User:WhaleisaKaiju/Bouchard Oil Spill/Bibliography

You will be compiling your bibliography and creating an outline of the changes you will make in this sandbox.

Bibliography

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Bibliography edit

Edit this section to compile the bibliography for your Wikipedia assignment. Add the name and/or notes about what each source covers, then use the "Cite" button to generate the citation for that source.

Final RP/EA (Restoration Plan and Environmental impact) report for Bouchard Oil Spill for bird and shoreline habitats. Contains detailed information regarding the aftermath such as the extent of damage to wildlife, current clean up processes, etc... ^[1]
South Coast Today article. Introductory secondary news article about the oil spill, such as causes and aftermath. Very cursory.^[2]
Cape Cod Times article. Article regarding a proposed settlement for Bouchard Transportation Co. to pay $13 million. Unable to find any newer secondary source talking about the development regarding this proposal in 2017. ^[3]
Celebrating Our Restoration Successes – 20 Years after the B-120 Buzzards Bay Oil Spill. NOAA article, talking about brief overview of restoration work. Also mentions the final settlement amount that Bouchard has to pay ($19.3 million). Only mention of the final settlement I was able to find.^[4]
Lost Valuation Report. Report of the lost public use and restoration. Very dry :(^[5]
Draft final for injury report. Injury quantification report of the damage of the oil spill on the environment.^[6]
NOAA main page for oil spill. Somewhat cursory, but good page to act as a hub for more info. Has timeline of important events such as the release of reports on the oil spill.^[7]
Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program main page for oil spill. Oil spill occurred in the program's "area of operations." Has detailed information regarding causes, cleanup, and general aftermath. Article is good hub for more info, and is more approachable than the reports :D^[8]
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institutes - another general info page on the event^[9]
Bouchard 65 Oil Spill - A previous oil spill which occurred in 1977^[10]
Pre-Assesment Data Report^[11]

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Luke, Learie. 2007. Identity and secession in the Caribbean: Tobago versus Trinidad, 1889–1980 Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press.
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Galeano, Gloria; Bernal, Rodrigo (2013-11-08). "Sabinaria , a new genus of palms (Cryosophileae, Coryphoideae, Arecaceae) from the Colombia-Panama border". Phytotaxa.
- This is a peer-reviewed scientific journal, so it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in some depth, so it's helpful in establishing notability.
Baker, William J.; Dransfield, John (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.
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References edit

^ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (February 2024). "FINAL RESTORATION PLAN and ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT for ROSEATE TERN (Sterna dougallii), COMMON TERN (Sterna hirundo), and SHORELINE and SALT MARSH RESOURCES ON RAM ISLAND IMPACTED BY THE BOUCHARD BARGE 120 (B-120) OIL SPILL" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Urbon, Steve. "Years after massive Buzzards Bay oil spill, few signs of pollution remain". New Bedford Standard-Times. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
^ Genter, Ethan. "$13M settlement proposed for 2003 oil spill". Cape Cod Times. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
^ "Celebrating Our Restoration Successes – 20 Years after the B-120 Buzzards Bay Oil Spill | Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program". darrp.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
^ Bouchard B-120 Oil Spill Lost Use Technical Working Group (March 31, 2009). "LOST USE VALUATION REPORT" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Shoreline Assessment Team (NOAA) (June 2008). "Draft FINAL BOUCHARD B-120 OIL SPILL SHORELINE INJURY ASSESSMENT: INJURY QUANTIFICATION" (PDF).
^ "Bouchard Barge 120 | Oil Spills | Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program". darrp.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
^ "2003 Bouchard Oil Spill – Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program". buzzardsbay.org. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
^ "2003 Tank Barge Bouchard 120 - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution". https://www.whoi.edu/. Retrieved 2024-04-19. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
^ "The Bouchard #65 Oil Spill, January 1977" (PDF).
^ "PRE-ASSESSMENT DATA REPORT" (PDF).

Outline of proposed changes edit

The current article for the Bouchard Oil Spill is quite short and very cursory. I hope to add enough info such that it follows the format of other oil spill articles which are rated as good or featured. So, my general outline follows like so:

Lede (with infobox and picture!)
Background (maybe general info about Bouchard Transportation such as the Bouchard 65 oil spill which occurred some 30 years prior. Also give info about Westport, MA and waters surrounding it)
The incident itself (already covered in current version, although there is probably more info on the exact details and events which could be added)
Aftermath (going over the damage reports, restoration work being done, Bouchard settlement, etc...)

Now that you have compiled a bibliography, it's time to plan out how you'll improve your assigned article.

In this section, write up a concise outline of how the sources you've identified will add relevant information to your chosen article. Be sure to discuss what content gap your additions tackle and how these additions will improve the article's quality.

Consider other changes you'll make to the article, including possible deletions of irrelevant, outdated, or incorrect information, restructuring of the article to improve its readability or any other change you plan on making. This is your chance to really think about how your proposed additions will improve your chosen article and to vet your sources even further.

Note: This is not a draft. This is an outline/plan where you can think about how the sources you've identified will fill in a content gap.

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[1] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (February 2024). "FINAL RESTORATION PLAN and ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT for ROSEATE TERN (Sterna dougallii), COMMON TERN (Sterna hirundo), and SHORELINE and SALT MARSH RESOURCES ON RAM ISLAND IMPACTED BY THE BOUCHARD BARGE 120 (B-120) OIL SPILL" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] Urbon, Steve. "Years after massive Buzzards Bay oil spill, few signs of pollution remain". New Bedford Standard-Times. Retrieved 2024-04-12.

[3] Genter, Ethan. "$13M settlement proposed for 2003 oil spill". Cape Cod Times. Retrieved 2024-04-12.

[4] "Celebrating Our Restoration Successes – 20 Years after the B-120 Buzzards Bay Oil Spill | Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program". darrp.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-12.

[5] Bouchard B-120 Oil Spill Lost Use Technical Working Group (March 31, 2009). "LOST USE VALUATION REPORT" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[6] Shoreline Assessment Team (NOAA) (June 2008). "Draft FINAL BOUCHARD B-120 OIL SPILL SHORELINE INJURY ASSESSMENT: INJURY QUANTIFICATION" (PDF).

[7] "Bouchard Barge 120 | Oil Spills | Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program". darrp.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-12.

[8] "2003 Bouchard Oil Spill – Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program". buzzardsbay.org. Retrieved 2024-04-12.

[9] "2003 Tank Barge Bouchard 120 - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution". https://www.whoi.edu/. Retrieved 2024-04-19. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)

[10] "The Bouchard #65 Oil Spill, January 1977" (PDF).

[11] "PRE-ASSESSMENT DATA REPORT" (PDF).

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