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2024

December

A view of the San Francisco Bay shoreline near Richmond, California, featuring a mix of greenery, wildflowers, and shrubs in the foreground. In the background, there are remnants of old structures, including a wooden pier and small buildings near the water. The bay is visible, with hills and trees on the distant shoreline under a clear blue sky.
Two Chinook Salmon jumping out of the water.
a man holds an eagle and measures its head

November

East Newark park under construction
American Cyanamid circa 1960.

October

a forest of tall trees is behind a calm lake

September

Geographical spread of settlements achieved by NOAA and its co-trustees from 2019-2023
a walking path is shown next to a river
Laurence Harbor, New Jersey waterfront with an EPA public health hazard sign and a person in a red shirt and white pants standing behind a fence that restricts access to the beach.
a ship tilts in chippy ocean water with fog in the background

August

2 black and white birds sit in the calm water

July

View of current conditions at General Recycling property from the shoreline.
Yellowish waxy petroleum product on a shoreline in Corpus Christi, Texas.
a crew lowers a large basket of rocks into the water
a man in a hat holding a large snook
water in front of an industrial landscape
clusters of oysters in a marsh

June

Damaged tanks at the ITC Deer Park facility on March 27, 2019 near La Porte, Texas.
NOAA pollution assessment and restoration in your state cover photo showcasing a garibaldi fish among a kelp forest.
a rendering of a park project

May

Marsh habitat along the Lower Duwamish River
Scientists assess impacts to mussel shells from response-related boat traffic
eelgrass is show floating in water
The banks of Raritan River, New Jersey.

April

Grounded low profile drug running vessel in the water.
Yellowish waxy petroleum product on a shoreline in Corpus Christi, Texas on December 25, 2022.
Map of United States with red stars highlighting the seven states where settlements were achieved and the total settlement dollar values in fiscal year 2023.
Damaged tanks at the ITC Deer Park facility on March 27, 2019 near La Porte, Texas.

March

an aerial map view of ram island
a group of men and women stand outside at a groundbreaking ceremony
a proposed rendering of a park is shown from an aerial view
Conceptual model of Pacific herring egg/larvae oil exposure and injury in shallow shoreline spawning habitat.
View of current conditions at General Recycling property from shoreline.
A boat navigates the Lower Duwamish River with industrial development on both sides of the river's banks.
Gowanus Canal as it flows under the Gowanus Expressway.
Newtown Creek as it enters the East River

February

a boardwalk is shown next to blue calm water with an industrial scene in the background

January

water with an oil sheen in it
Ship attempting to collect oil from DWH oil spill
A boat navigates the Lower Duwamish River with industrial development on the river banks. Photo credit: NOAA.

2023

December

a harbor is shown with green trees on either side
A tree-lined river
a group of adults in wetsuits stand on a boat holding signs that read one million urchins

November

small red abalone are shown on a glass slide
a hawaiian monk seal sits on top of fishing wire in water
a juvenile chinook salmon is shown swimming just above brown sand in the water

October

a women in a blue hat and shirt measures an oyster with gloves on
a white and grey bird with a black beak looks off into the distance and stands on a rock
a grassy marsh is shown with blue calm water in the middle of it

September

an aerial view of the Tampa Bay estuary
an aerial view of Long Point Bayou is shown
a river is shown with green foliage on the banks
Gloucester Harbor is shown with boats and a crane in the background

August

two dolphins' dorsal fins show as they swim in the blue water

July

a marsh is shown with 3 boats driving down the middle
a man with two children fish on the bank of a river
a group of volunteers help plant juvenile plants in the marsh area
the Gloucester harbor is pictured with boats in the background and a small boathouse and ramp in the foreground
A photo of riparian plantings with large wood in the foreground, a large off-channel marsh area in the center of the photo, and the West Waterway channel and shipyard structures in the background.

June

a pedestrian bridge is pictured over a small river with green grass on either side
castro cove restoration site picturing marshland and a waterway
an oil slick is seen in the middle of a body of water from overhead with land in the background
the bayou d'inde site is seen amongst water and green foliage within the water
A pantropical spotted dolphin surfaces alongside the NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit No.14450)
a map of the Gulf of Mexico shows the location of the oil spill

May

a view of a river with colorful leaves in the foreground and green trees on the riverbanks

April

a rocky beach sits in the foreground of water and a blue sky
MC 209 location in the Gulf of Mexico
a view of the Passaic River from a concrete seawall, with trees bordering the river.
a riverbank with overgrown foliage is pictured in the foreground of a waterway with buildings in the background
a river is pictured in the foreground of a culvert, with blue sky above

