Abstract
Abstract In the wake of the Exxon Valdez (1989) and the American Trader (1990) oil spills, the California Legislature enacted the Lempert-Keene-Seastrand Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1990. This Act established the California Department of Fish and Game, Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) in 1991. Subject to the Governor, OSPR's Administrator has the primary authority in California to direct prevention, removal, abatement, response, containment, and cleanup efforts with regard to all aspects of oil spills in, or threatening marine waters of the State. In spill response, Shoreline Clean-up and Assessment Teams (SCAT) act as the “eyes and ears” of the Unified Command in the field, assessing the extent and degree of impacted shoreline, while recommending clean-up techniques. SCAT teams are assigned to survey specific shoreline-areas (i.e., segments). A segment can range from a few hundred yards to several miles. Segments are a way to effectively delineate and communicate shoreline trea...
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