California Department of Fish & Game

Spills and Events
Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDA)

A picture of a very heavily oiled bird

LOCATION	Humboldt County coast
DATE	September 6, 1999
INCIDENT SUMMARY	The Dredge M/V Stuyvesant spilled approximately 2,000 gallons of Intermediate Fuel Oil 180 (IFO-180) into the Pacific Ocean near the entrance to Humboldt Bay.
RESPONSIBLE PARTY	Bean Dredging, LLC
NATURAL RESOURCE TRUSTREE	California Dept. of Fish and Game, California State Lands Commission, United States Fish and Wildlife Service
RESOURCES IMPACTED	birds (2,405 estimated killed, including 1,600 Common Murres and 135 Marbled Murrelets); habitat (coastal beaches); water column (shrimp, fish); human recreational uses (beach use)
SETTLEMENT DETAILS	The trustees settled the NRDA portion of the case for $6.71 million. This includes $2.075 million for various habitat and recreational use projects, and a conservation easement for the Miracle Mile forest parcel, valued at $4.74 million including monitoring costs.
STATUS OF RESTORATION	Final Restoration Plan completed; restoration projects now in progress.

Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan (DARP) Report Appendices