California grunions
spawn on a sandy beach habitat in Santa Barbara, Calif. There will not
be beach cleanup, in response to the Refugio oil spill, at night when
the grunion spawning runs occur. (Courtesy of California Fish and
Wildlife)
A member of the
Refugio Oil Spill Response shoreline cleanup clean-up crew removes oil
from a rock at Refugio Beach State Park near Santa Barbara, Calif., June
6, 2015. Several of these cleaning crew have been assigned to different
beaches to ensure an efficient and safe response effort. (U.S. Coast
Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg)
Different tools are
used by Refugio Oil Spill Response shoreline cleanup crews to clean the
oil off of rocks on Refugio Beach near Santa Barbara, Calif., June 6,
2015. These crews work long hours to safely and efficiently return the
beach to its former state. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd
Class Jonathan Klingenberg)
Team members of the
Refugio Oil Spill Response shoreline cleanup crews work along the
Refugio Beach tidal rock-line to clean oil away from the rocks during
the Refugio Oil Spill response near Santa Barbara, Calif., June 6, 2015.
The oil on the rocks were caused after an inland oil pipeline ruptured
and made its way down to the nearby ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg)
Members from the
Refugio Oil Spill Response shoreline cleanup and assessment team survey a
beach line in the vicinity of Goleta Beach, which was impacted by the
Refugio Oil spill near Santa Barbara, Calif., June 6, 2015. These teams
are trained in how to evaluate oil conditions, determine means for
cleanup, identify sensitive resources as well as place constraints on
cleanup if necessary, due to ecological, economic, or cultural concerns.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan
Klingenberg)
Members from the
Refugio Oil Spill Response shoreline cleanup and assessment team survey a
beach line in the vicinity of Goleta Beach impacted by the Refugio Oil
spill near Santa Barbara, Calif., June 6, 2015. These teams are
typically made up of state, local and federal personnel. (U.S. Coast
Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Klingenberg)