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BCSA Workshop
on IMPACTS TO Fisheries fROM Offshore Oil and Gas Seismic Operations
On
February 17, 2004, the BC Seafood Alliance held a one-day workshop
that dealt with the potential impacts of offshore oil and gas seismic
operations on fish, fisheries, fishers and aquaculture. The presentations
and the background paper familiarized attendees
with the basics of seismic testing, its effects, and possible industry
responses and liaison mechanisms.
The
presentations (see below) showed how seismic testing works and described
what's known - and what remains unknown - about its impacts on fish
and invertebrates. They also outlined how the fishing industry in
Eastern Canada has responded to oil and gas exploration activity
and presented some lessons learned and possible alternative mechanisms
for fishing industry involvement that might be considered in BC.
Background
Paper for a Workshop on Seismic Survey Operations: Impacts on
Fish, Fisheries, Fishers and Aquaculture, David L. Peterson
Seismic
Exploration: Potential Impacts on Marine Finfish, and Invertebrates,
John Christian, LGL Ltd. (PDF file)
DFO
Science Addressing the Environmental Issues Related to Offshore
Oil & Gas Activities, Dr. Ken Lee, Director of DFO's Centre
for Offshore Oil & Gas Environmental Research (PDF file)
Fisheries
& Offshore Seismic Operations: Interactions, Liason and
Mitigation:
The
East Coast Experience. Rob Pitt, Canning & Pitt Associates
(PDF file)
Fishing
Industry Perspective: Experience, Mechanisms for Participation
and Lessons Learned, Brian Giroux, Scotia Fundy Mobile Gear
Fishermen's Association and Board Member, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore
Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) (PowerPoint Presentation)
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