Physical oceanographic characteristics of sites in Orca Inlet, Cordova, Alaska: 2004-2005

• Main Authors: Richard Crawford, Gary Thomas, Shelton Gay, Kenwyn George, Richard Thorne, Mary Anne Bishop
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Gulf of Alaska Data Portal
• Subjects: EVOSTC; Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council; Oil Spill; Exxon Valdez; Alaska; Environmental Drivers; Satellites and Sensors; Orca Inlet; CTD; ADCP; current; hydrography; seafood waste; offal; Crawford; Thorne; Orca
• Online Access: https://search.dataone.org/view/df35d.441.2

In 1975 EPA produced effluent discharge guidelines for the seafood processor industry that required wastes to be ground to less than 1.27 cm prior to discharge. Subsequently, several negative impacts were observed around Cordova, including noticeable decreases in crab and halibut harvests and a subs...