12th International Effects of Oil on Wildlife Conference

Anchorage, Alaska USA 18 - 22 May 2015

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Schedule At A Glance

Monday 18 May0800–1700 Pre-conference Workshops

1300–1700 Registration

1900–2100 Icebreaker

Tuesday 19 May0900–1100 Welcome & Keynotes

1100–1200 Plenary I

1330–1500 Marine Mammals & Planning I

1530–1700 Case Studies I & Planning II

Wednesday 20 May 0830–1000 Polar Issues & Rehab I

1000-1200 Poster Session

1330–1500 Planning III & Research I

1530–1700 Case Studies II & Research II

1900–2200 Banquet

Thursday 21 May0900–1030 Research III & Rehab II

1050–1220 Roundtables I & II

1350–1520 Roundtables III & IV

1540–1700 Plenary II & Closing

Friday 22 May0900-1700 Post-Conference Tours

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Dear EOW Conference Delegates:

On behalf of the co-sponsoring organizations, as well as the Program and Steering Committees of the twelfth International Effects of Oil on Wildlife Conference, we are very pleased to welcome you to this important scientific meeting!

Since its inception in 1982, the purpose of EOW has been to encourage collabora-tive efforts focused on better understanding the impacts of oil on wildlife and further improving our efforts to care for and conserve impacted species and their habitats.

This year’s four-day event has been carefully planned to include presentations from and for people of broad interests and backgrounds. The sessions will include presentations and posters that describe new perspectives on planning and preparedness, disclose findings of current research on medical care, rehabilitation methods, post-release data, and field techniques, and communicate lessons learned from case studies. Further, we hope that roundtable sessions on current topics of interest, as well as workshops on post-release monitoring, oiled wildlife facilities, avian intake and stabilization, and wild-life planning, will facilitate open discussion from a variety of viewpoints and experience.

In addition, we have made great effort to make the conference as enjoyable and fun as possible while also providing a chance to enjoy a little of what Alaska has to offer. I hope you’ll take advantage of the two post-conference trips and see some of the wildlife in the area as well as spectacular scenery and possibly even some tidewater gla-ciers! Downtown Anchorage has some wonderful restaurants within walking distance from the hotel where you can try fresh local seafood and other regional treats.

Lastly, we have attempted to reduce the ecological “footprint” often associated with larger meetings by making choices on what to provide to delegates, such as a reusable coffee mug and reusable bags and notebooks made of recycled materials. We hope you’ll use these items throughout the week to help reduce waste, and take them home to reuse again and again.

Thank you again for joining us! We hope you will enjoy the meeting and your visit to Alaska and make new (or reacquaint with old) friends and colleagues.

Sincerely,

Barbara Callahan Valeria Ruoppolo IBR Interim Director Aiuká Director Co-Host/Steering Committee Chair Co-Host

Curt Clumpner Mike Ziccardi IBR Preparedness Director UCD - OWCN Director Program Committee Co-Chair Program Committee Co-Chair

AcknowledgmentsConference Steering CommitteeBarbara Callahan (Chair): International Bird Rescue Valeria Ruoppolo: Aiuká Conference Program CommitteeCurt Clumpner (Co-Chair): International Bird Rescue Mike Ziccardi (Co-Chair): Oiled Wildlife Care Network, UC Davis Catherine Berg: NOAA Will Gala: Chevron Charlie Hebert: Focus Wildlife Kerri Morgan: Wildbase, Massey University Hugo Nijkamp: Sea Alarm Venessa Strauss: SANCCOB Sarah Tegtmeier: Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research, Inc. Ralph Vanstreels: Aiuká Conference Scholarship CommitteeMike Ziccardi: Oiled Wildlife Care Network, UC Davis Barbara Callahan: International Bird Rescue

Website GuruRuss Curtis: International Bird Rescue

Program IllustrationsMichelle Bellizzi: International Bird Rescue

Monday 18 MayWorkshops

0800 Post-release monitoring of oiled wildlife Coordinator: Oiled Wildlife Care Network

Facilities for oiled wildlife Coordinator: International Bird Rescue

1200 Lunch

1300 Avian intake & stabilization Coordinator: International Bird Rescue

IPIECA wildlife planning guide Coordinator: Sea Alarm

1900 Icebreaker

Tuesday 19 MayWelcome, Keynote Presentations, and Plenary I

0900 Welcome - Conference Hosts

0930 Ecological Studies in a Frozen Oilfield: Three Decades of Understanding and Managing Potential Wildlife and Habitat Impacts on Alaska’s North Slope - Bill Streever

1000 Then and Now: Exxon Valdez, Deepwater Horizon, and the State of Things - Gary Shigenaka

1030 Developments in Oiled Wildlife Preparedness and Response: An Industry Perspective - Greg Demarco

1100 Addressing Oil Spill Preparedness/Prevention in the Bering Strait Region - Bradley Dunker

1120 Sensitivity Mapping for Oil Spill Response: A Comprehensive Framework to Identify Wildlife At Risk Along the Coastline of Brazil - Valeria Ruoppolo

