The United States & CanadaThe United States & Canada

Joint Environmental SectionJoint Environmental Section

““The Facts Behind the LegendThe Facts Behind the Legend””

The ProblemThe Problem(uncoordinated advice/information)(uncoordinated advice/information)

OSC

How do REET and the SST Differ?How do REET and the SST Differ?

Regional Environmental Emergencies Team Scientific Support Team

Standing Regional TeamStanding Regional Team Fed. & Provincial AgenciesFed. & Provincial Agencies Private industryPrivate industry

Agencies retain inherent Agencies retain inherent authorities.authorities.

““Chaired”Chaired” Solutions are voted on-OSC Solutions are voted on-OSC

receives single course of receives single course of actionaction

Policy questions are Policy questions are addressedaddressed

Ad Hoc National TeamAd Hoc National Team NOAA ERD (Home & Away Teams)NOAA ERD (Home & Away Teams) Integrates other science groups Integrates other science groups

(RP, state, academic, (RP, state, academic, Environmental Unit)Environmental Unit)

Leverages local knowledgeLeverages local knowledge ““Coordinated”Coordinated” Consensus based - OSC receives Consensus based - OSC receives

all perspectives, with all perspectives, with recommendations recommendations

SST Integrates throughout the SST Integrates throughout the commandcommand

SST has no inherent authoritySST has no inherent authority Policy questions are not Policy questions are not

addressed by the SST.addressed by the SST.

The original concept The original concept

Joint decisions in the IRZJoint decisions in the IRZ Exchange of experts and Exchange of experts and

expertiseexpertise Open and regular Open and regular

communication between communication between teams (planning & teams (planning & response phases)response phases)

Cross-Command BriefingsCross-Command Briefings Data SharingData Sharing Unified Voice in the IRZUnified Voice in the IRZ

OSC JRT

CANADA

REET

(including support)

Agencies and experts Agencies and experts

(including support)

US SCIENTIFICSPECIAL FORCES

USA

JEERT

CanadianResponse

Zone

USResponse

Zone

International Response Zone

International Spill ResponseThree Separate Responses

International Response ZoneInternational Response Zone

Where actions or in-actions in Where actions or in-actions in one country impact the other one country impact the other country.country.

Established during the event via Established during the event via discussions between the NOAA discussions between the NOAA SSC and the Chair of REET.SSC and the Chair of REET.

I.R.Z.

Approach the impact area as aApproach the impact area as ashared ecological systemshared ecological system,,rather than two rather than two independent independent national areas.national areas.

The Evolution of the JESThe Evolution of the JES

SST -- REET

JEERT

JESIRZ

ICS

SST

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, In the time before ICS …

REET

JEERT

JRT

Finance Logistics Operations

UnifiedCommand

EnvironmentalUnit

RP/US/CN

JEERT

Responsible Party Responsible Party Responsible Party

Chain of Command

JEERT under theIncident Command System

Planning

Perception: JEERTis subordinate to

the Responsible Party

Responsible Party

Finance Logistics Operations Planning

UnifiedCommand

RP/US/CN

Responsible Party Responsible Party Responsible Party Responsible PartyJES

Chain of Command

Unencumbered governmentscientific advice

JEERT as translated into theIncident Command System

“Joint Environmental Section”

EC & NOAA

ProposedProposedInternational Workshops (Mid-International Workshops (Mid-

1990’s)1990’s)

Priority Protection AreasPriority Protection Areas Joint ModelingJoint Modeling Fisheries & AquacultureFisheries & Aquaculture Community PrioritiesCommunity Priorities Wildlife Protection & RescueWildlife Protection & Rescue

Goal: Goal: BeginBegin to develop consensus on environmental to develop consensus on environmental priorities and pre-plan oil spill protection and clean-up priorities and pre-plan oil spill protection and clean-up

objectives/strategiesobjectives/strategies

Session focussed on components of the natural environment. Session focussed on components of the natural environment. Socio-economic and cultural addressed in subsequent Socio-economic and cultural addressed in subsequent

workshopworkshop

International WorkshopsInternational Workshops Priority Protection AreasPriority Protection Areas

• Joint workshop in 2002Joint workshop in 2002 Joint ModelingJoint Modeling

• Model developed (1st of its kind)Model developed (1st of its kind)• 2007 Modelers Summit planned (Sept.)2007 Modelers Summit planned (Sept.)

Fisheries & AquacultureFisheries & Aquaculture• 2004 Workshop2004 Workshop• 2007 Workshop planned (Sept.)2007 Workshop planned (Sept.)

Community PrioritiesCommunity Priorities• 2004 Workshop2004 Workshop

Wildlife Protection & RescueWildlife Protection & Rescue• 2004 Workshop2004 Workshop• Wildlife Plan under active developmentWildlife Plan under active development

Future NeedsFuture Needs

Joint protocols for closing & opening Joint protocols for closing & opening fisheriesfisheries

Joint Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Joint Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique protocolsTechnique protocols

Formalize and memorialize the priority Formalize and memorialize the priority protection areas protection areas

Joint protection and recovery strategies.Joint protection and recovery strategies.

The Joint US/Canada The Joint US/Canada Environmental SectionEnvironmental Section

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