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Wildlife Recovery and Transportation Agency Oversight Wildlife Recovery and Transportation involves the collection/capture of dead and live oiled wildlife and their transport to processing centers. Under the proposed ICS Wildlife Operation structure presented in Figure 2, these activities are performed by the Wildlife Recovery and Transportation Group, in close coordination with the UC and the state and federal trustee agencies. <strong>Marine</strong> mammal collection by any agency or organization must be done under the direction of the UC and under the agreements/permits from the appropriate management agencies (i.e., NMFS, FWS). Recovery and Transportation usually include personnel from state and federal trustee agencies, approved contractors, and marine mammal stranding network and rehabilitation organizations. Trained, qualified volunteers can be used utilized as long as OSHA and other training requirements are met and adhered to. Search and Collection Guidelines Rescue Team: Teamwork is essential to safe, efficient collection of oiled marine mammals. Each team should consist of at least two people, and should be outfitted with the resources and equipment necessary to complete its assignment. A plan of action should be developed and discussed among all search and collection personnel and approved by the Wildlife Branch Director prior to entering the search area. Each capture site should be evaluated and strategies developed to suit the terrain and species involved. Capture of affected animals should not be attempted if adverse weather, sea conditions, cliffs, or other physical and chemical hazards in the “hot zone” are present. Communication between the Rescue and Transportation Group and the reconnaissance personnel (within the Operation Section or the Environmental Unit) is important to maximize the success of search effort. Equipment: Prior to a response, ensure that all equipment is ready and in working condition. Capture materials should include communication equipment (portable phone or radio), specialized vehicles (4-wheel drive with lifting tailgate or crane, adequate floor space, easily cleaned, and good ventilation), boats (capture vessel and support vessel), aircraft (fixed wing or helicopter), SCUBA gear, nets (type varies by species and location of capture), cages and transport boxes (type varies by species), herding boards, personal protection equipment (PPE) and a first aid kit for humans. Any injuries to staff or volunteers should be treated immediately and reported to the site safety officer. In addition to PPE required by the Safety Officer to protect personnel from oil exposure, appropriate attire for capture teams includes closed-toed shoes or boots, longsleeve shirts, long pants, rain gear, coveralls, and organizational identification (e.g., clothing labeled with insignia or logo). Procedures: Record the details of the beach search effort on the appropriate Form (Search Effort Log, Appendix 1) and include data on the start and end of a search segment, observations of oiled animals, and detailed info on the stranding and/or collection (location of capture, GPS decimal degree coordinates, reason for capture). If oil or medical samples are collected from the animal prior to reaching the intake facility, make sure they are labeled properly with a unique field 4/10/2006 Draf t 16
MARINE MAMMAL OIL SPILL RESPONSE GUIDELINES identification number for each animal. For further details on oil sample collection consult Appendix 6, Evidence Collection Protocol. Domestic animals should not be permitted near the capture location nor should they come into contact with marine mammals. Domestic animals should not be allowed in the transport vehicle, and if the vehicle has previously been used to transport domestic animals, it should be disinfected and cleaned prior to transporting marine mammals. Capture: The potential benefits of capture must outweigh potential negative consequences. In general, no rescue should be initiated on free-swimming or beached pinnipeds in the vicinity of an oil spill unless the animal in question is in obvious distress. Also, no rescue should ever be initiated on free-swimming cetaceans in the vicinity of an oil spill, but a rescue should be attempted on a beached cetacean. A decision to capture should consider such factors as sex, age, reproductive state, and size of individual animal, and their location with respect to other marine mammals. Additionally, all captures must be approved by the appropriate trustee agency (NMFS, FWS) prior to initiation. Capture and transportation of oiled mammals should be performed only by qualified personnel who have received the appropriate safety training as well as marine mammal handling and restraint training. Because recovery and transportation duties vary with each response and may involve more risk than other duties, the Safety Officer will communicate to the Wildlife Branch Director what level of training is appropriate for field response personnel; this training may include a 24-hour HAZWOPER training (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response), first aid/CPR, water safety, or boat safety courses (see Safety and Human Health). The method of capture may vary according to species and situation. Captures should generally be considered for isolated individuals on beaches, spits, tide flats or other relatively flat surfaces, using herding boards and nets (brail, breakaway or steel frame pole). Less often, captures may be attempted from rock jetties, piers, docks or even in the water for severely debilitated animals. Long-handled dip nets, floating bag nets, and a net gun have all been used with some success. Depending on the species involved, aquatic captures may use tangle nets, float nets, or Wilson traps. Unless specifically authorized by appropriate trustee agencies, no non-oiled animals will be collected during spill incidents. Preemptive captures to prevent the oiling of sensitive species may be considered only under dire circumstances at the direction of the UC and trustee agencies and when adequate transport and holding facilities exist. Beached cetaceans should not be pushed back out to sea without first being examined by a NMFS-approved marine mammal veterinarian and the action approved by the NMFS. Prior to being returned to the open ocean, cetaceans should be affixed with a NMFS approved tag or brand. All wildlife captured during spill responses should if at all possible be retrieved and transported to the wildlife processing and care center(s), regardless of the status and condition (i.e. degree of decomposition, degree of oiling). In addition, all capture-related information (i.e. location, name of captor, GPS decimal degree coordinates, date, and time) must accompany the animal to the facility. The presence of such documentation must be verified when processing centers receive wildlife from the Wildlife Recovery and Transportation Group. All information necessary to 4/10/2006 Draf t 17
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Authorization UNITED STATES DEPARTM
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