1140 Pre-Emptive Capture of New Zealand Dotterels During the C/V Rena Oil Spill: Post-Release Monitoring and Evaluation - John Dowding

1200 Lunch

Marine Mammal - Valeria Ruoppolo, Chair Planning I - Michelle Neef, Chair

1330 Oil Spill Response for Polar Bears in Alaska - Susanne Miller

A Model to Rank Oiled Wildlife Response Capacity - Michael Short

1350 Countering Oil Spill Threats to Sensitive Marine Mammal Populations - Donald Noviello

Building an Effective Wildlife Response Team for Large Scale Events: Identifying Challenges and Potential Solutions - Curt Clumpner

1410 Contingency Planning and Preparedness for an Oil Spill Involving Sea Otters and Other Fur-Bearing Marine Mammals in Alaska - Ken Wilson

Integrating Online Volunteer Databases into an Oil Response Organization - Michelle Neef

1430 Multi-Organization Responses to Large-Scale Marine Mammal Stranding Events - Sarah Wilkin

Field Stabilization Program Can Enhance Survival of Seabirds During Oil Spill Response - Nancy Anderson

1500 Break

Case Studies I - Paul Kelway, Chair Planning II - Claude Velter, Chair

1530 Wetlands Wildlife Response: CNRL Bitumen Release, Alberta, Canada 2013 - Michelle Bellizzi

Wildlife Training for the Corporate Environment - Richard Woods

1550 Oil Fouling in Subsistence Harvested Ringed (Phoca hispida) and Spotted Seals (Phoca largha) in the Bering Strait Region: 2012 and 2014 - Gay Sheffield

Media Coverage of the C/V Rena Oil Spill and the Public Perception of the Oil Spill Response - Graeme Finlayson

1610 Wildlife and Environmental Response: A Case Study in Preparedness from the General Zalinski Lightering Operation, British Columbia - Charlie Hebert

Thinking Strategically in the Aleutian Archipelago - Douglas Burn

Wednesday 20 MayPolar Issues - Barbara Callahan, Chair Rehabilitation I - Curt Clumpner, Chair

0830 Oiled Wildlife Response for Antarctica: Practical and Realistic Solutions - Michael Short

Surgical Repair of Keel Lesions in Aquatic Birds affected by Mass Stranding Events - Rebecca Duerr

0850 Food for thought: Oiled Marine Wildlife in the Bering Strait Region of Alaska - Gay Sheffield

Use of In-House Biomedical Metrics to Predict Survival to Release During Rehabilitation of Oiled Birds - Christine Fiorello

0910 Biomarker Assays to Assess Bivalves in Arctic and Subarctic Coastal Environments - Katrina Counihan

Forced Moult in Sub-Antarctic Yellow Eyed Penguins (Megadyptes antipodes) - Karina Gonzalez Argandona

0930 Coordination of Marine Mammal Response on the North Slope of Alaska - Chris Hall

Change in Body Mass for Selected Water Bird Species Associated with Increased Number of Days Between Oil Spill Event and Intake for Care - Mark Russell

1000 Poster Break

• Challenges in AK for Wildlife Protection During a Large-Scale Oil Spill Response - Jeanette Alas

• Zoo & Aquarium Readiness to Assist with Environmental Disaster Response - Chip Arnold

• Integrating Wildlife into the Larger Oil Spill Response Structure - Bárbara Carpeggiani

• The Development Of Prototype Magnetic Particle Technology Equipment for Providing a “Quick Clean” to Oil Contaminated Wildlife - Peter Dann

• A Comparison of Subjective and Objective Assessments of Body Condition in Western Grebes and Common Murres - Rebecca Duerr

• Development of the NMFS Arctic Marine Mammal Disaster Response Plan - Jen Dushane

• Select Venous Analytes in Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus Occidentalis) - Amelia Gessner

• Disease Investigation During a Bird Washing Experiment - Serena Finlayson

• Alternative Gavage Diet for Piscivorous Birds - Stephanie Herman

• Crude Oil Removal from Polar Bear Fur - Shannon Jensen

• Mobile Treatment and Rehabilitation Enclosure (MTRE) for Small Pinnipeds – Brett Long

• A Mobile Kit to Support Oiled Wildlife Cleaning Operations in Remote Locations - Rodolfo Pinho Da Silva-Filho

• Assessing Hydrocarbon Sensitivity and Establishing Current CYP1A Baselines in Select Marine Birds and Waterfowl of the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas - Ann Riddle

• Preliminary Study on the Microscopic Effects of Oil on Polar Bear Fur using High-Energy X-Ray Techniques - Todd Sformo

