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To fulfill its mission of protecting and restoring NOAA Trust Resources, the Office of Response and Restoration:
- provides scientific and technical support to prepare for and respond to oil and chemical releases;
- determines damage to natural resources from these releases;
- protects and restores marine and coastal ecosystems, including coral reefs; and
- works with communities to address critical local and regional coastal challenges.
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Emergency Response Division (ERD)
OR&R;'s Emergency Response Division (ERD) facilitates spill prevention, preparedness, response, and restoration at national and local levels. Specialists in ERD provide scientific expertise to support oil and chemical spill responses in U.S. coastal waters. ERD specialists also offer tools, training, and information to emergency responders and planners. learn more
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Pribilof Islands Environmental Restoration Project
NOAA, through its Office of Response and Restoration, Pribilof Project Office, is responsible for site characterization and restoration activities on the St. George and St. Paul Islands in Alaska. learn more
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Assessment and Restoration Division (ARD)
The Assessment and Restoration Division (ARD) protects and restores coastal natural resources injured by hazardous substances. learn more
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Deepwater Horizon Incident, Gulf of Mexico Updated daily NOAA is currently on-scene in the Gulf of Mexico, supporting the response to a leaking oil well after an explosion and fire occurred on a deepwater semi-submersible drilling platform. (updated: June 10, 2010)
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It's A Drill! SONS 2010 NOAA OR&R; staff recently participated in the 2010 SONS full-scale exercise. The scenario: a catastrophic vessel collision and resulting oil spill in the Gulf of Maine. (updated: March 31, 2010)
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News From the GNOME Wizard The GNOME Development team has released an updated GNOME 1.3.1, plus new Location Files for Portsmouth Harbor and the Detroit River! (updated: March 23, 2010)
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About the Watershed Database and Mapping Projects NOAA's Assessment and Restoration Division has developed numerous Watershed Database and Mapping Projects that combine a standard database structure, a database application (Query Manager), and GIS data.
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Pribilof Islands Environmental Restoration Project NOAA's National Ocean Service Office of Response and Restoration is responsible for site restoration activities at St. George and St. Paul Islands in Alaska.
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Dispersant Mission Planner (DMP2) OR&R; recently updated its Dispersant Mission Planner. The new planner, DMP2, is a tool that spill responders and planners can use to assess dispersant application system performance.
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OR&R; Efforts in Vieques, Puerto Rico Vieques is a small island east of mainland Puerto Rico that was formerly used by the U.S. Navy for military training operations. The Navy ceased operations in 2003, and is now investigating areas it previously occupied to determine the extent of contamination.
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