Gulf of Alaska/Cook Inlet Sale 88, Alaska Outer Continental Shelf, Final Environmental Impact Statement. Volume 1

摘要

The report describes the leasing proposal which consists of 10.40 million hectares (approximately 25 million acres) of outer continental shelf (OCS) lands. The 4,796 blocks are located in the Gulf of Alaska/Cook Inlet Planning Areas in waters that are from 5 to 241 kilometers (3 to 150 miles) offshore. All blocks offered pose some degree of pollution risk to the environment. The risk is related to adverse effects on the environment and other resource uses which may result from accidental or chronic oil spills. Socioeconomic effects from onshore development could have state, regional, and/or local implications. For instance, if oil were discovered and produced, oil spills would be statistically probable, there would be some disturbance to fishery and wildlife values, and some onshore development could occur in undeveloped and/or wilderness areas.