March

an aerial photo of water and land at the Upper Barataria site
greenery sits in the foreground of a salt marsh
a women in a hat holds a dolphins mouth open to inspect its teeth

February

a view of the Delaware river from the bank
aerial view of Baratia basin
a women at the edge of a pool instructs a dolphin swimming in the pool
an aerial photo of water, land, and a small island
a group of herring swim through brown water

January

a grassy field with flowers sits in the forefront of a riverbank on the Lower Duwamish River
a group of herring swim through the water
five people stand in a line on a beach pulling a rope out of the ocean
a muddy puddle at the edge of a boat launch is surrounding by trees

2022

November

salmon swim over a rocky creek bed.
A newly reopened section of wetland on Clear Creek provides spawning and habitat for Chinook salmon.

October

Oil spill workers in white protective gear clean oil from a sandy beach.

September

This image is taken from an airborne drone. You can see upstream on the left. In the foreground you can see the breach in the levee where river water is pouring into the site. Heavy equipment is parked on either side of the breach.

August

Construction at the Fisher Slough habitat restoration project in Washington. The project provided habitat for salmon while also reducing the risk of flooding. Credit: NOAA Fisheries.
Illustration of the proposed park design (Credit: BASF.)

July

View of the Linnton Mill Restoration Project, with native lupin flowers in the foreground.
Overview photo of a bare dirt area which is the future site of the waterbird restoration pond at Pouhala Marsh, where an eight acre pond will be excavated as part of the future wetland enhancement and restoration at the Hawaii State Wildlife Refuge.

June

Freighter at the Port of Tacoma in Commencement Bay

May

Construction equipment and workers in a wetland

April

Freighter at the Port of Tacoma in Commencement Bay

March

Oil slick on water in the ocean.
Coast Guards boats skimming oil from the water surface in the area of the Shell Green Canyon spill

February

Oiled marsh after the Citgo Refinery oil spill
Photograph of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, taken from space.
Malone superfund waste site in Texas. Oil pit over grass habitat prior to cleanup
Workers in yellow protective gear haul in an orange boom at an oil spill site.
Person in yellow protective gear taking sediment samples in mud.

January

Nicole R. LeBoeuf Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service

2021

December

Oil slick in water viewed from the air at the Taylor MC20 site.
Coral reef damaged by the grounding of the T/V Margara
Beach habitat with grasses and a driftwood log.
Juvenile Chinook salmon. Image: USFWS
Cleanup workers in yellow protective gear haul in a boom.

November

Dolphins swimming in the Gulf of Mexico, breaching the surface.
Creosote-treated pilings, pictured here, were removed from the site of the Southwest Yard Habitat Project. (photo: Marla Steinhoff, NOAA)
Restoration at the New Bedford Harbor Superfund site included parks and increasing access to the waterfront. Young people paddle in a canoe on calm waters. Credit: Buzzards Bay Coalition
On a Mississippi Gulf Coast beach looking out to the water with a pier.
Map of overflight wildlife surveys during the Refugio Beach oil spill response and assessment (NOAA).

October

Oil pits dominated the Malone site prior to the cleanup.
The deepwater environment of the Florida Escarpment proved to be a good habitat for diverse deepwater coral communities. In this image alone, there are four different species of corals, including bubblegum and bamboo corals. Image courtesy of NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Gulf of Mexico 2014 Expedition.
Overflight photo of shoreline sheening and recovery operations
Members of the 2nd 80’s Response Unified Command continue to remove product from damaged tanks at the ITC Deer Park facility on March 27, 2019 near La Porte, Texas (Credit: U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA2 Johanna Strickland).
Trees line the shore of the Kalamazoo River. Credit: Lisa Williams/USFWS
Cornell_Dubilier Headgates Dam shown from downstream facing west bank
Two days after the spill occurred, oil had spread nearly 100 miles downriver, and carried into forested batture habitat.
A enormous smoke plume on the ocean next to a boat which looks small in comparison.

September

Sea turtle hatchling on the sand in the Gulf of Mexico.
An oil spill partially combined by booms along a marshy shoreline.

August

Two kayakers float on a blue river surrounded by trees with water plants visible beneath the surface.
A Hawaiian monk seal plays in a large derelict fishing net mass (Credit: NOAA).
Tidal Forested Wetlands and other vegetation along a shoreline in the Lower Cape Fear River basin.
Industrial facilities line the Lower Passaic River.

