Impact Assessment of the T/V Exxon Valdez oil spill on Harbor Seals in the Kenai Fjords National Park, 1989
Hoover-Miller A. 1989. Impact Assessment of the T/V Exxon Valdez oil spill on Harbor Seals in the Kenai Fjords National Park, 1989. Natural Resources Final Report. NRFR AR-89/20 KEFJ. National Park Service, Alaska Region. Anchorage, AK
This report assesses the impact of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on harbor seals in Kenai Fjords National Park. A census of marine mammals was made from the northern end of Squab Island at the head of Aialik Bay between 4-14 June, 27 June-2 July, and 7-12 September 1989. Comparisons are given for maximum counts of harbor seals in Aialik Bay from 1979 through 1981 and for 1989. The number of harbor seals using the glacier ice in Aialik Bay has declined over the past 10 years. Changes in population numbers over time are not attributed to a cause.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Hoover-Miller, Anne
- Date of Issue
- 1989-12
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Alaska Region
- Units
- KEFJ
- Keywords
- Aialik Bay, Environmental Impacts, Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina), Harbor Seals, Kenai Fjords National Park, Marine Mammals, Mortality, Oil, Oil Spills, Phoca vitulina, Population, Population Trends