Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program: 1997-2002, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 1U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 1996 |
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Page iii
... loss of these resources . Notable exceptions are the loss of wetlands along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico , and social changes among the natives of the North Slope and Northwest Arctic Borough areas of Alaska . Possible Ecological ...
... loss of these resources . Notable exceptions are the loss of wetlands along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico , and social changes among the natives of the North Slope and Northwest Arctic Borough areas of Alaska . Possible Ecological ...
Page v
... loss or damage to fishing gear may result from exposure to this equipment . Oil spills could result in the temporary closure of some fisheries and in a reduction in commercial and recreational fish resources . Losses of fisheries ...
... loss or damage to fishing gear may result from exposure to this equipment . Oil spills could result in the temporary closure of some fisheries and in a reduction in commercial and recreational fish resources . Losses of fisheries ...
Page 13
... losses exceeding a few hundred individuals which could be replaced within a generation . Adult walruses should experience few ... loss of 50 to 150 individuals is possible , requiring a minimum of three generations for recovery . II - 13 ...
... losses exceeding a few hundred individuals which could be replaced within a generation . Adult walruses should experience few ... loss of 50 to 150 individuals is possible , requiring a minimum of three generations for recovery . II - 13 ...
Page 14
... loss of hundreds to several thousand seabirds , with a recovery period of one generation or more . Wintering populations of the white winged and surf scooters are the most abundant waterfoul species off California . An oil spill ...
... loss of hundreds to several thousand seabirds , with a recovery period of one generation or more . Wintering populations of the white winged and surf scooters are the most abundant waterfoul species off California . An oil spill ...
Page 15
... loss . Most impacts should occur along the Louisiana and north Texas coastal areas . Barrier beach configurations should not be altered significantly beyond existing trends in very localized areas downdrift from jettied or artificially ...
... loss . Most impacts should occur along the Louisiana and north Texas coastal areas . Barrier beach configurations should not be altered significantly beyond existing trends in very localized areas downdrift from jettied or artificially ...
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Alaska Region Arctic associated Basin beaches Beaufort Sea beluga benthic Bering Sea birds blowout bowhead bowhead whales breeding Chukchi Sea coast coastal areas commercial fishing communities concentrations construction contamination Cook Inlet discharges disturbance drilling muds Eastern Gulf effects emissions estimated estuaries expected facilities fisheries gas activities gray whales Gulf of Alaska Gulf of Mexico habitat harbor harbor porpoises hydrocarbons impacts Island leasing levels located Louisiana major marine mammals migration minke whales nearshore nesting noise North northern OCS activities OCS-related offshore oil and gas oil spills onshore operations Oregon Pacific Region Peninsula percent pipeline planning areas platforms population potential Prince William Sound production proposed action range recovery recreational result River salmon seabirds seafloor seals season sediments seismic shorebirds shoreline southern California spawning species spill occurs spilled oil sublethal subsistence tanker turtles USDOI vessel traffic Washington water quality wetlands wildlife winter zone