Beyond the immediate and visible damage caused to sea life, oil spills continue to affect marine life and the environment for years. Here’s what you need to know., A total of $16 billion was made available for overall Gulf of Mexico Restoration after the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill. How was the money spent?, Flow rates for 14-year oil spill in Gulf of Mexico are published in new report June 24, 2019 Focus areas: Ocean & Coasts, Prior to the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Exxon Valdez was the largest spill to ever occur in U.S. coastal waters. In this episode, we talk with NOAA marine biologist Gary Shigenaka to find out how marine life in Prince William Sound, Alaska, is faring today. We also look at lessons we might learn from this environmental disaster in light of growing oil exploration and , As a result of the disaster, NOAA put additional resources towards spill response, including creating a hazardous material response division to provide scientific expertise during a spill, placing scientific support coordinators around the country, and developing methods to assess and model oil trajectories. Today, nearly 50 years later, NOAA’s role in oil spill response has evolved, shaped , On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez grounded on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, rupturing the hull and spilling oil into the pristine waters of Alaska. In all, nearly 11 million gallons of crude oil devastated this remote and biologically productive body of water. Hundreds of thousands of birds, mammals, and other marine organisms were killed or injured..