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Office of Response and Restoration |
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Our role is stewardship; our product is science.
NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) protects coastal and marine resources, mitigates threats, reduces harm, and restores ecological function. The Office provides comprehensive solutions to environmental hazards caused by oil, chemicals, and marine debris. Learn more
For information on OR&R's activities as part of the Damage Assessment, Remediation and Restoration Program, see the DARRP Web site.
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OR&R provides scientific support for oil and chemical spill response and damage assessments in coastal waters.
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OR&R addresses and evaluates coastal contamination.
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Working with communities, OR&R addresses critical local and regional coastal challenges.
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OR&R restores and monitors coastal and estuarine habitat.
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Featured Web Portals |
ERMA Web Portal
Web-based GIS tool designed to assist emergency responders and planners who deal with incidents that may adversely impact the environment. |
Smithsonian Ocean Portal
The Smithsonian Ocean Portal is a Web site bursting with dynamic, multimedia content designed to engage young adults, ocean enthusiasts and middle school teachers and their students. |
Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC)
The Coastal Response Research Center is focused on developing new approaches to spill response and restoration in marine and estuarine environments through research and synthesis of information. |
Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program
NOAA's Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP) is responsible for assessing and restoring coastal and marine resources injured by oil spills, hazardous substance releases, and vessel groundings. |
IncidentNews
News, photos, and other information about current and historical spill incidents. |
CAMEO Chemicals Web Portal
Use the online version of CAMEO Chemicals to search for hazardous chemical datasheets, get response recommendations, and find out how chemicals would react if they mixed. |
NOAA Restoration Portal Web Site
Provides centralized access to information about NOAA restoration resources, including restoration techniques and NOAA restoration references, through a single point-of-entry. |
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Internship Opportunity
There is an internship opportunity for a college student with GIS experience in OR&R's Spatial Data Branch. (updated: November 3, 2011)
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OR&R Headquarters Internship: Constituent and Legislative Affairs
Gain invaluable experience and an insider's perspective from the nation's leader in ocean conservation and management. (posted: November 3, 2011)
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Update on the S.S. Montebello Assessment
Starting on October 10, OR&R provided expertise in maritime history, biology, and scientific support to assist U.S. Coast Guard to assess the wreck of the S.S. Montebello, sunk by a Japanese submarine off the coast of California in 1941. On October 19, the Coast Guard announced that the on-scene assessment operations and the unified command has determined that there is no substantial oil threat from the Montebello to California waters and shorelines. The only operation that remains is the collection of hull samples to help determine corrosion status. (posted: October 25, 2011)
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1. Exposed Rocky Shores Exposed rocky shores (also includes exposed seawalls) view this gallery
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ERMA Web Portal Web-based GIS tool designed to assist emergency responders and planners who deal with incidents that may adversely impact the environment.
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IncidentNews News, photos, and other information about current and historical spill incidents.
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Smithsonian Ocean Portal The Smithsonian Ocean Portal is a Web site bursting with dynamic, multimedia content designed to engage young adults, ocean enthusiasts and middle school teachers and their students.
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CAMEO Chemicals Database of hazardous chemical datasheets that emergency responders and planners can use to get response recommendations and predict hazards. Available in online and downloadable versions.
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