With the $5.2 million dollars in natural resource damages awarded, the Trustees
completed the following projects:
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Acquired over 900 acres of old growth and nesting habitat in Washington State
to protect marbled murrelets and reduce silt deposits on kelp ecosystems.
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Increased state and federal protection of several thousand additional acres in
Washington State through identifying occupied marbled murrelet sites.
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Prepared and distributed signs, kiosk panels, posters, and brochures to educate
visitors about disturbance impacts to nesting seabird colonies and the Makah
Indian Tribe's culturally sensitive areas, and to educate the public on how
modifying their behavior can decrease adverse impacts on seabird productivity
and survival.
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Conducted a feasibility study to assess whether former common murre breeding
colonies in the Copalis National Wildlife Refuge could be reestablished through
the use of decoys or social attraction devices. The phase II portion of this
project was withdrawn when the data indicated that use of the decoys would be
difficult as a result of the physical and biological conditions at the Refuge.
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Provided funding for an emergency towing vessel in the Strait of Juan de Fuca
for one winter season. The rescue tug has been in operation, with funding from
other sources, yearly since then.
Additional information about these projects is available in the final summary
report Summary of the Tenyo Maru Oil Spill
Restoration, published by the Trustees.
