata Record Created: | 2019-09-24 21:01+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2023-08-15 17:09+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2023-02-28 |
Owner Org: | ORR |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2020-04-23 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2021-04-23 |