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The Middle Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies: Data Files
Anderson, Gary F.
Anderson, Gary F.
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During the oil embargo in the mid-1970’s, the U.S. Government proposed exploring the mid-Atlantic continental shelf for oil leasing to increase production. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science was contracted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to conduct baseline surveys of the biological, geological, chemical, and physical nature of the environment being considered for lease, and its sensitivity to prolonged exposure to contaminants derived from development activities. Surveys were conducted off the coast, from Virginia to New Jersey, four times a year (summer, fall, spring, winter) for two years beginning summer of 1975 through spring of 1977, resulting in eight quarterly surveys in total. Digital files containing the data of the various studies for each cruise are contained herein.
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2022-01-01
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Continental shelf, Atlantic Coast (U.S.), Marine biology -- Atlantic Coast (U.S.); Geology -- Atlantic Coast (U.S.); Benchmark Studies, Benthic Studies, Hydrocarbons, Sediments, Trace Metals
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Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Special Reports in Applied Marine Science and Ocean Engineering (SRAMSOE)
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Special Reports in Applied Marine Science and Ocean Engineering (SRAMSOE)
Research and Technical Reports
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<p>doi: 10.25773/8PR0-PP32</p>