Arctic Open Water Meeting

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Overview
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) allow for the incidental, but not intentional, taking of small numbers of marine mammals by U.S. citizens who engage in a specified activity (other than commercial fishing) within a specified geographic region. Additional information on the requirements of Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the MMPA can be found on the Incidental Take Authorizations page. For activities that occur in Arctic waters and have the potential to affect the availability of a species or stock of marine mammals for subsistence uses, the monitoring plan for the proposed activity must be independently peer reviewed.

In order to aid NOAA Fisheries Service in its review of the monitoring plans for the upcoming season, NOAA Fisheries Service holds an annual Open Water Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, each spring.

The meetings are open to the public and provide an opportunity for applicants to share the results of monitoring programs from the previous year and present the monitoring plans for activities proposed for the upcoming open water season. The meeting also allows for input and comments from Alaska Natives and other interested parties on the results of the previous year's monitoring programs and the proposed monitoring plans for the upcoming season.

Meeting Documents

2012 Meeting Documents

• 2012 Agenda [pdf]
• 2012 Shell Beaufort Sea Exploratory Drilling Program Peer Review Panel Report [pdf]
• 2012 Shell Chukchi Sea Exploratory Drilling Program Peer Review Panel Report [pdf]

2011 Meeting Documents

• 2011 Peer Review Panel Report [pdf]
• 2011 Agenda [pdf]
• 2011 Meeting Report [pdf]
• 2011 Presentations
  • Alaska Beluga Whale Committee Subsistence Harvest Updates
  • USGS 2010 Monitoring Results for Beaufort Sea Seismic Survey
  • Statoil 2010 Monitoring for Chukchi Sea 3D Seismic Survey (4 presentations combined)
  • Statoil 2011 Chukchi Sea Marine Survey Program Operations and Monitoring Plans
  • ION Geophysical Corporation 2011 Operations and Monitoring Plans for Beaufort Seismic Survey and Icebreaking Activities
  • NSF 2011 Chukchi Sea Seismic Survey and Monitoring Plans
  • NMFS NMML Update: BWASP and COMIDA
  • NMFS NMML Update: Acoustic Programs

2010 Meeting Documents

• 2010 Agenda [pdf]
• 2010 Meeting Report [pdf]
• 2010 Presentations
  • Incidental Take Program Updates [pdf]
  • Alaska Beluga Whale Committee Subsistence Harvest Update [pdf]
  • Statoil 2010 Chukchi Sea Seismic Survey [pdf]
  • TGS 2010 Chukchi Sea Seismic Survey [pdf]
  • USGS 2010 Beaufort Sea Seismic Survey [pdf]
  • ION Geophysical 2010 Beaufort Sea Seismic Survey [pdf]
  • Alaska Department of Fish & Game Science Update [pdf]
  • NMML BOWFEST Update [pdf]
  • NMML BWASP/COMIDA Update [pdf]
  • NMML Ice Seal Surveys Update [pdf]
  • NMML Acoustic Surveys Update [pdf]
  • North Slope Science Initiative Overview [pdf]
  • Minerals Management Service Science Update [pdf]
  • ConocoPhillips/Shell Chukchi Sea Baseline Study Update [pdf]
  • Cross Island Study [pdf]
• 2010 Peer Review Panel Report [pdf]

2009 Meeting Documents

• 2009 Agenda [pdf]
• 2009 Meeting Report [pdf]
• 2009 Meeting Presentations
  • Pioneer 2008 Results and 2009 Activity [pdf]
  • ConocoPhillips Results for Chukchi Site Clearance Activities [pdf]
  • Sound Source Verification Testing [pdf]
  • Monitoring and Reporting of Injured and Dead Marine Mammals [pdf]
  • North Slope Borough 2008 Stranding Report [pdf]
  • Shipboard Observers in Monitoring [pdf]

Updated: March 2, 2012