Stuyvesant - Humboldt

• LOCATION: Humboldt County Coast
• DATE: September 6, 1999
• INCIDENT SUMMARY: The Dredge M/V Stuyvesant spilled approximately 2,000 gallons of Intermediate Fuel Oil 180 (IFO-180) into the Pacific Ocean near the entrance to Humboldt Bay.
• RESPONSIBLE PARTY: Bean Dredging, LLC
• NATURAL RESOURCE TRUSTEES: California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California State Lands Commission, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
• RESOURCES IMPACTED: Birds (2,405 estimated killed, including 1,600 Common Murres and 135 Marbled Murrelets); habitat (coastal beaches); water column (shrimp, fish); human recreational uses (beach use)
• SETTLEMENT DETAILS: The trustees settled the NRDA portion of the case for $6.71 million. This includes $2.075 million for various habitat and recreational use projects, and a conservation easement for the Miracle Mile forest parcel, valued at $4.74 million including monitoring costs.
• STATUS OF RESTORATION: Final Restoration Plan completed; restoration projects now in progress.

Available Documents

• Notification of Change in Restoration Project for Kure and Stuyvesant Oil Spills Final (PDF)
• Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment (PDF)
• Appendices (PDF)
• News Release 7-25-06 "Humboldt coast oil spill settled" (PDF)
• Kure/Stuyvesant Trustee Council News Update January 2013 (PDF)

Administrative Record

• Stuyvesant Administrative Record Index (PDF)

Restoration Project Monitoring Reports

Grebe Colony Protection

• 2010 Lake Earl Grebe Report (PDF)
• 2011 Lake Earl Grebe Report (PDF)

Pelican Disturbance Reduction in Humboldt Bay

• Communication Strategies to Mitigate Impacts to Pelicans and Cormorants (Ward et al.) (PDF)
• 2012 Brown Pelicans and Fish Waste in Northern California (Jaques) (PDF)
• 2013 Reducing Injury to Brown Pelicans in Northern California Harbors (Bird Ally X) (PDF)

Marbled Murrelet Habitat Protection on the North Coast (Miracle Mile)

• 2011-12 MAMU Audio/Visual Survey Report (PDF)

Corvid Management in Redwood National and State Parks

• 2010 Redwood National and State Parks Corvid Management Report (PDF)
• 2011 Redwood National and State Parks Corvid Management Report (PDF)
• 2011 MAMU At-Sea Surveys (PDF)
• 2012 MAMU At-Sea Surveys (PDF)
• 2011 Ward et al. Corvid Management Education Communication Report (PDF)
• 2012 Redwood National and State Parks Corvid Management Report (PDF)

Common Murre Restoration on the North Coast

• 2010 Decline of the Common Murre Colony at Redding Rock (PDF)
• 2011 Assessment of Four Potential Common Murre Restoration Projects (PDF)

Snowy Plover Dune Enhancement, Little River State Beach

• 2009 Little River Nearshore Dunes Restoration Project Report (PDF)
• 2010 Little River Nearshore Dunes Restoration Project Report (PDF)
• 2011 Little River Nearshore Dunes Restoration Project Report (PDF)

Snowy Plover Dune Enhancement, South Spit Humboldt Bay

• 2009 South Spit Dune Restoration Report (PDF)
• 2010 South Spit Dune Restoration Report (PDF)

Palmer's Point Enhancement

• 2010 Palmer's Point Enhancement Project Report (PDF)
• 2011 Palmer's Point Enhancement Project Report (PDF)

Contact

Jeffery Dayton
Email: Jeffery.Dayton@wildlife.ca.gov
phone: (707) 441-5736