July

Coast Guard boats skimming surface oil from Shell Green Canyon oil spill site
Aerial view of skimmers containing oil on brown water.
View from a small creek mouth out to Western Port Angeles Harbor -- a commercial ship is in the harbor.
An underwater photo of a diver removing sea urchins from a rock in green water.

June

The trustee response team collecting wildlife samples, at Refugio State Beach as part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment. Photo Credit: CDFW/OSPR
Overflight photo of shoreline sheening and recovery operations (NOAA).
A responder in green gloves holds an oiled sea turtle recovered during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
An industrial barn and pier on the banks of the Lower Duwamish River, with restored tidal habitat in the foreground. Image: Floyd Snider

May

Aerial photo of batture with oiling from Barge DM932 Oil Spill
Graphic showing proposed development of the East Newark Riverfront Natural Resource Restoration Project (Credit: BASF)
Juvenile Chinook salmon. Image: USGS
Aerial view of a culvert replacement on Crooked Creek on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula
A satellite image of a blue harbor surrounded by roads and human development (NASA).

April

An aerial view of a section of the Kalamazoo River. Image: EPA
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (Credit: NOAA).

March

Freshwater creek running through the bottomland hardwood habitat of Simmons Tract.
An aerial view of an industrial facility on the coast of Western Port Angeles Harbor.
Sediment sampling at the Metal Bank site (NOAA).
Three small fish in a tank,
Aerial image of a rendering of what the Linnton Mill project site will look like after restoration.

February

A line of clean-up workers hose off oil from a rocky shore using hot water following the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Photograph credit: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council
A barge with a earth mover scoops sediment from a river with a bridge in background.
Headgates Dam shown from downstream facing west bank
A tuna as seen from under water (NOAA)

January

"Some of the thousands of pilings, and other structures proposed to be removed at the Vigor Facility site. Image: Floyd|Snider"
Scientific illustration of a white perch fish.
Aerial view of the Dupont Beaumont site and surrounding wetlands (Credit: NOAA).
The lower St. Louis River. Credit: NOAA.

2020

December

A white crane wades in the Passaic River in New Jersey. Chemical tanks line the shore behind it.
Kayakers on the Kalamazoo River, Michigan. Image credit: NOAA.
Lower Duwamish River bank where the Bluefield Holding's restoration site is located. Image: USFWS

November

An underwater photo of mussels on soft sediment.
View of Lower Duwamish River aquatic and riparian habitat. Image: Boeing

October

Tidal habitat on Cuttyhunk Island in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.
Oil on the beach at Refugio State Park in Santa Barbara, California, on May 19, 2015. (U.S. Coast Guard)
Scalley Dam Fishway gate in Woburn Massachussets surrounded by rocks
Underwater image of corals that were grown from fragments in an underwater "nursery" then outplanted to damaged reefs.
This one is scientists measuring oil slick thickness at the Ohmsett test tank using a 'dip plate' method. Image credit: NOAA.

August

Oil splashes atop a small ocean wave.
People in yellow suits hose a rocky shoreline
A woman in a mask and gloves gives a thumbs up while standing on a truck pickup-bed full of white oyster shells.
View of a ship entering Portland Harbor from a hill.
Blue heron takes off above marsh.
The project includes distributing fish descender devices to recreational anglers and teaching best practices on their use.
Healthy kelp forest habitat after restoration in California.

July

Heavy machinery excavates near where the Delaware River converges with the Cooper River
Hardwood forest within the Belt Woods Natural Environment Area.
A earth mover at the edge of a waterway.

June

Wetlands and beach at Carolina Beach State Park, NC.
A Brown Pelican lands on the restored Queen Bess Island.
Cuttyhunk Island coastal habitat.

May

Aerial view of the Cramer Hill Park habitat and recreation restoration site. Photo: State of New Jersey
Recreational anglers fish off a boat in the Brandywine River. Credit TCDavis.

April

Oil lines the shore on Refugio Beach after a 2015 oil spill, Santa Barbara, CA
Underwater oyster reef
Aerial image of degraded wetlands in Louisiana's Barataria Bay
National Geographic videographer Bob Perrin films an oil slick at the Deepwater Horizon site. Image credit: NOAA

March

Two cleanup workers in white protective gear and yellow boots stand next to oiled rocks and ocean in background.
Woman in construction hat in foreground with river, bird, and industrial buildings in the background.
A barge floats next to an oil boom protecting waters and shoreline from spreading oil.

February

Atlantic salmon parr in the Machias River, Maine.
A creek runs through an autumn landscape where restoration may happen for the 68th Street superfund case.
Woman in a vest and hard hat stands at the edge of a river with industrial site in background.

