Oil Spill Anniversary

Audio Report on Nov 04, 2008 by KQED QUEST staff from QUEST Northern California
Topics: Biology, Environment, Radio

It's been a year since 53,000 gallons of oil from the Cosco Busan cargo ship spilled into the San Francisco Bay. More than half of that heavy bunker fuel is still around. Now, one challenge is trying to put the long-term effects of the spill into dollar terms, and then seek a settlement with the ship's owners. Officials say this work may set the national standard for handling man-made crises.

Additional Links

• California Department of Fish and Game Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDA)
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association oil spill assessment
• UC David Bodega Marine Reserve
• Map of oil spill damage in San Francisco Bay