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Program Direction

Environmental Studies Program Direction: The ESP Strategic Plan addresses a wide variety of environmental concerns and issues on a national scale by identifying emerging and ongoing program areas. It complements and builds upon broader strategic plans that set Agency-wide policies and directions. Within these broad issues or themes, multi-disciplined studies will be developed, as budget allocations allow.

For the next 3-5 years, several themes shape the direction, focus and content of the ESP:

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Accelerated Deepwater Activities

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Monitoring Marine Environments

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Seismic and Acoustic Impacts

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Social and Economic Impacts

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Oil-Spill Research Techniques

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Air Quality Impact Assessment

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Platform Decommissioning

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Information Management

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Marine Minerals Activities

For more information, contact Elizabeth Burkhard.

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