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Document Title:
Protecting and Restoring Marbled Murrelet Habitat
AUTHOR(S):
Daniel Welsh Judy Lantor Cindy Schexnider Mike Szumski Dolores Savignano
VOLUME:
IV
ISSUE:
4
PAGES:
24 - 27
PUBLICATION DATE:
July 2007
ABSTRACT:
In 1998, the tanker Command spilled
approximately 3,000 gallons (11,350
liters) of fuel oil from a damaged tank
while en route from San Francisco to
Central America. The spill oiled beaches
along the San Mateo County coastline in
California and killed hundreds of birds
in adjacent ocean waters, including 6 to
12 marbled murrelets.
The restoration plan, developed
by the Trustee Council with public
input, describes restoration projects for
marbled murrelets and other resources
injured by the spill. Murrelet populations
are being restored through the protection
of nesting habitat and actions to reduce
nest predation in state and county parks
within the Santa Cruz Mountains.
PUBLISHED BY:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
DOCUMENT LINK:
http://www.fws.gov/contaminants/Documents/MurreletESB.pdf, 300 KB
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