Dive
Team
The Pacific
Region MMS Dive Team works closely with divers from the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game,
Channel Islands National Park, and the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
Examples of Dive
Team Monitoring Efforts:
-
Monitor the
general condition of the shallow subtidal areas in the vicinity of
OCS production.
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Survey for
endangered and depleted populations of marine life – from white
abalone to bocaccio rockfish.
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Survey the
coastal area where OCS projects are planned to occur and, depending
on their findings, recommend mitigation measures be placed on the
planned activities.
- Survey
during the implementation (construction, etc.) of a project to
ensure that mitigations are being implemented; survey following the
project to ensure that there are no residual impacts.
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