Assessment of the U. S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program, Vol. 2: Ecology

Assessment of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Programreviews 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.National Research Council Staff is the author of 'Assessment of the U. S. Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program, Vol. 2: Ecology' with ISBN 9780309045988 and ISBN 0309045983.