Natural Resources Damage Assessment: Information on Study of Seabirds Killed by Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

RCED-92-22 Published: Nov 27, 1991. Publicly Released: Nov 27, 1991.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed a federally funded study to estimate the number of seabirds killed as a result of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, focusing on the: (1) request and approval of the seabird damage study; and (2) study's methodology.

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