Science

Wildlife

• Marine Wildlife Center
• Oiled Wildlife Care Network(opens in new tab)
• Invasive Species
• Response to Oiled Wildlife

Laboratories

• About OSPR Laboratories
• OSPR Chemistry Laboratories
• Aquatic Bioassessment Laboratory
• Marine Pollution Studies Laboratory(opens in new tab)

Fisheries Closure

• About Fisheries Closure (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Legislation (F&G Code 5654)(opens in new tab)
• Re-opening Process Flowchart (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)

Technology

• (opens in new tab)2022 Focused OSPR Workshop: Detecting, Mapping, & Recovering Oil at Night and in Fog (view presentations)(opens in new tab)
• 2021 OSPR/Chevron Oil Spill Technology Workshop (view presentations) (opens in new tab)
• 2019 OSPR/Chevron Oil Spill Technology Workshop (view presentations) (PDF)(opens in new tab)

Best Achievable Technology Report to the Legislature

• Prevention (PDF) (opens in new tab)
• Mechanical (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Remote Sensing (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Applied Response Technologies (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Best Achievable Technology Transmittal Letter (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Applied Response Technologies (ART) and Oil Spill Cleanup Agents (OSCAs)
• Oil Spill Response Organizations (OSRO)
• California Oil Spill Study and Evaluation Program
• GIS

Inland Pollution

• About BRAC / CERCLA
• External Eco-Risk Links
• OSPR Eco-Risk Resources for Ecological Risk Assessment

Restoration

• Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration
• About Environmental Enhancement Fund Grant

When an oil spill occurs, Scientific Branch programs participate in the response process mainly in the arenas of wildlife and habitat protection; cleanup recommendations; damage assessment for the natural resources affected by the spill; and identification of appropriate restoration measures.