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The MMS Marine Minerals Program has focused its funding in
three different areas of research. These three areas include biological
studies, numerical wave modeling studies, and programmatic studies
with a focus on impacts on the environment due to dredging.
Biological Studies (B)
The primary purpose of MMS-funded biological studies has
been to address biological concerns raised by the potential for adverse
environmental impacts on marine life as a consequence of dredging sand on the
OCS. In order to develop an understanding of the baseline benthic ecological
conditions at offshore borrow sites prior to any dredging activity, the MMS
has funded numerous site-specific, field-oriented studies. These studies have
entailed the compilation and synthesis of existing oceanographic literature
and available data sets which exist within identified offshore borrow areas,
as well as biological field sampling surveys.
Physical/Modeling Studies (P)
The MMS has also funded numerical wave modeling studies to
examine the potential for alteration in the local wave field following
dredging and the excavation of sand within identified borrow sites. The
modeling also explores the potential for increased wave action after dredging
and any resultant adverse localized changes in erosional patterns and
longshore coastal transport which might result in significant losses of beach
sand after renourishment. These efforts have enabled MMS-funded researchers to
further explore the potential for changes in local sediment transport rates,
as well as the cumulative physical effects of multiple dredging events.
Environmental Impact Investigations (E)
Recognizing that the environmental effects of dredging
operations in many instances are similar for all areas, programmatic-type
studies have also been initiated to examine the effects of particular types of
dredging operations on various aspects of the physical, chemical, and
biological environments, and to develop or recommend appropriate mitigation,
laboratory modeling, or monitoring techniques to alleviate or prevent adverse
environmental impacts.
Programmatic Studies
Synthesis
and analysis of existing information regarding environmental effects of
marine mining: Executive Summary.
Hammer R., B. Balcom, M. Cruickshank, and C. Morgan, 1993. MMS 93-005.
(E)
Synthesis
and analysis of existing information regarding environmental effects of
marine mining.
Hammer, R., B. Balcom, M. Cruickshank, and C. Morgan, 1993. MMS 93-006.
(E)
Marine
mining technologies and mitigation techniques: A detailed analysis with
respect to the mining of specific offshore mineral commodities.
C-CORE, 1996. MMS 95-003.
(E)
Marine
aggregate mining benthic and surface plume study.
Hitchcock, D., R. Newell, and L. Seiderer, 1999. MMS 99-029.
(P)
A
methodology and criteria to assess the impact of sand volume removed in
Federal waters on the nearshore wave climate.
Basco, D.R., 1999. MMS 99-046.
(PE)
Strategic
cumulative effects of marine aggregates dredging.
Oakwood Environmental Ltd, 1999.
(E)
Development and design of biological and physical monitoring protocols to
evaluate the long-term impacts of offshore dredging operations on the marine
environment.
Michel, J., R. Nairn, and J. Johnson., 2001. MMS 2001-089.
(E)
Examination of regional management strategies for Federal offshore borrow
areas along the United States east and Gulf of Mexico coasts.
Michel, J., R. Nairn, and J. Johnson., 2001. MMS 2001-090
(E)
A
numerical modeling evaluation of the cumulative physical effects of offshore
sand dredging for beach renourishment.
Kelley, S.W., J. S. Ramsey, and M.R. Byrnes, 2001. MMS 2001-098.
(P)
Integrated
report on the impact of marine aggregate dredging on physical and biological
resources of the seabed.
Hitchcock, D., R. Newell, and L. Seiderer, 2002. MMS 2002-054.
(BP)
Gulf of Mexico fish
and fisheries Proceedings: Bringing together new and recent research.
McKay, M., J. Nides, and D. Vigil, 2002. MMS 2002-004.
(B)
Review of
existing and emerging environmentally friendly offshore dredging
technologies.
Nairn, R., T. Kenny, F. Marván, J. Michel, R. Newell, and N. Bray, 2004. MMS
2004-076. (PE)
Archaeological damage from offshore dredging: recommendations for
pre-operational surveys and mitigation during dredging to avoid adverse
impacts.
