The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management promotes energy independence, environmental protection and economic development through responsible, science-based management of offshore conventional and renewable energy and marine mineral resources.
This information will help provide Gulf Coast restoration planners with information on available building material for coastal restoration projects, indirectly providing benefits to infrastructure...more
The purpose of this agreement is to conduct cooperative and collaborative sociocultural research in Kaktovik, North Slope Borough, Alaska. The research goal is to learn where, when, and how people in...more
Circulation in the GOM is dominated by the Loop Current (LC) and by Loop Current eddies (LCEs) that form at irregular multi-month intervals by separation from the LC. Comparatively small cyclonic...more
Support for Streamlined Socioeconomic Impact Assessments of Offshore Energy Development in the Gulf of Mexico Region” is aimed at increasing the accessibility of a highly technical, diverse and...more
The purpose of this study is to improve understanding of fishes’ response to commercial seismic surveys on the U.S. OCS. The major objective is to measure the potential changes in behavior of...more
BOEM is charged with the environmentally responsible management of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) resources (e.g., oil and gas, sand and gravel, renewable energy). Federal jurisdiction starts at 3...more
BOEM seeks studies from the University of Alaska that will provide public benefit in several ways. The studies will stimulate the application of science to problem solving and protection of natural...more
The seafloor in the mesophotic zone (40–150 m) represents an area where BOEM lacks sufficient scientific information to confidently render management decisions that are not overly burdensome....more
The Republic of Rwanda has been picked as one of the six African countries as beneficiaries for a new fellowship fund program designed at supporting social entrepreneurs in tackling issues on food security.