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Boating Uses, Economic Significance, and Information for North Carolina's Offshore Area "The Point," Volume 2: Economic Analysis of "The Point" and Adjacent Counties -- Baseline Information, Valuation, and Potential Impacts

Description: A report describing the impacts that a potential oil spill may have on recreational fishing at the Outer Banks as well as the counties that may be effected.
Date: August 2002
Creator: Palmquist, Raymond B.; Schumann, Peter W. & Michael, Jeffrey A.
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Coastal Alabama Offshore Natural Gas Economic Projection Model

Description: This document summarizes an economic projection model is third in a series of investigations concerning the social and economic impacts of the Coastal Alabama offshore gas industry. In addition to Alabama, this forecast concerns the economies of Texas and Louisiana as well. The results are based off the results from the study "Economic Effects of Coastal Alabama and Destin Dome Offshore Natural Gas Exploration, Development and Production."
Date: May 2002
Creator: Plater, Jason R.
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Indicators of Ecological Stress and Their Extent in the Population of Northeastern Lakes: A Regional-Scale Assessment

Description: Article reporting findings from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) conducted on a sample of lakes in the Northeastern United States from 1991 to 1996.
Date: March 2002
Creator: Whittier, Thomas R.; Paulsen, Steven G.; Larsen, David P.; Peterson, Spencer A.; Herlihy, Alan T. & Kaufmann, Philip R.
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Lafourche Parish and Port Fourchon, Louisiana: Effects of the Outer Continental Shelf Petroleum Industry on the Economy and Public Services, Part 2

Description: "This report provides a brief history of OCS activities in Gulf waters, describes the current expansion in exploration, development, and production activities on the OCS, and examines the prospect for future activities."
Date: April 2002
Creator: Hughes, David W.; Fannin, J. Matthew; Keithly, Walter; Olatubi, Williams & Guo, Jiemin
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Long-Term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, 1998-1999

Description: A continuation of the long-term monitoring of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary coral reef habitats, using a variety of methods to asses the changes in said reef communities.
Date: March 2002
Creator: Dokken, Quenton R.; MacDonald, Ian R.; Tunnell, John W., Jr.; Wade, Terry; Beaver, Carl R.; Childs, Susan A. et al.
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Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Chemical Oceanography and Hydrography Study: Synthesis Report

Description: The three objectives for this study were to develop an oceanographic experimental design of research cruises covering the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico Physical Oceanography Program (NEGOM) study area, to collect the data needed to analyze the chemical oceanographic and hydrographic measurements, and to analyze the data to describe the vertical and horizontal spatial distributions and temporal variability of water properties.
Date: October 2002
Creator: Jochens, Ann E.; DiMarco, Steven F.; Nowlin, Worth D., Jr.; Reid, Robert O. & Kennicutt, Mahlon C., II
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Offshore Petroleum Platforms: Functional Significance for Larval Fish Across Longituinal and Latitudinal Gradients

Description: The objectives of this study were to characterize the larval and juvenile fish assemblages at two platforms east of the Delta, assess how platforms affect the local distribution and abundance of the fishes, and to provide ecological information on the early life history stages of the fishes.
Date: December 2002
Creator: Shaw, Richard F.; Lindquist, David C.; Benfield, Mark C.; Farroqi, Talat & Plunket, John T.
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