Accordion side navigation Office of Spill Prevention & Response About OSPR Cal Spill Watch Enforcement Grants & Outreach Laws & Regulations News & Publications Preparedness, Planning & Exercises Response Resources Restoration (NRDA) Science & Wildlife Spill Prevention Volunteer Opportunities Apex Houston On this page Summary Available Documents Restoration Project Monitoring Reports External Links Summary Click to enlarge in new tab Common mure. LOCATION: Offshore Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Monterey Counties. DATE: January 28, 1986 to February 4, 1986 INCIDENT SUMMARY: The tank barge Apex Houston lost a hatch cover while being towed from the Shell Oil refinery in Martinez to Long Beach, spilling an estimated 25,800 gallons of crude oil. RESPONSIBLE PARTY: E.A. Viner International Co., Inc. NATURAL RESOURCE TRUSTEES: California Department of Fish and Wildlife, United States Fish and WildlifeService, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RESOURCES IMPACTED: Birds (8,978 estimated killed, including 6,287 Common Murres) SETTLEMENT DETAILS: The trustees settled the case for $5.4 million. $4.9 million was allocated to Common Murre recolonization, while $500,000 was allocated to acquisition of old growth redwoods for protection of Marbled Murrelets. STATUS OF RESTORATION: Restoration projects completed. Available Documents Trustee Council Final Report, March 2011 (PDF) Final Restoration Plan (PDF) Restoration Project Monitoring Reports Marbled Murrelet Habitat Protection in the Santa Cruz Mountains (Gazos Mountain Camp) 2004 Final Report MAMU Radar Surveys (PDF) 2006 FinalReport MAMU Radar Surveys (PDF) 2008 Final Report MAMU Radar Surveys (PDF) 2009 Final Report MAMU Radar Survey (PDF) 2010 Final Report MAMU Radar Surveys - Part 1 (PDF) 2010 Final Report MAMU Radar Surveys - Part 2 (PDF) 2007 Final Report MAMU Audio/Visual Surveys (PDF) 2011 Final Report MAMU Audio/Visual Surveys (PDF) Common Murre Restoration at Devil's Slide Rock 1996 Final Report Devil's Slide Murre Colony (PDF) 1997 Final Report Devil's Slide Murre Colony (PDF) 1998 Final Report Devil's Slide Murre Colony (PDF) 1999 Final Report Devil's Slide Murre Colony (PDF) 2000 Final Report Devil's Slide Murre Colony (PDF) 2001 Final Report Devil's Slide Murre Colony (PDF) 2002 Final Report Devil's Slide Murre Colony (PDF) 2003 Final Report Devil's Slide Murre Colony (PDF) 2004 Final Report Devil's Slide Murre Colony (PDF) 2005 Final Report Devil's Slide Murre Colony (PDF) 2006 Final Report Devil's Slide Murre Colony (PDF) 2007 Final Report Devil's Slide Murre Colony (PDF) 2008 Final Report Devil's Slide Murre Colony (PDF) 2009 Final Report Devil's Slide Murre Colony (PDF) 2010 Final Report Devil's Slide Murre Colony (PDF) Final Report Devil's Slide Murre Colony (whole project; all years) (PDF) External Links USFWS Site - Common Murre Restoration Program NOAA Administrative Record Contact Bruce Joab Bruce.Joab@wildlife.ca.gov (916) 826-0166