PUBLICATIONS: Oil Spill and Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) Training Manuals

Michel, J., C. Boring, and C. Locke. 2008. Rapid assessment protocols for small vessel groundings. Proc. 2008 International Oil Spill Conference, American Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C.

Nixon, Z., J. Michel, J. Hoff, D. Forsell, S. Krest, K. Clark, T. Nicols, J. Dunn, and K. Kalasz. 2008. Estimating bird injury from the M/T Athos 1 incident. Proc. 2008 International Oil Spill Conference, American Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C.

Lord-Boring, C., I.J. Zelo, Z.J. Nixon. 2004. Abandoned vessels: impacts to coral reefs, seagrass, and mangroves in the U.S. Caribbean and Pacific territories with implications for removal. Marine Technology Society Journal 38(3): 25-34.

Michel, J., H. Hinkeldey, N. Meade, and P. McGowan, 2003. Injury to birds and diamondback terrapins resulting from the Chalk Point oil spill, Maryland. Proc. 2003 International Oil Spill Conference, American Petroleum Institute Publ. No. 14730 A (CD-ROM).

Michel, J. S. Zengel, H. Hinkeldey, and D. Helton, 2003. Ephemeral data collection during the emergency phase of a spill: Protocols on design and methods. Proc. 2003 International Oil Spill Conference, American Petroleum Institute Publ. No. 14730 A (CD-ROM).

RPI, 2003. Preassessment Phase Report for the Howard/White Unit No. 1 Oil Spill NRDA, Obed Wild and Scenic River, Morgan County, Tennessee. Prepared for National Park Service, 47 pp. + appendices.

Michel, J., S. Zengel, C. Lord, and Z. Nixon, 2002. Surveys of Abandoned Vessels: U.S. Caribbean Region. NOAA Office of Response and Restoration, Silver Spring, Maryland, 52 pp. + appendices.

Michel, J., K. Smith, M. Keiler, A. Rizzo, R. Ayella, and G. Harmon, 2002. Injury to wetlands resulting from the Chalk Point oil spill. Report to the Trustee Council for the Chalk Point Oil Spill. NOAA Damage Assessment Center, Silver Spring, MD, 31 pp + app.

Hinkledey, H., J. Michel, T. Tomasi, R. Greer, W. Kicklighten, N. Meade, and R. Wood, 2001. Estimate of Total Injury to Diamondback Terrapins from the Chalk Point Oil Spill. Report to the Chalk Point NRDA Council. 14 pp.

Michel, J. 2001. Mangrove habitat injury assessment and scaling protocols. Report to NOAA Damage Assessment Center, Silver Spring, MD. 27 pp + 41 pp. annotated bibliography.

RPI, 2001. Damage assessment: T/B Gilbert Taylor Incident, Petit Bois Island, Gulf Islands National Seashore. Report to National Park Service, Gulf Island National Seashore, Ocean Springs, MS. 13 pp. + appendices.

Michel, J., S. Zengel, L. Cotsapas, J. Dahlin, and J. Hoff, 2001. Scaling of injury to reef flat habitats resulting from removal actions of grounded vessels in Pago Pago, American Samoa. Proc. 2001 International Oil Spill Conference, API Publ. American Petroleum Institute, Wash., D.C.

Michel, J., 2000. Interim Preassessment Report, M/V New Carissa Oil Spill. NOAA Damage Assessment Center, Silver Spring, MD.

RPI, 1999. Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment, Tuna Longliners Cleanup, Pago Pago, American Samoa. NOAA Damage Assessment Center, Silver Spring, MD.

RPI, 1997, Extent of oiling of wetlands, JULIE N oil spill, Portland, Maine: Prepared for the JULIE N Trustee Council, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Portland, Maine, 12 pp. + appendices.

RPI, 1997, Natural Resources Damage Assessment Handbook for Thailand: Prepared for the Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Science Technology and Environment, Bangkok, Thailand, 86 pp.

Michel, J., F. Csulak, D. French, and M. Sperduto, 1997, Natural resource impacts from the NORTH CAPE oil spill: in Proc. 1997 Intl. Oil Spill Conference, API Publ. No. 4651, American Petroleum Institute, Wash., D.C., pp. 841-850.

Helton, D., J. Michel, and T.J. Reilly, 1997, Incorporating oil behavior in the design of natural resource damage assessment studies: three case histories: Proc. 20th Arctic and Marine Oilspill Program (AMOP) Technical Seminar, Environment Canada.

RPI, 1996, NORTH CAPE oil spill natural resource damage assessment, preassessment data report. Prepared for Damage Assessment Center, NOAA; Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, 85 pp. + app.

Huguenin, M.T., D.H. Haury, J.C. Weiss, D. Helton, C. Manen, E. Reinharz, and J. Michel, 1995, Injury guidance document for natural resources and services under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Prepared for the Damage Assessment and Restoration Program, NOAA, Silver Spring, Md.

Michel, J., R.E. Unsworth, D.K. Scholz, and E. Snell, 1994, Oil spill damage inventory and assessment: preliminary protocols and methodologies. Prepared for the Florida Marine Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Fla., 204 pp. + appendices.

Michel, J. and E. Reinharz, 1994, Preassessment phase guidance document. Prepared for the Office of General Counsel, Damage Assessment Regulations Team, NOAA, Wash., D.C., 74 pp. + appendices.
Scholz, D. and J. Michel, 1992, The MEGA BORG oil spill: chronology and summary of spill response activities (chap. 1); and fate of the lost oil (chap. 2). Prepared for the Damage Assessment Center, NOAA, Rockville, Md., 88 pp. + app.

Michel, J. and D. Scholz, 1992, Natural resources damage assessment emergency procedures manual. Prepared for the Damage Assessment Center, NOAA, Rockville, Md., 93 pp. + appendices (version 2.0 published October 1995).

Michel, J., 1991, Simplified Type B assessments: a cost-effective and rational approach to natural resource damage assessments for spills: Invited Paper, Am. Fisheries Society, 8-12 September 1991, San Antonio, Tex.
Michel, J., 1989, Natural resource damage assessment of the AMAZON VENTURE oil spill: in Proc. 1989 Oil Spill Conference, API Publ. No. 4479, American Petroleum Institute, Wash., D.C., pp. 303-306.

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