Ocean Science
MMS Ocean Science is a journal highlighting the science and
technology used by MMS. Through the Environmental Studies Program, the
MMS has funded over 600 million dollars of research into the marine environments
along the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, Pacific and Atlantic coasts. The topics of
this research include biological resources (fish, turtles, birds, whales),
habitat resources (water quality, sediment quality), and socioeconomic resources
(communities, archaeology, fiscal impacts). The MMS has an active program to
evaluate the effects of the removal of sand and gravel from borrow sites.
The MMS funds studies of the different
types of technology used by
industry to extract offshore mineral resources to evaluate their safety and
performance. Numerous studies have also been conducted to evaluate technologies
used to prevent and clean up oil spills. In house, MMS has staff
scientists and engineers that evaluate data to determine the location of
resources, technologies used in the recovery of resources, and safety measures
to prevent accidents and spills.
April/May/June 2009 (1,112kb
PDF)
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Ken Salazar, the 50th
Secretary of the Interior
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Energy in Motion:
Researching Designs, Standards for Wave and Current Energy-Generating
Devices
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First Alaska CIAP
Grant Awarded: Noise Monitoring in the Chukchi Sea
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Alaska Native Hunters
and Whalers - Actively Engage in Satellite Tracking Studies
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The Long-Lived
Bowhead Whale
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Marine Ecologist -
Chuck Monnett
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MMS-India Cooperation
and Exchange - Improves Environmental and Human Safety
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Department of the
Interior Partners in Conservation Awards
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Final Rule for
Renewable Energy Development on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf
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New Waves -
Late-Breaking News & Information
January/February/March 2009 (1,213kb
PDF)
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Starting the New Year
in the Crescent City: 25th Gulf of Mexico Region ITM
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Gulf of Mexico Region
Leasing Activity Update
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Petroleum Engineer -
Michael Else
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Marco Polo:
Full-Scale Monitoring of a Deepwater Tension-Leg Platform
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Mapping Oil Thickness
in Coastal and Offshore Waters
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Gulf Sturgeon:
A Peculiar Prehistoric Fish
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Alaska Research Forum
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The Hunt for the Real
Western Empire
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Coastal Impact
Assistance Program Helps Coastal Areas
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New Waves -
Late-Breaking News & Information
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