Current Environmental Studies - Pacific

    This table lists studies that are currently managed by BOEM Pacific Region. Current studies include ongoing studies (in progress) and planned new studies (scheduled to start in FY 2017). For more information about a study, click on the link to access the study profile.

    STUDY # STUDY TITLE STUDY AREA STUDY PARTNER BOEM CONTACT
    Archaeological Resource Protection Studies
    PC-13-01 Maritime Cultural Resources Site Assessment in the Main Hawaiian Islands (Fact Sheet) HI NOAA D.Ball
    PC-14-04 Archaeological and Biological Assessment of Submerged Landforms off the Pacific Coast
    (Fact Sheet)    		 CA, OR, WA SDSU D.Ball
    Biological Studies
    PC-10-01 Regional Importance of Manmade Structures as Rockfish Nurseries CA USGS D.Schroeder
    PC-11-04 Southern Sea Otter Range Expansion and Habitat Use and Interaction with Manmade Structures CA USGS G.Sanders
    PC-13-03 Habitat Affinities and At-sea Ranging Behaviors among Main Hawaiian Island Seabirds HI USGS D.Pereksta
    PC-14-02 Potential Impacts of Submarine Power Cables on Crab Harvest CA, WA UCSB A.S.Bull
    PC-14-03 Year-round and Diel Patterns in Habitat-use of Seabirds off Oregon OR OSU, USGS D.Pereksta
    PC-15-02
    		 BOEM-MARINe (Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network) CA, OR UCSC L.Gilbane
    PC-15-05 A Demonstration Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (BON) for Ecosystem Monitoring CA UCSB A.S.Bull
    PC-15-07 Cross-shelf Habitat Suitability Modeling CA, OR, WA NOAA, OSU L.Gilbane
    PC-16-04 Disturbance Index Development for the Pacific OCS CA SCCWRP L.Gilbane
    PC-16-06 Analysis of Long-term Seabird Colony Legacy Data in the Pacific Northwest as a Regional Baseline OR, WA USFWS D.Pereksta
     Fates and Effects Studies
    PC-13-02 Using Ongoing Activities as Surrogates to Predict Potential Ecological Impacts from Marine Renewable Energy CA, OR, WA, HI DOE D.Schroeder
    PC-13-04 Understanding the Role of Offshore Structures in Managing Potential Watersipora subtorquata Invasions CA UCSB S.Zaleski
    PC-14-05 Understanding and Mitigating the Effects of Marine Renewable Energy Technologies on the Coastal and Marine Environment in the Pacific OCS Region CA, OR, WA, HI Consultant M.Eckenrode
    PC-16-03 Assessing the Impact of Oil Spills to Subsurface Biota using Three-Dimensional Oil Spill Modeling CA NOAA S.Zaleski
    PC-16-x07 Net Environmental Benefit Analysis of Pacific Platform Decommissioning Scenarios CA UCSB A.S.Bull
    PC-17-05 Pacific Regional Investigation Survey and Monitoring (PRISM) CA   L.Gilbane
    Meteorology and Air Quality Studies  
    None        
    Physical Oceanography Studies
    PC-13-05 Predicting the Consequences of Wave Energy Absorption from Marine Renewable Energy Facilities on Nearshore Ecosystems CA, OR, WA, HI USGS D.Schroeder
    PC-14-01 Expansion of West Coast Oceanographic Modeling Capability CA UCLA S.Zaleski
    PC-17-02 Exploration and Research for California Coastal and Ocean Renewable Energy (Cal CORE) I: Data Synthesis, Mapping, and Analyses CA USGS A.S.Bull
    Protected Species Studies
    PC-10-05 Seabird and Marine Mammal Surveys off the Northern California, Oregon and Washington Coasts CA, OR, WA USGS, USFWS D.Pereksta
    PC-12-01 Developing and Applying a Vulnerability Index for Scaling the Possible Adverse Effects of Offshore Renewable Energy Projects on Seabirds on the Pacific OCS CA, OR, WA, HI USGS, USFWS D.Pereksta
    PC-15-01 Data Synthesis and High-resolution Predictive Modeling of Marine Bird Spatial Distributions on the Pacific OCS CA, OR, WA NOAA, USGS D.Pereksta
    PC-16-05 California Current Cetacean and Ecosystem Assessment Survey and Use of Data to Produce and Validate Cetacean and Seabird Density Maps CA, OR, WA NOAA G.Sanders
    PC-17-01 Seabird and Marine Mammal Surveys Near Potential Renewable Energy Sites Offshore Central and Southern California CA TBD D.Pereksta
    PC-17-03 Atlas of Main Hawaiian Island Seabird Colonies HI TBD D.Pereksta
    PC-17-04 Pacific Marine Assessment Partnership for Protected Species (PACMAPPS) CA, OR, WA, HI NOAA G.Sanders
    Social Sciences and Economics Studies
    PR-12-TCL Characterizing Tribal Cultural Landscapes CA, OR, WA NOAA D.Ball
    PC-16-02 Community Perspectives, Recreation, and Tourism Baseline for Offshore Wind Development CA TBD S.Guiltinan
    Other Studies
    PC-11-02 DOI Partnership: Distinguishing Between Human and Natural Causes of Change in Nearshore Ecosystems Using Long-term Data from DOI Monitoring Programs CA NPS, USGS, UCSB D.Schroeder
    PR-13-OSM Oregon OCS Seafloor Mapping: Selected Lease Blocks Relevant to Renewable Energy OR USGS D.Schroeder
    PR-14-DMI Synopsis of Research Programs that can Provide Baseline and Monitoring Information for Offshore Energy Activities in the Pacific Region CA, OR, WA, HI USGS D.Schroeder
    PC-15-03 Synthesis of Pacific Platform Research CA UCSB A.S.Bull
    PC-16-01 Scenarios for Replacing Conventional Energy with Offshore Renewable Energy along the Central California Coast CA CPSU-SLO S.Zaleski
             
    Areas        
    CA California      
    OR Oregon      
    WA Washington      
    HI Hawaii      
    Partners        
    CPSU-SLO California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
    DOE U.S. Department of Energy
    NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    NPS National Park Service
    OSU Oregon State University
    SCCWRP Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
    SDSU San Diego State University
    TBD To Be Determined
    UCLA University of California, Los Angeles
    UCSB University of California, Santa Barbara
    UCSC University of California, Santa Cruz
    USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    USGS U.S. Geological Survey