…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
…different from what has been reported elsewhere where fisheries and seismic have coexisted for decades: the Gulf of Mexico, the North Sea, West Africa and throughout the world,” she said. “Marine seismic surveys have been conducted since the 1950s and experience shows that fisheries and seismic activities can and do…
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…
Property Owners Divided Over Dune Rule
…After years of natural and manmade efforts to restore the dunes, some property owners want to rebuild on their land. Photo: Trista Talton Dunn said the ordinance is prohibitive, “and to me that’s clearly a taking of property.” He suggested that the oceanfront property owners are, in essence, being punished…
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…
Seismic Tests Continue to Make Waves
…seismic activity is harmful to marine life. But the group’s message was nothing new. #debunkthemyth – BOEM says #seismicsurveys will have NO measurable impact on marine life https://t.co/IqBlvLnBZD — NC Energy Forum (@NCEnergyForum) April 29, 2016 The Tweet included a link to an open letter penned in August 2014 by…
CRC: Changes to Dune Rules Add Flexibility
…including the opposite side of the road. “It creates problems for property owners to remove the sand from around their structures while staying in compliance with the dune protection rules, and also property owners are looking for ways to enhance the protective value of barrier dunes, which included redistribution of…
Topsail Beach’s Sand Dune Debate
…there to meet state dune rules, the town ordinance and the town’s zoning rules for parking spaces. “There’s just not enough room to do what they want to do with it,” he said. Some town leaders have suggested the property owners could create parallel parking spaces. “Now you’re looking at…
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…
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…
Dune Rule Kicks Up Sand in Topsail
…property owners claim the town ordinance strips them of their property rights. Those who own homes along a series of canals landward of a portion of the dune line say the dunes are their best line of storm defense and therefore needs to be protected. Despite the threats, the town…