TY - RPRT
TI - Biological Environmental Background Report for the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region
AU - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
AB - This document compiles information that describes the biological resources of the GOM regionand then explores these resources' vulnerability to BOEM-regulated activities associated with theexploration and development of oil and gas, marine minerals, and renewable energy. This backgroundreport may inform future internal and external efforts to describe GOM habitats and associatedbiological resources. This document will also inform future potential impact assessments of BOEM'sprogrammatic activities prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). BOEM intendsto use this document to inform future outreach processes with other Federal agencies and Tribalgovernments. Importantly, this document does not replace the NEPA process or obligations to consult.BOEM will only use this document as a more in-depth and technical reference resource for publicNEPA documents.
DA - 2021/02//
PY - 2021
PB - US Department of the Interior (DOI)
SN - 2021-15
UR - https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/documents/environment/Biological%20Environmental%20Background%20Report%20for%20the%20GOM.pdf
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Fish
KW - Invertebrates
KW - Marine Mammals
KW - Cetaceans
KW - Reptiles
KW - Sea Turtles
KW - Human Dimensions
KW - Environmental Impact Assessment
ER -