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Islands' Oil Spill Association
San Juan County, WA

Islands' Oil Spill Association (IOSA) provides a first line of response to oil spills in the San Juan Islands.

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Immediately useful links, MSDS, Gov't agencies, Wildlife, Organizations, Suppliers, Downloadable, History, Education/Training, Local links, Buoy info Other links

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Immediately useful info

• Weather forecast for Lopez/Friday Harbor
  http://www.srh.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/WAZ001.php?warncounty=WAC055&city=Lopez+Island 
• Washington tide charts:
  http://www.tidelinesonline.com/setupRegion.do;jsessionid=E5C2B40344B2FB16CDA4F32B7A1482F5?regionID=2 
• Tide and current predictor. Note that the tide can be viewed as a graph. Describes what is happening and is expected to happen with the tides. 
  http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sites_uswest.html 
• Sun rise/set times, moon rise/set, legal twilight:
  http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html 

• Wind speed/direction/gust, atmospheric pressure, air temperature, and wind chill at the Smith Island (South of  Lopez Is.) NOAA Buoy Station.
  http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.phtml?station=SISW1 

• Photographs of WA shoreline from the Columbia River to Pt. Roberts. http://apps.ecy.wa.gov/shorephotos/index.html 

• What time is it? Universal Time is 8 hours ahead of Pacific Standard time or 9 hours Daylight Savings time. Check your clock.
  http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/timer.pl 
• Washington State Ferry
  http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/ 
• Wave height and wind speed/direction forecast from U of WA
  http://www.atmos.washington.edu/data/marine_report.html
• Current wind speed provided by WA State Ferries
  http://www.atmos.washington.edu/maciver/Ferry/Ferryjs/mainframe1.htm
• Surface currents. This link may help guide spill response.
  http://faculty.washington.edu/tklinger/ 
• The Northwest Watch program is a first of a kind volunteer program that solicits Shoreline residents who either live on the water or who have views of the Water to assist the USCG in the verification / confirmation and reporting of Oil Spills, Flare Sightings, and in assisting in Search and Rescue Missions, and with many other Coast Guard and law Enforcement Missions.
  http://www.uscg.mil/d13/nwwatch/ . Note:This link provides a means for shoreline residents to participate as observers but does not provide access to observer information. 

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)   Top of page
MSDS's provide important information regarding hazards of specific oils/chemicals, exposure limits, handling and storage, first aid and other pertinent information. It is helpful to know the specific ID number of a given spilled substance but even a broad search like "gasoline" or "bunker" can provide helpful info.

• Free MSDS database: http://siri.org/msds/
• MSDS resource page with links, forums, quiz, and news. A very informative website. http://www.ilpi.com/msds/
• NOAA's MSDS site http://www.wrclib.noaa.gov/lib/env_data/msds.html

Government agencies   Top of page

• San Juan County Department of Emergency Management: http://www.sanjuandem.net/ 
• Washington State Department of Ecology http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/spills/spills.html 
• United States Coast Guard http://www.uscg.mil/uscg.shtm  
  An extensive list of links on the USCG site is at http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/ 
• NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) http://www.noaa.gov/ Very extensive site with lots of info. Use their search engine.
• Environmental Protection Agency site related to oil spills  http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/index.htm
• Canadian Coast Guard http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/ 
• Washington State Ferry http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/ 

Wildlife related info     Top of page

• International Bird Rescue Research Center  http://www.ibrrc.org/internship_program.html
• The role of the wildlife rehabilitator in a disaster  http://www.fema.gov/library/iwrcpap.shtm

Spill related organizations     Top of page

• Marine Spill Response Corporation http://www.msrc.org/ 
• Washington State Maritime Cooperative http://www.wsmcoop.org/ 
• Marine Exchange- http://www.marineexchangesea.com/ Extensive database of info about vessels transiting Puget Sound

Spill response equipment and service suppliers     Top of page

• Extensive catalog of equipment by Ro-Clean Desmi http://www.ro-cleandesmi.com  
• Much info about equipment and organizations http://www.oil-spill-web.com/default1.asp

Downloadable information     Top of page

• Geographic Response Plans (GRP) Be aware: these are large files to download. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/spills/preparedness/GRP/GRP%20web%20page%20intro.htm 
• Incident Command System (ICS): Print out a copy of the ICS http://www.response.restoration.noaa.gov/oilaids/ICS/intro.html 
• Coast Guard site for Spill Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Measures Pamphlet Series.
  This site provides a wide range of information and guidelines in a printable format. http://www.uscg.mil/d1/staff/m/rrt/spillinfo.html 
• Software for oil spill responders and planners http://www.response.restoration.noaa.gov/software/software.html 
• Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Pamphlet (requires Adobe Acrobat)  http://www.mesc.usgs.gov/products/pubs/10000/pdf/13_2_8.pdf

History of spill responses

Very informative site with detailed response information related to situations, strategies, problem solving, and so on.
  http://www.incidentnews.gov/incidents/history.htm  

Education/ Training     Top of page

• Educational info, job aids, special presentations, articles regarding biological monitoring, training/workshops, opportunities, education for kids.
  http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oilaids.html

Local links of interest     Top of page

• University of WA Friday Harbor Labs http://depts.washington.edu/fhl/ 

• San Juan County home page: http://www.co.san-juan.wa.us/default.asp 

• San Juan County Marine Resources Committee: a citizen-based advisory committee dedicated to the protection and restoration of the marine environment in the San Juan Islands.
   http://www.sjcmrc.org/ 

• Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation on San Juan Island
   http://www.rockisland.com/~whollow/ 

• Friends of the San Juans 
  http://www.sanjuans.org/ 

• San Juan Islander online newspaper: http://www.sanjuanislander.com 

Buoy Information     Top of page

• Buoy data from South end of Vancouver Island, BC
  http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=46088
• Current buoy info via phone You can access many marine buoys by telephone or cell phone for real time conditions. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/dial.shtml
• Map of buoys in USA and offshore including the United Kingdom. Provides weather data.  http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/rmd.shtml 
• Map of weather buoys in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Northwest.shtml
• National Data Buoy Center links page http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/links.shtml

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