An Assessment of the Possible Environmental Impacts of Exploratory Activities on Georges Bank Aquatic Resources PDF Download

Author: Paul R. Boudreau
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Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 122

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Book Description
This manuscript updates information about the Georges Bank ecosystem originally presented in Gordon (1988). It attempts to document our increased understanding of this ecosystem concerning possible impacts of petroleum exploration since that publication. This discussion paper, was prepared under the guidance of the Regional Advisory Process (RAP) Habitat Committee to provide a general scientific evaluation of the likely environmental impacts of exploratory drilling on Georges Bank, as perceived by the Science Sector of the DFO Maritimes Region at the present time. It is prepared to address only the possible lifting of the moratorium on exploratory activities and not any specific proposal for exploration activities. It is intended that the general summary and conclusions would form the initial basis for any future review of proposed activities.