January

Large group of sea lions on the shore.
Oysters on an oyster reef.

2019

December

Stream with rocks and green grass on the edges.
Gag groupers are a species targeted for restoration in the recreational fisheries barotrauma reduction project.
Catching crabs with baited bags on line. Crabs netted at surface and measured for keeper size on deck.

November

An angler casts from a boat on the Brandywine River, near a proposed boat ramp project in Wilmington, Delaware.

October

Underwater view of damaged and dead corals.
An angler on a boat on the Cape Fear River at sunset.

September

A view from a ridge above the St. Lawrence River in Robert Moses State Park

August

Silhouette of a common loon swimming on the surface of a river as the sun sets. Photo: Joseph Sands, USFWS.
Living and damaged coral, showing impact of the ship grounding.
Aerial view of Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge where NOAA will lead restoration of marsh habitat.

July

Water runs through a culvert under a road, but it's too high for fish to pass through and needs to be replaced.
The barge Salvation, the KP-2 deck barge, and two tugs tied up at Samson’s dock. The Alaskan Salvor located inside the containment boom around the tug Powhatan. (Photo provided by Samson Tug & Barge; June 4, 2017)

June

Two fishing reels with sky in the background
Aerial view of Boggy Point, and Bird and Robinson Islands in Perdido Bay, Alabama.

May

Responder in gloves holds sea turtle covered in oil during Deepwater Horizon oil spill (NOAA).
A loggerhead turtle swimming by divers in the Gulf of Mexico.
View of a calm river with green plants on banks.
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March

Cleanup worker on beach with hands covered in oil. Image credit: Alaska Public Archives
A pair of common loons on the water's surface, facing each other.
Shoreline and berm at Atlantic wood industries site (EPA).
An aerial view of forest and estuary land on the Mississippi coast.

February

A hydrographic survey launch from the NOAA Ship Thomas Jefferson in New York Harbor. Image credit:NOAA

2018

November

Proposed site for hydrologic and habitat restoration on Long Branch Creek in Charleston, South Carolina
An aerial view of a meandering marsh channel at McKinney Wildlife Refuge. Credit USFWS
red salmon swimming in river.
Two excavators hammer away at the Bloede Dam on a river shortly after its breach. Credit: Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Dark oil photographed during a Coast Guard overflight on May 12, 2016.
Brown mink standing on rock next to stream surrounded by plants.

October

Two excavator machines work on building a shoreline project. A barge holding materials is in the water offshore.

August

Marsh at the San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge on the Texas Coast.

July

A boat navigates the Lower Duwamish River with industrial development on both sides of the river's banks.
Dark oil photographed during a Coast Guard overflight on May 12, 2016.

June

Sarah Allen assesses injuries to natural resources from her post in Alaska.

May

Measuring a young Chinook salmon, part of the ongoing natural resources damage assessment at the Portland Harbor site. (NOAA photo)
Kelp forests like this one of of Catalina Island provide shelter and food for fish and invertebrate species.
A diver with a camera takes video and photos in a coral nursery.
The settlements include projects that protect 324 acres of unique habitat and improve public recreational access to natural resources. (NOAA photo)

April

Aerial photo of the Mississippi coast with a living shoreline project that includes natural and artificial breakwater material and marsh creation to reduce shoreline erosion.

March

Deepwater Horizon Trustee staff in boats and on marsh shorelines look at oil on the water's surface.

February

Caption: (l - r) Rebecca Hoff, Jason Lehto, Laurel Jennings, Debra Salstrom, Tom Elliott, and Dr. David Pyke (NOAA Photo)
Participants celebrate the re-opening of Jeff Friend Trail at Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge in Gulf Shores, Alabama (photo U.S. Dept. of Interior)
(l - r ) Megan Callahan Grant, Restoration Center, NMFS Office of Habitat Conservation (Portland), Bill Duggan, Robinwood Riverie Homeowners Association, Nicole LeBoeuf, NOAA National Ocean Service, Gary Howard, Columbia Restoration Group, and Bobby Proutt, Falling Springs. NOAA photo.
(l - r) RDML Tim Gallaudet, assistant secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and acting under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere; Kurt Nelson, fish and water resources scientist, the Tulalip Tribes; Rebecca Hoff, NOAA environmental scientist and regional resource coordinator; Jennifer Steger, NOAA Restoration Center, regional supervisor. NOAA photo.