Michel, J., G. Watts, R. Nairn, T. Kenny, F. Maravan, C. Pearson, and M.
Faught, 2004. MMS 2004-005.
(E)
MMS dredge
plume model user manual.
Nairn, R., D.Scott, M. Fullarton, J. Spearman, and N. Bray, 2004.
(P)
Baird Plume Animator Manual. Nairn, R., D.Scott, M. Fullarton, J. Spearman,
and N. Bray, 2004.
(P)
The
benthic community of offshore sand banks: a literature synopsis of the
benthic fauna resources in potential MMS OCS sand mining areas.
Brooks, R., S. Bell, C. Purdy, and K. Sulak, 2004.
(B)
Assessment of
fish communities associated with offshore sand banks and shoals in the
Northwestern Gulf of Mexico: Cruise Report.
Brooks, R. and A. Quaid, 2003. (B)
A study to
address the issue of seafloor stability and the impact on oil and gas
infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico.
Nairn, R., Q. Lu, and S. Langendyk, 2005. MMS 2005-043.
(PE)
Field testing of a physical/biological monitoring methodology for offshore
dredging and mining operations.
Hobbs, C., 2005. MMS 2005-056.
(BP)
Comparisons between marine communities residing on sand shoals and
uniform-bottom substrates in the Mid-Atlantic Bight.
Slacum, H., W. Burton, J. Vølstad, E. Weber, R. Llansó, and D. Wong, 2006.
MMS 2005-042.
(B)
Taxonomic composition and relative frequency of the benthic fish community
found on natural sand banks and shoals in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico: A
synthesis of the southeast area monitoring and assessment program’s
groundfish survey database, 1982-2000.
Brooks, R., S. Keitzer, and K. Sulak, 2005.
(B)
Investigation of dredging impacts on commercial and recreational fisheries
and analysis of available mitigation measures to protect and preserve
resources.
Tomlinson, B., J. Petterson, e. Glazier, J. Lewis, I. Selby, R. Nairn, T.
Kenny, P. Godde, C. Espinasse, L. Stanley, and R. Cooke, 2007. MMS 2006-065.
(BE)
Examination of the physical and biological implications of using buried
channel deposits and other non-topographic offshore features as beach
nourishment materials.
Nairn, R., Q. Lu, S. Langendyk, M. Hayes, P. Montagna, T. Palmer, and S.
Powers, 2007. MMS 2007-048.
(BP)
Critical technical review and evaluation of site-specific studies techniques
for the MMS Marine Minerals Program.
Michel,
J., R. Nairn, C. Peterson, S. Ross, R. Weisberg, and R. Randall, 2007. MMS
2007-047.
(E)
Analysis of potential biological and physical dredging impacts on
offshore ridge and shoal features/engineering alternatives and options to
avoid adverse environmental impacts (Ongoing Study -
Continental Shelf Associates)
(BPE)
Investigation
of dredging guidelines to maintain and protect the integrity of offshore
ridge and shoal regimes/detailed morphologic evaluation of offshore shoals
(Ongoing Study - Baird and Associates)
(E)
Alabama Studies
Environmental survey of identified sand resource areas offshore Alabama:
Executive Summary.
Byrnes, M., R. Hammer, B. Vittor, J. Ramsey, D. Snyder, K. Bosma, J. Wood,
T. Thibaut, and N. Phillips, 1999. MMS 99-051.
(E)
Environmental survey of identified sand resource areas offshore Alabama.
Byrnes, M., R. Hammer, B. Vittor, J. Ramsey, D. Snyder, K. Bosma, J. Wood,
T. Thibaut, and N. Phillips, 1999. MMS 99-052.
(E)
Delaware Studies
Use of
Federal offshore sand resources for beach and coastal restoration in New
Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia.
