Environmental Information

The marine and coastal environment includes the ocean; the atmosphere over the ocean; the nearby land; the various life forms which live in, on, or near the ocean; as well as the human population that lives near the ocean or uses the ocean and coastal resources.

The  Bureau supports two environmental programs that help us understand and protect the marine and coastal environments:

Environmental Analysis Program
Includes conducting environmental reviews and analyses of proposed industry projects and ensuring compliance with environmental conditions of project approvals.

Environmental Studies Program
Includes planning and managing a large environmental studies program.

Marine Biology

	Possible Effects of OCS Gas and Oil Activities on the California Sea Otter
	Endangered Whales in the Southern California Planning Area
	Learning More About the Role of Oil and Gas Platforms in the Lives of Southern California Rockfish
	Pinnipeds of the Southern California Planning Area
	Threatened Pinnipeds and Sea Otters in the Southern California Planning Area
	Possible Effects of OCS Gas and Oil Activities on the California Gray Whale

Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement’s Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) was created by the Energy Policy Act of 2005. The CIAP provides grants to states with oil and gas activities off their shores to mitigate the impacts of OCS energy activities.

More information about environmental resources is provided in our online reference library.

Rocky Intertidal Ecology

The Pacific Region Intertidal Survey & Monitoring (PRISM) team, is one of nine monitoring teams that collect data for MARINe, the Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network.