January

As part of the proposed restoration for St. Louis River Interlake, non-native cattail, seen here, will be removed and replaced with native emergent wetland species such as the culturally important wild rice.
Marshes were one of many critical habitats for fish and birds affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.
High grass along the banks of a creek at the 68th Street superfund site.

2017

December

Amsterdam Dunes, a rare Great Lakes coastal dune and swale habitat, will be preserved as part of the proposed settlement.

November

Beach Watch surveyors. Image credit: Jan Roletto/ GFNM
Eelgrass along the bottom provides foraging areas and shelter for fish. NOAA photo by Adam Obaza.
This photo was taken during an overflight near Richmond Bridge. A sheen with brown oil in the convergence was visible. Photo credit NOAA.
This photo is from a press conference at Fort Mason following the Cosco Busan oil spill. Fort Mason was the Incident Command Post during the oil spill response.

October

Pulverized corals cloud the water around grounded cargo ship Vogetrader

September

July

June

As part of the proposed restoration non-native cattail, seen here, will be removed and replaced with native emergent wetland species such as the culturally important wild rice.
Boat under bridge across Portland Harbor

May

Front row left to right: Lisa Rosman (NOAA), John Jengo (STANTEC), Fran Dunwell (NYSDEC), Cathy Marion (USFWS), Melissa Foster (USFWS); Back row left to right: Rob Pirani (NY/NJ HEP), Reyhan Mehran (NOAA), David Bean (NJDEP), Carl Alderson (NOAA), Mark Walters (NJDEP)
The manual describes how to count recreational users via ground personnel and/or aerial photography methods. May 12, 2012, aerial photo used to measure beach goers for the Deepwater Horizon natural resources damage assessment.
Restoration plans for the Raritan River will improve fish passage. These plans are related to the American Cyanamid hazardous waste site.

April

NOAA scientists used data from satellites, aircraft, ships, buoys, and gliders to deliver critical information for the emergency response.
loggerhead turtle
Dr. Michel Gielazyn (left) with Raghu Chatrathi (middle) Director of Environmental Remediation, Engineering and Advance Technologies (CSX/ALI), and Michael Taylor, EPA Region 4 Remedial Project Manager (right). Restored marsh is in the background.

March

Reef near Catalina Island.

February

Juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle oiled in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill. (Photo: Blair Witherington, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)

January

Tug boats assist in the response to Bouchard Barge No. 120.
Port Stewart being assisted by tug boats in Puerto Rico after grounding in 2009. (Photo: USCG)
restoration at Chalk Point case site

2016

October

Restoration plans for the Raritan River will improve fish passage.
An Atlantic bluefin tuna strikes.
Contamination in water, river and bay bottom sediment, wetland, and shoreline habitats poses risks to invertebrates, fish, and wildlife.

August

Volunteers conduct restoration along the Duwamish River in Washington.
An assessment contractor interviewing beach goers about public recreation losses after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Port Gardner

July

View of the Penobscot River looking just north of the site from the southeast side of the river.

June

diver planting eelgrass at Milwaukee Dock project
Main Street dam and technical fishway and nature-like fishway weirs

May

Crews clean-up oil using boom operations off the coast of Goleta, Calif., May 21, 2015.
Aerial view of sediments from the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway being pumped almost six miles via pipeline into Pierce Marsh (Photo: John Morris of Mike Hooks, Inc.)

April

Nuclear reactors line the riverbank at the Hanford Site along the Columbia River in January 1960.
stranded perinate dolphin
Oiled beach north of Blind Pass, Treasure Island, Florida on August 15, 1993.

March

GE Hudson Fall Plant site.
The types of restoration in the plan will address a broad range of impacts. Together, these efforts will restore wildlife and habitat and increase recreational opportunities in the Gulf.
The cleanup will include the permanent removal of 3.5 million cubic yards of toxic sediment from the aquatic environment.

2015

December

A recovered oiled sea turtle during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Florida coastline.

November

Crews recover boom from Refugio Beach Oil Spill.
Dolphin Y01 pushes a dead calf in March, 2013. This behavior is sometimes observed in female dolphins when their newborn calf does not survive. Photo credit: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries

October

The Alder Creek restoration site on Oregon’s Willamette River as construction nears completion in 2015. (Photo courtesy of Wildlands, Inc.)
The 734-foot bulk carrier M/V Vogetrader after it ran aground near Oahu, on February 5, 2010.
Aerial view of Louisiana shoreline

September

GE Hudson Falls Plant site.

August

Kayakers in the Kalamazoo River
Looking north into the marsh and uplands.
Sockeye salmon.

July

Crews recover boom from Refugio Beach Oil Spill.