Workshop on Environmnetal Issues Surrounding Deepwater Oil and Gas Development.Held in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 22-24, 1997

摘要

A Minerals Management Service workship was held April 22-24, 1997, in New Orleansto identify concerns surrounding the effects of deepwater oil and gas development and to assess the knowledge base for resolving such concerns. General information was provided in plenary sessions covering the topics of MMS concerns, evolving industry plans, and the state of knowledge for socioeconmics and physical, geological, and biological oceanography. Four working groups addressed these same topics, with breakout groups for fisheries conflicts and the changes in environmental threat associated with new technologies.