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Refugio Incident Fisheries Closure - OPENED - 29-Jun-2015

Published by Office of Response and Restoration | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: December 19, 2025 | Last Modified: 2015-06-29T00:00:00.000+00:00
On May 19, 2015, a pipeline owned ruptured in Santa Barbara County, California, near Refugio State Beach. An estimated 21,000 gallons of the oil flowed overland from the break site into the Pacific Ocean and spread across the marine environment. NOAA and our state and federal partners are investigating these impacts and will determine the amount of restoration needed to return the environment to the condition it was in before the spill and to compensate the public for environmental degradation from the time of the spill until recovery. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE DECLARATION OF FISHERIES CLOSURE DUE TO A PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT CAUSED BY AN OIL SPILL AFFECTING MARINE WATERS Pursuant to Fish and Game Code 5654 This layer reflects the fishery closure boundaries established by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) for the Refugio Beach Oil Spill.

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