Review of Santa Barbara Channel Oil Pollution Incident.

Abstract : The purpose of the review was to assemble a synopsis of defensive, control and clean-up activities in the Santa Barbara Channel in as much technical detail as possible. The contents include the following topics: Environmental conditions (Geography, prevailing meteorological conditions, oceanographic conditions); Description of the source; Management considerations and contingency planning; Control of released oil (Control at source, control at sea, defense of harbors, defense of beaches); Surveillance (Visual observation, photographic, remote sensors); Distribution and behavior of oil at sea; Beach and harbor problems (Winter storm effects, fire hazards, special constraints, littoral sand transport); Shoreline restoration methods; Disposal of wastes and recovered oil; Biological and ecological surveys and findings (Sea birds, intertidal and nearshore communities, offshore and benthic surveys, marine mammals).