Living Oceans Society Partnered Reports

Batholiths Proposal: Dr. McCauley's and Salgado Kent's review of draft Environmental Assessment of Batholith' s Proposal (Oct. 2006)

Regulations: Putting the Assumptions to the Test: An examination of the Science Panel's assumptions that regualtions would protect our ocean from the negative impacts of coastal oil and gas development (Nov. 2004)

Alternate Energy: Wind Energy Study in BC, Final Report (2002)

Government Reports

Priddle Report: Public Review Panel on the Government of Canada Moratorium on Offshore Oil and Gas Activities in the Queen Charlotte Region British Columbia (Nov. 2004)

First Nations:
Rights, Risks and Respect. A First Nations Perspective on the Lifting of the Federal Moratorium on Offshore Oil & Gas Exploration in the Queen Charlotte Basin of British Columbia (Nov. 2004)

Nisga'a (very large: 42 MB): Review of the Federal Moratorium on Oil and Gas Activities Offshore British Columbia Nisga'a Lisims Government Submission to the Minister of Natural Resources September 13, 2004 (released Nov. 2004)

Offshore Hydrocarbon Exploration: Report and Recommendations of the West Coast Offshore Exploration Environmental Assessment Panel
(April 1986)

2004 Royal Society of Canada Expert Panel Report Review of Offshore Moratorium

(This large report may be downloaded by chapter)

Executive Summary
Table of contents
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6
Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9  | Chapter 10 | Chapter 11

A Review of Offshore Oil and Gas Development in British Columbia
A study prepared for the Coastal First Nations by the Offshore Oil and Gas Research Group, School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University, May 11 2004

Georges Bank Panel Report (1999)

Submissions to the Royal Society Expert Panel Regarding the Moratorium on Offshore Oil and Gas

Consequences of Offshore Oil and Gas for Seabirds D. Bertram, 2003

Effects on Sea Birds A. Burger, 2003

Refelctions on the Exxon Valdez Spill J. Rice, 2003

Effects of Seismic on Fish McCauley, 2003

Offshore Oil and Gas and Waterbirds D.Esler, 2003

Seabirds and Offshore Oil and Gas Development F. Wiese, 2003

Offshore oil and gas in Cook Inlet Alaska L. Epstein, 2003

Ecological Importance of Salmon T. Reimchen, 2003

Exclusion Zones J. Ardron, 2003 (PowerPoint)

Spatial Analysis & Ecosystem Modelling J. Ardron, 2003 (PowerPoint)

Probability and Consequence (oil spills) G. Graham, 2003

Government Reports: Submissions to the Priddle Federal Review

April 15, 2004 - Leslie Rowland

May 7, 2004 - Maureen Towers

May 11, 2004 - CAPP - Volume 15

May 12, 2004 - Shell - Volume16

May 13, 2004 - Gerald Graham (power point)

May 14, 2004 - Jeff Ardron (power point)

May 17, 2004 - David Lane - T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation

May 25, 2004 - Kathy Heise

May 25, 2004 - Oonagh O'Connor

May 25, 2004 - Dr. Paul Spong

May 25, 2004 - David Lane - T. Buck Suzuki Environmental Foundation

Science Reports

Harlequin Ducks and the Exxon Valdez Spill D. Esler, 2002

Ecosystem Response to Exxon Valdez Oil Spill C. Peterson et al., 2003

Offshore Oil and Gas Reduces Fertility S. Meier, 2002

Chronic Oil Toxicity R.Ott et al., 2003

Seismic Shooting and Fish Catch Rates Engas, 1996

Gray Whales and seismic testing Weller and Brownell, 2002

Impacts of Oil on Fish Birtwell, McAllister 1985

Impacts of seismic testing on fish hearing McCauley et al. 2003

Seismic and Georges Bank - Kenchington, 1999

Impacts of offshore oil platforms on seabirds F. Wiese. 2001

Impacts of Seismic Testing

Dr. Chris Clarke's testimony at Cape Breton Hearings on Seismic (Clarke 2001)

Dr. Paul Spong's testimony at the Priddle hearings on the B.C. Moratorium (Spong, 2004)

Dr. McCauley's submission to the Royal Society review of the BC Moratorium (McCauley, 2003)

Gray whales and seismic testing (Weller and Brownell, 2002)

High Intensity anthropogenic sound damages fish ears (McCauley et al 2002)

Impacts of Seismic Testing on Snow Crab (DFO 2004)

Oceans of Noise (Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society 2004)

Proceedings of Seismic Workshop, ESRF 139. (Thomson et al 2001)

Seismic and Georges Bank (Kenchington, 1999)

Seismic shooting and fish catch rates (Engas et al, 1996)

Submission on Seismic Testing to Priddle Panel . (K. Heise 2004)

Backgrounder on exploratory drilling LOS 2005

Economics of Offshore Oil and Gas: Hibernia Marshall

Articles

Opposition to Seismic

Watershed Sentinel - Offshore Oil and Gas Impacts - O'Connor, 2003