Volume III, Appendices EM - National Marine Fisheries Service ...

MARINE MAMMAL OIL SPILL RESPONSE GUIDELINES
Figure 1: Incident Command Structure for Oil Spill Response (NRT 2004)
Once the FOSC activates the Wildlife Branch, several components of oiled wildlife response can
be initiated, including reconnaissance to determine species and areas to focus operations, hazing
of animals to prevent oiling, search and collection for live and dead animals in the spill area,
treatment and rehabilitation of oiled animals, and release and monitoring of recovered animals.
The agencies, organizations, and individuals responsible for these functions should be outlined in
the Area Contingency Plan. An example of Wildlife Branch organization is shown in Figure 2.
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