Reidenauer, J., B. Hay,
M. Zeff, M. Alterman, G. Perng, D. Poppel, A. Modjeski, C. Seba, A.
Rosenzweig, G. Zarillo, B. McGuinness, D. Yozzo, and J. Rhoads, 1999. MMS
99-036. (PE)
Environmental
survey of potential sand resource sites offshore Delaware and Maryland.
Cutter, G., R. Diaz, J. Musick, J. Olney, D. Bilkovic, J. Maa, S. Kim, C.
Hardaway, D. Milligan, R. Brindley, and C. Hobbs, 2000. MMS 2000-055.
(E)
Florida Studies
Impacts
and direct effects of sand dredging for beach renourishment on the benthic
organisms and geology of the West Florida Shelf.
Blake, N.J., L.J. Doyle, and J.J. Cutter, 1996. MMS 95-005.
(BE)
Environmental surveys of potential borrow areas on the Central East Florida
Shelf and the environmental implications of sand removal for coastal and
beach restoration.
Hammer, R., M. Byrnes, D. Snyder, T. Thibaut, J. Baker, S. Kelley, J. Côté,
L. Lagera, S. Viada, B. Vittor, J. Ramsey, and J. Wood, 2004. MMS 2004-037.
Biological characterization/numerical wave model analysis within borrow
sites offshore West Florida Coast. Zarillo, G., J. Reidenauer, K. Zarillo, T. Shinskey, E. Reyier, M. Barkaszi,
J. Shenker, M. Verdugo, and N. Hodges, 2008. MMS 2008-005.
(BP)
Biological characterization/numerical wave model analysis within borrow
sites offshore West Florida Coast: Volume II Appendices A-C.
Zarillo, G., J. Reidenauer, K. Zarillo, T. Shinskey, E. Reyier, M. Barkaszi,
J. Shenker, M. Verdugo, and N. Hodges, 2008. MMS 2008-005.
(BP)
Biological characterization/numerical wave model analysis within identified
borrow sites offshore the northeast coast of Florida
(Ongoing
Study - Scientific Environmental Applications, Inc.)
(BP)
Synthesis
of available information for the Florida east and west coasts relevant to
evaluating potential environmental impacts associated with offshore sand
dredging for beach and coastal restoration
(Ongoing
Study - MMS/USGS Biological Resource Division Research)
(E)
Louisiana Studies
Wave
climate modeling and evaluation relative to sand mining on Ship Shoal,
offshore Louisiana, for coastal and barrier island restoration.
Stone, G., and J. Xu, 1996. MMS 96-059.
(P)
Wave climate
and bottom boundary layer dynamics with implications for offshore sand
mining and barrier island replenishment in south-central Louisiana.
Stone, G., 2000. MMS 2000-053. (P)
Preliminary infrastructure stability study, offshore Louisiana. Nairn, R., S. Langendyk, and J. Michel, 2004. MMS 2004- 019.
(E)
Environmental investigation of the long-term use of Ship Shoal sand
resources for large-scale beach and coastal restoration in Louisiana
(Ongoing
Study - Co-funded with Louisiana Department of Natural Resources)
(E)
Environmental investigation of the long-term use of Trinity and Tiger Shoals
for large-scale beach and coastal restoration in Louisiana
(Ongoing
Study - Cooperative Agreement with Louisiana State University)
(E)
Wave-bottom interaction and bottom boundary layer dynamics in evaluating
sand mining at Sabine Bank for coastal restoration, southwest Louisiana
(Ongoing
Study - MMS/LSU Coastal Marine Institute Research)
(P)
Ship
Shoal, Louisiana: sand, shrimp, and seatrout investigation
(Ongoing
Study - MMS/LSU Coastal Marine Institute Research)
(B)
New WAVCIS
Ocean Observing System on Ship Shoal, Louisiana
(Ongoing
Study - MMS/LSU Coastal Marine Institute Research with match money being
provided by LDNR)
(PE)
Investigation of finfish assemblages and benthic habitats within potential
borrow areas in Federal waters offshore Southeastern Texas and Southwestern
Louisiana
(Ongoing
Study - MMS/USGS Biological Resource Division Research)
(B)
Utilization of finfish assemblages and benthic habitats within potential
borrow areas in Federal waters offshore Southeastern Texas and Southwestern
Louisiana
(Ongoing Study - MMS/USGS Biological Resource Division Research)
(B)
Maryland Studies
Use of
Federal offshore sand resources for beach and coastal restoration in New
Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia.
