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Completed Studies: (All file format is Adobe Acrobat .)

bullet The Benthic Community of Offshore and Banks: A Literature Synopsis of the Benthic Fauna Resources in Potential Outer Continental Shelf Sand Mining Areas - 2004 ( 343 pages)
 
bullet Field Testing of a Physical/Biological Monitoring Methodology for Offshore Dredging and Mining Operations – Field testing of a physical/biological monitoring methodology for offshore dredging and mining operations." ( 429 pages)
 
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OCS Study MMS 2005-042 – Comparisons Between Marine Communities Residing on Sand Shoals and Uniform-Bottom Substrate in the Mid-Atlantic Bight:
 
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Non-Technical Summary  ( 3 pages)
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Technical Summary  ( 5 pages)
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Final Manuscript  ( 151 pages)
bullet Appendix A  ( 25 pages)
bullet Appendix B  ( 32 pages)
bullet Appendix C  ( 42 pages)
bullet Appendix D  ( 31 pages)
 

bullet OCS Study MMS 2001-090 – Final report: examination of regional management strategies for Federal OCS borrow areas along the U.S. East and Gulf of Mexico Coasts  ( 44 pages)
  
bullet Summary  ( 3 pages)
  
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OCS Study MMS 2001-089 – Development and design of biological and physical monitoring protocols to evaluate the long-term impacts of offshore dredging operations on the marine environment, final report. Research Planning Inc. et al. 2001. U.S. DOI. 129 p. Available from HDQRS or on the web.  ( 129 pages)
  
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OCS Study MMS 99-0046 – A methodology and criteria to assess the impact of sand volume removed in Federal waters on the offshore wave climate  ( 81 pages)
  
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OCS Report MMS 95-0003 – Marine mining technologies and mitigation techniques. A detailed analysis with respect to the mining of specific offshore mineral commodities.  ( 400 pages
  
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OCS Report MMS 93-0006 – Synthesis and analysis of existing information regarding environmental effects of marine mining  ( 413 pages)
  
bullet  Executive Summary  ( 45 pages)

Ongoing Studies

Progress Reports: (All file format is Adobe Acrobat PDF.)
  
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Examination of the Physical and Biological Implications of Using Buried Channel Deposits and Other Non-Topographic Features as Beach Nourishment Material
  
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December 6, 2005  ( 6 pages)
 

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World-Wide Survey of Dredging Impacts on Commercial and Recreational Fisheries and Analysis of Available Mitigation Measures to Protect and Preserve Resources:
  
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August 16, 2006 ( 5 pages)
•     Appendix – Detailed Narrative  ( 3 pages)
 
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June 30, 2006  ( 2 pages)
  
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April 18, 2006  ( 2 pages)
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December 18, 2005  ( 3 pages)
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December 14, 2004  ( 3 pages)
  

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Analysis of Potential Biological and Physical Impacts of Dredging on Offshore Ridge and Shoal Features
  
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November 7, 2003  ( 3 pages)

Other Information

bullet U. S. Army Corps of Engineers New Jersey Study
 

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