• Effects of Keel Cushions on Behavior of Western Grebes Entering Rehab - Julie Skoglund

• Bile Collection Technique in Subsistence Harvested Bowhead Whales: Proof of Concept Study - Raphaela Stimmelmayr

• Oil from Rendered Seal Blubber and Determination of External Petroleum Oil Exposure: An Observation in Oiled Ice-Associated Seals - Raphaela Stimmelmayr

• PAH Exposure and Biomarker Response of the Teshekpuk Caribou Herd - Raphaela Stimmelmayr

• A Historical Review Of Coastal And River Oil Spills In Brazil, 1950-2015: Implications For Oiled Wildlife Response Planning - Ralph Vanstreels

• Oil Spill Response and Walrus: Planning for the Challenges - Lori Verbrugge

• Development and Use of Dummies for Oiled Wildlife Response Exercises - Claude Velter

Wednesday 20 May1200 Lunch

Planning III - Charlie Hebert, Chair Research I - Kyra Mills-Parker, Chair

1330 Identifying and Prioritizing Wildlife Resources at Risk in Alaska During an Oil Spill Response - Jeanette Alas

The Effects of Dispersant and Chemically Dispersed Oil on the Behavior of Captive Common Murres (Uria aalge) - Becky Elias

1350 Key Aspects of Wildlife Response Planning for Prince William Sound, Alaska - Kenneth Wilson

Ocular Effects of Dispersant Exposure in Common Murres (Uria aalge): An Experimental Study - Christine Fiorello

1410 Developing a New Permanent Oiled Wildlife Facility: Challenges and Lessons Learnt - Bill Dwyer

Physical Effects of Chemically Dispersed Oil on Common Murres (Uria aalge) - Michael Ziccardi

1430 Oiled Wildlife Response in Alberta: 10 years After Lake Wabamun, the Largest Canadian Inland Fuel Spill – Where Are We Now? - Kim Blomme

What a Drag: The Search for a Minimal-Impact Tracking Device for Post-Release Studies of Western Grebes - Kyra Mills-Parker

1500 Break

Case Studies II - Graeme Finlayson, Chair Research II - Catherine Berg, Chair

1530 A Two-Day National Oiled Wildlife Drill in The Netherlands: A First for Europe and Beyond - Claude Velter

Modeling and Optimizing Oil Removal Using Magnetic Particle Technology - Stephen Bigger

1550 Liver Hydrocarbon Levels in Seabirds Affected by the C/V Rena Oil Spill in New Zealand - Serena Finlayson

Innovative Research to Combine Space Technologies (Geopositioning and Data Collection, Earth Observation, Space Oceanography) for Improved Monitoring of Marine Wildlife and its Impact on Coastal Habitats - Aline Duplaa

1610 Rapid Assessment of the Environmental Impacts of a Major Oil Spill in the World’s Largest Mangrove System - Michael Ziccardi

1900 Banquet

Thursday 21 MayResearch III - Mike Ziccardi, Chair Rehabilitation II - Ralph Vanstreels, Chair

0900 A Subjective Evaluation of the Efficacy of 32 Surfactants in the Removal of Petrochemicals from Feathers - Andrea Ambrose

Considerations for Treating Oiled Amphibians - Sam Christie

0920 Magnetic Cleansing of Oiled Wildlife: Optimisation of Technology, Field Trials & Implementation Plan - Peter Dann

Digestibility of critical care diets and nitrogen balance in oiled Common Murres and Western Grebes - Rebecca Duerr

0940 Effect Of Seawater Wash On Waterproofing Of Mallards In Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation - Graeme Finlayson

Rehabilitation of Individual Oiled Birds Affected by Natural Oil Seep at International Bird Rescue in Los Angeles, 2001 to 2014 - Julie Skoglund

1000 Towards the Rational Selection of Pre-Treatment Agents for the Cleansing of Oiled Birds and Mammals - John Orbell

From Lab to Rehab: Using Hematological Profiles to Predict Short- and Long-Term Survival of Marine Mammals Exposed to Oil - Traci Kendall

1030 Break

Roundtable I

1050 Alternative Cleaning Techniques Moderator: Valeria Ruoppolo

Developing Tier 1 Capability Moderator: Paul Kelway

1220 Lunch

Roundtable II

1350 Oil By Rail Moderator: Charlie Hebert

Facility Design Moderator: Curt Clumpner

1520 Break

Plenary II & Closing

1540 The Impact of International Developments by Government and Industry on Wildlife Response Preparedness - Paul Kelway

1600 National Guidelines for Oiled Marine Mammal Response in the United States - Sarah Wilkin

1620 The New IPIECA Guidelines and Their Use in Wildlife Contingency Planning - Curt Clumpner

1640 Closing: Conference Hosts

Friday 22 MayPost-Conference Activities

0800 Local Anchorage Birding Trip

1200 Seward/Alaska SeaLife Center Trip