Reidenauer, J., B. Hay,
M. Zeff, M. Alterman, G. Perng, D. Poppel, A. Modjeski, C. Seba, A.
Rosenzweig, G. Zarillo, B. McGuinness, D. Yozzo, and J. Rhoads, 1999. MMS
99-036. (PE)
Environmental survey of potential sand resource sites offshore Delaware and
Maryland.
Cutter, G., R. Diaz, J. Musick, J. Olney, D. Bilkovic, J. Maa, S. Kim, C.
Hardaway, D. Milligan, R. Brindley, and C. Hobbs, 2000. MMS 2000-055.
(E)
New Jersey Studies
Use of Federal
offshore sand resources for beach and coastal restoration in New Jersey,
Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia.
Reidenauer, J., B. Hay, M. Zeff, M. Alterman, G.
Perng, D. Poppel, A. Modjeski, C. Seba, A. Rosenzweig, G. Zarillo, B.
McGuinness, D. Yozzo, and J. Rhoads, 1999. MMS 99-036.
(PE)
Environmental survey of potential sand resource
sites: Offshore New Jersey.
Byrnes, M., R. Hammer, B. Vittor, J. Ramsey, D. Snyder, J. Wood, K. Bosma,
T. Thibaut, and N. Phillips, 2000. MMS 2000-052.
(E)
Environmental
surveys of potential borrow areas offshore northern New Jersey and southern
New York and the environmental implications of sand removal for coastal and
beach restoration: Volume I Main Text.
Byrnes, M., R. Hammer, S. Kelley, J. Baker, D. Snyder, T. Thibaut, S.
Zichichi, L. Lagera, S. Viada, B. Vittor, J. Ramsey, and J. Germano, 2004.
MMS 2004-044.
(E)
New York
Environmental surveys of potential borrow areas offshore northern New Jersey
and southern New York and the environmental implications of sand removal for
coastal and beach restoration: Volume I Main Text.
Byrnes, M., R. Hammer, S. Kelley, J. Baker, D. Snyder, T. Thibaut, S.
Zichichi, L. Lagera, S. Viada, B. Vittor, J. Ramsey, and J. Germano, 2004.
MMS 2004-044.
(E)
North Carolina Studies
Collection
of environmental data within sand resource areas offshore North Carolina and
the environmental implications of sand removal for coastal and beach
restoration: Volume I: Main Text.
Byrnes, M., R. Hammer, B. Vittor, S. Kelley, D. Snyder, J. Côté, J. Ramsey,
T. Thibaut, N. Phillips, J. Wood, and J. Germano, 2003. MMS 2000-056.
(E)
Texas Studies
Investigation of finfish assemblages and benthic habitats within potential
borrow areas in Federal waters offshore Southeastern Texas and Southwestern
Louisiana
(Ongoing
Study - MMS/USGS Biological Resource Division Research)
(B)
Utilization of finfish assemblages and benthic habitats within potential
borrow areas in Federal Waters Offshore Southeastern Texas and Southwestern
Louisiana
(Ongoing
Study - MMS/USGS Biological Resource Division Research)
(B)
Virginia Studies
Environmental
studies relative to potential sand mining in the vicinity of the City of
Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Hobbs, C., 1998. MMS 97-025 (E)
Use of
Federal offshore sand resources for beach and coastal restoration in New
Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia.
Reidenauer, J.A., B.
Hay, M. Zeff, M. Alterman, G. Perng, D. Poppel, A. Modjeski, C. Seba, A.
Rosenzweig, G. Zarillo, B. McGuinness, D. Yozzo, and J. Rhoads, 1999. MMS
99-036. (PE)
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