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This project assessed the changes in acute and sublethal toxicity due to the use of herders as an oil spill response tool.

Examining ways to affordably monitor shoreline biota.

Addressing freshwater inputs to circulation models

Improving ocean circulation models to better inform oil spill trajectory models

Observing various characteristics of the ocean currents and water to improve understanding oil movement

Determining the use of different near-shore habitats in Prince William Sound

Providing information on the oil-degrading microbes

Understanding the impacts of oil exposure on juvenile stages of Arctic cod

Modeling subsurface sea ice to predict oil spreading