…drilling. But seismic alone is a serious assault on our coast and ocean,” Jasny said. Gail Adams-Jackson, vice-president, communications and external affairs with the International Association of Geophysical Contractors, the seismic industry’s trade organization, described the process differently, emphasizing in an email response to CRO that seismic surveys are not…
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Study: Seismic Testing Disrupts Fish Behavior
…marine seismic surveys appear to be realistic and well-founded.” Reef before seismic surveying https://vimeo.com/201075763 Video: UNC Institute of Marine Sciences Reef during seismic surveying https://vimeo.com/201075805 Video: UNC Institute of Marine Sciences Learn More Read the study Visit Avery Paxton’s website Research by the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers…
Seismic Tests Continue to Make Waves
…President Obama to suspend seismic activity in the Atlantic Ocean because of “profound concern” about the effects the tests could have on the endangered North Atlantic right whale. Meanwhile, the Carteret County Chamber of Commerce recently re-affirmed its opposition to seismic testing first stated in 2015 and is now calling…
What’s All the Noise Over Seismic Survey?
Seismic surveying will begin as early as next spring off the N.C. Coast. Seismic airgun testing is used to locate oil and gas deposits deep below the ocean floor. A vessel tows a seismic airgun, which shoots extremely loud blasts of compressed air through the ocean and miles under the…
Q&A: The Skinny on Seismic Surveys
…to those emitted during seismic surveys are adversely affected and there is a considerable body of evidence pointing to injured and dead marine life occurring during seismic surveying. A 1996 study in Norway showed a marked decrease in fish catch over a 2,000 square-mile area following seismic surveying. There are…
Extent of Seismic Tests Makes Feds Pause
…decision on whether to issue the permits could come by the end of the year. To Learn More Seismic survey applications for North Carolina Environmental impact statement for Atlantic surveys Related Content The Skinny on Seismic Surveys What’s All the Noise Over Seismic Surveys? Opinions Split on Offshore Seismic Testing…
Seismic Testing Needs World’s Attention
…it’s 16-year-old science, at best. He cited effects on other mammals at decibel levels below 160: Harbor porpoise feeding buzzes decreased 15 percent with exposure to seismic air guns at 130–165 decibels. Blue whale call rates increase with exposure to seismic “sparkers” at 140 decibels. Fin whale call rates decrease…
Seismic Testing Q&A: The Pros and Cons
…by the Navy has been associated in the past with causing strandings of marine mammals. How is 2-D seismic different? It’s a completely different technology. Do you how much seismic is acquired off the coast every year, every summer? There’s seismic acquired every summer off the East Coast – there…
With Feds’ Reversal on Seismic, What Next?
…groups, including Oceana, which has been a leader in campaigning against seismic testing, have begun again to rally in opposition to prospective seismic testing in the Atlantic. A representative with the American Petroleum Institute did not respond to a request for comment. International Association of Geophysical Contractors, or IAGC, President…
Congressmen Urge Halt to Seismic Permitting
…commercial fish to plummet, and disrupts vital feeding and breeding behaviors in endangered whales. “Opposition to seismic air gun testing is widespread and growing,” the letter continues. “Close to 90 towns, cities, and counties along the Atlantic coast have passed resolutions opposing seismic testing and/or offshore oil drilling. The Mid-Atlantic…
Groups Move to Block Start of Seismic Tests
CHARLESTON, S.C. – A group of conservation organizations this week asked a federal judge to block the start of any seismic exploration for oil and natural gas off the East Coast until after a pending legal challenge is heard in court. A ship trails an array of seismic air guns….
Guide Offers Ways to Reduce Seismic Risks
…All of those, Nowacek said, are good precautions for marine mammals, which depend so much on hearing for navigation and for feeding, as well as for pinnipeds, turtles, fish and possibly other marine creatures able to hear the loud sounds produced by seismic surveys. But the recommendations, he said, could…