Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program
Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1992-02-01

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 0309048354

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This is the third of four volumes from the Committee to Review the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Environmental Studies Program (ESP). The first two dealt with physical, oceanographic, and ecological aspects of the program. This book presents the findings of the panel's investigation of the social and economic relevance of OCS oil and gas activities and the social and economic aspects of the ESP. It describes the potential effects of OCS activities on the human environment, presents an ideal socioeconomic studies program, and comments on the current program in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Pacific, and Alaska regions.

Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program
Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1992-02-01

Total Pages: 163

ISBN-13: 0309045983

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Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program reviews the ecological studies done by the Environmental Studies Program of the Minerals Management Service. This program, which has spent $10 million a year on ecological studies in recent years, is designed to provide information to predict and manage the environmental effects of outer continental shelf oil and gas activities. The book considers studies on marine mammals and endangered species, birds, benthic organisms, fisheries, and marine ecosystems and makes recommendations for future studies.

Environmental Information for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Decisions in Alaska
Environmental Information for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Decisions in Alaska

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1994-02-01

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9780309050364

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This book reviews the adequacy of information available for predicting and managing the environmental and human effects of oil and gas activities on Alaska's Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). It examines how the Alaskan OCS and adjacent onshore natural and human environments differ from those in more temperate waters and to what degree the information characterizes those differences. (It also recommends alternatives to further studies in some cases where more information would be helpful for decisionmaking.)