... Reservoir Characterization Upstream Oil & Gas assessment turtle safety zone operation marine mammal whale guideline cetacean guidance shutdown geophysical industry observer requirement seismic survey mitigation measure disturbance procedure potential impact regulation Introduction...

... Ford, Alistair Francis, and Omayma Khan of BP for their reviews of an early draft of this manuscript. Animal Welfare Institute . 2012 . http://labanimals.awionline.org/pubs/Quarterly/04-53-3/533p4.htm (accessed 18 July 2012). Darby , Andrew . 2012 . More whales at risk near busy...

... Abstract Exxon Neftegas Limited (ENL) is developing oil and gas reserves on the continental shelf off northeast Sakhalin Island, Okhotsk Sea, Russia. These projects are located in proximity to a habitat used by the Korean-Okhotsk or Western North Pacific gray whales ( Eschrichtius robustus...

... contractor whale spe 156523 safety leadership briefing project team environmental stewardship incident emdc leadership regulatory compliance Introduction Environmental stewardship is everyone's responsibility at EMDC. With operations located around the globe, EMDC projects now take us...

... Abstract Marine mammals, including coastal dolphins, West African manatees, offshore cetaceans (baleen whales and larger odontocetes), and marine turtles are increasingly under threat; many are rare, although some cetaceans are showing recovery from commercial exploitation. When Angola...

.... Australia The EPBC Act Policy Statement 2.1 (2008) treats the interaction between offshore seismic exploration and whales (baleen whales and large toothed whales). Seismic surveys should be planned outside of whale breeding, calving, resting or feeding habitats and times. Thirty-minute pre-start-up...

... in the open ocean. A key information gap leading to precautionary decision making by regulators is the lack of TTS data for mysticete (baleen) whales. It may be possible to develop calibrated hearing models from which it will be possible to extrapolate across species. TTS has been measured in dolphins...

... Abstract Offshore development requires management of potential impacts of industry sounds on marine mammals. From a business perspective, industry representatives should realize that stakeholders and the regulatory community often assume, a priori , that industry sounds will impact whales...

... 1. INTRODUCTION. In recent years, interest and concern for marine mammals (seals, dolphins and whales) particular on the Dutch continental shelf has greatly increased. These concerns have led the Dutch Government to consider banning seismic research in the Dutch Continental Shelf during...