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Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Oil Spill Response Plan for Polar Bears in Alaska
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Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Pages : 20
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Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030929889X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 343
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U.S. Arctic waters north of the Bering Strait and west of the Canadian border encompass a vast area that is usually ice covered for much of the year, but is increasingly experiencing longer periods and larger areas of open water due to climate change. Sparsely inhabited with a wide variety of ecosystems found nowhere else, this region is vulnerable to damage from human activities. As oil and gas, shipping, and tourism activities increase, the possibilities of an oil spill also increase. How can we best prepare to respond to such an event in this challenging environment? Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment reviews the current state of the science regarding oil spill response and environmental assessment in the Arctic region north of the Bering Strait, with emphasis on the potential impacts in U.S. waters. This report describes the unique ecosystems and environment of the Arctic and makes recommendations to provide an effective response effort in these challenging conditions. According to Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment, a full range of proven oil spill response technologies is needed in order to minimize the impacts on people and sensitive ecosystems. This report identifies key oil spill research priorities, critical data and monitoring needs, mitigation strategies, and important operational and logistical issues. The Arctic acts as an integrating, regulating, and mediating component of the physical, atmospheric and cryospheric systems that govern life on Earth. Not only does the Arctic serve as regulator of many of the Earth's large-scale systems and processes, but it is also an area where choices made have substantial impact on life and choices everywhere on planet Earth. This report's recommendations will assist environmentalists, industry, state and local policymakers, and anyone interested in the future of this special region to preserve and protect it from damaging oil spills.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030929889X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 343
Book Description
U.S. Arctic waters north of the Bering Strait and west of the Canadian border encompass a vast area that is usually ice covered for much of the year, but is increasingly experiencing longer periods and larger areas of open water due to climate change. Sparsely inhabited with a wide variety of ecosystems found nowhere else, this region is vulnerable to damage from human activities. As oil and gas, shipping, and tourism activities increase, the possibilities of an oil spill also increase. How can we best prepare to respond to such an event in this challenging environment? Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment reviews the current state of the science regarding oil spill response and environmental assessment in the Arctic region north of the Bering Strait, with emphasis on the potential impacts in U.S. waters. This report describes the unique ecosystems and environment of the Arctic and makes recommendations to provide an effective response effort in these challenging conditions. According to Responding to Oil Spills in the U.S. Arctic Marine Environment, a full range of proven oil spill response technologies is needed in order to minimize the impacts on people and sensitive ecosystems. This report identifies key oil spill research priorities, critical data and monitoring needs, mitigation strategies, and important operational and logistical issues. The Arctic acts as an integrating, regulating, and mediating component of the physical, atmospheric and cryospheric systems that govern life on Earth. Not only does the Arctic serve as regulator of many of the Earth's large-scale systems and processes, but it is also an area where choices made have substantial impact on life and choices everywhere on planet Earth. This report's recommendations will assist environmentalists, industry, state and local policymakers, and anyone interested in the future of this special region to preserve and protect it from damaging oil spills.
Conservation Plan for the Polar Bear in Alaska
Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Region 7. Marine Mammals Management
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Category : Polar bear
Languages : en
Pages : 98
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Category : Polar bear
Languages : en
Pages : 98
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Habitat Conservation Strategy for Polar Bears in Alaska
Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Category : Habitat (Ecology)
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Category : Habitat (Ecology)
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Fish and Wildlife Service Spill Response Contingency Plan
Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Category : Oil spills and wildlife
Languages : en
Pages : 934
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Category : Oil spills and wildlife
Languages : en
Pages : 934
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Federal Register
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Category : Delegated legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Category : Delegated legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Polar Bears
Author: IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group. Working Meeting
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782831706634
Category : Endangered species
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
These proceedings provide an overview of the ongoing research and management activities on polar bears in the circumpolar arctic. Together with the previous 12 proceedings, they provide an historic record of international efforts in protecting polar bears from over-harvest and document more recent concerns of threats arising from increased human activities in both the Arctic and in regions far beyond the realm of polar bears. More proactive management is needed to address limitations in the knowledge of population dynamics. New information indicates that the greatest future challenges to polar bear conservation may be ecological change in the Arctic due to climate change and pollution. The complex, global nature of the issues requires international cooperation and development of diverse, new approaches to address them.
Publisher: IUCN
ISBN: 9782831706634
Category : Endangered species
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
These proceedings provide an overview of the ongoing research and management activities on polar bears in the circumpolar arctic. Together with the previous 12 proceedings, they provide an historic record of international efforts in protecting polar bears from over-harvest and document more recent concerns of threats arising from increased human activities in both the Arctic and in regions far beyond the realm of polar bears. More proactive management is needed to address limitations in the knowledge of population dynamics. New information indicates that the greatest future challenges to polar bear conservation may be ecological change in the Arctic due to climate change and pollution. The complex, global nature of the issues requires international cooperation and development of diverse, new approaches to address them.
The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Author: Ernest Piper
Publisher: Anchorage, AK : Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
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Category : Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Alaska, 1989
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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Publisher: Anchorage, AK : Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
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Category : Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Alaska, 1989
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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Federal Register
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Category : Administrative law
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Category : Administrative law
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Chukchi Sea Planning Area, Oil and Gas Sale 193 and the Seismic Surveying Activities in the Chukchi Sea
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Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Languages : en
Pages : 372
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