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considered in the Draft DARP. He

observed that endangered bird species

recovery projects have the potential to

benefit bird populations. He noted that

predator control actions can be an

effective tool in bird management

programs. He also felt the Draft DARP’s

characterization of captive breeding

programs as costly, ineffective, and of

questionable success was overbroad and

should be clarified as related to this

spill situation.

Response: The trustees agree that

endangered bird species recovery

projects have the potential to benefit

bird populations. However, this spill

had no apparent direct or indirect effect

on any endangered bird species in the

Tampa Bay area. This alternative was

eliminated from further consideration

on that basis. With respect to predator

control, the trustees are aware that some

predator control is practiced in the

Tampa Bay area but there are complex

issues involved in the control of one

species for the benefit of another. Such

actions risk changes to ecological

dynamics in target areas and can lead to

unforseen ecosystem disruptions.

Further, in this instance, it is not clear

to the trustees that such actions would,

in fact, enhance long-term recruitment

of relevant bird populations. The

trustees are also concerned about the

cost of implementing such actions. In

the Final DARP, this option is not

selected. Finally, the trustees’ views on

captive breeding programs have been

clarified in the Final DARP.

Comment: The second commenter

expressed strong support for training of

rehabilitation facility personnel and

volunteers in oiled wildlife management

as a restoration option for birds. The

commenter advocated training of Tampa

and Boca Ciega Bay wildlife

rehabilitators and their volunteers in the

proper operation of an emergency

facility and in the latest techniques in

rehabilitating oiled wildlife of various

species, noting that such actions would

provide a larger pool of state permitted

rehabilitators trained to implement

emergency oil spill response operations.

Response: The trustees agree that

training of rehabilitation facility

personnel and volunteers, such as the

commenter described, can enhance bird

rescue and rehabilitation capabilities in

the community and prevent bird

mortalities in the future. Accordingly,

training activities of this nature are

within the scope of restoration actions

that may be implemented in accordance

with the Final DARP, Volume I, to

restore or facilitate the recovery of birds

injured by the spill. Selected restoration

options, identified at Section 4.4.6.A,

include using funds recovered to

augment the operations of existing bird

rehabilitation organizations and

network in the Tampa Bay area

(Alternative 5), to ensure existing bird

and wildlife rescue equipment is

maintained (Alternative 6), to acquire

equipment for small spill response

support (Alternative 7), and/or to

support removal of monofilament

fishing line from bird habitats in Boca

Ciega Bay (Alternative 8). In

implementing the restoration plan for

birds, final funding decisions will be

based primarily on the relative ability of

candidate projects to meet the primary

restoration objective identified for birds

and the funds available to implement

restoration actions for birds.

Comment: The second commenter

also requested that the National

Audubon Society of Tampa be eligible

for funding to continue collecting

baseline data on bird species

distribution in the area noting that this

data could be used to calculate future

damages.

Response: As outlined in the Final

DARP, Volume I, the restoration plan to

be implemented for birds will apply

recovered funds to augment existing

bird rescue or rehabilitation capabilities

and/or support removal of fishing line

from bird habitats in the area impacted

by the spill. These activities address the

injuries to birds caused by the spill by

ensuring that, in the future, more birds

will be restored to the environment and/

or fewer birds will be lost by reducing

a source of bird mortalities. While the

trustees’ recognize the importance of

baseline data on bird populations, the

restoration plan is focused on actions to

restore or replace injured birds.

Dated: August 15, 1997.

Nancy Foster,

Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services

and Coastal Zone Management, National

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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