…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
…researchers surmise they went to a nearby, quieter reef, but the study shows that, “we need to consider fish when we think about seismic surveys. We can’t ignore it.” The research was funded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the federal agency that permits seismic surveys for oil and…
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…
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…
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…
Extent of Seismic Tests Makes Feds Pause
…survey companies want to work in the Atlantic prompted NOAA, which issues seismic operations permits, to provide an unusual 30-day public review and comment period on the applications. The deadline for comments was Aug. 28. So far five applications have been submitted for Atlantic seismic survey permits. Seismic operations are…
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…
Judge Halts Topsail Beach Building Permits
TOPSAIL BEACH – A judge has signed off on a temporary restraining order prohibiting Topsail Beach from issuing building permits for a stretch of oceanfront properties at the southern end of town. Property owners along the canals are concerned that removing sand from the protective frontal dunes could make their…
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…
With Feds’ Reversal on Seismic, What Next?
Seismic surveying is underway off the coast of Namibia in this file photo. Photo: offshoreenergytoday.com JACKSONVILLE – The prospect of seismic testing in search of oil and gas resources off the North Carolina coast is once again on the table. The Department of Interior earlier this month rescinded the January…
Hurricane Fran: A Storm to Remember
…sustained some damage from Fran with nearly a quarter of all homes sustaining major damage. Nearby beach towns of Carolina Beach, Kure Beach and Wrightsville Beach also saw flooding from the storm surge and severe damage to homes, fishing piers, public buildings and roads. Ground Zero In terms of devastation,…
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….