Current Environmental & Technical Studies - Pacific Region

This table lists environmental and technical studies that are currently managed by BOEM’s Pacific Regional Office. Current studies include ongoing studies (in progress) and recently awarded studies. Each ongoing study is described in a study profile, which lists the BOEM contact, procurement type, conducting organization, cost, performance period, and expected date of the final report, as well as information needs, background, objectives, methods, specific research questions, current status, and any associated publications and websites. Click on the Study # to access the study profile.

STUDY # STUDY TITLE STUDY AREA STUDY PARTNER BOEM CONTACT
Archaeological Resource Protection Studies
PC-14-04 Archaeological and Biological Assessment of Submerged Landforms off the Pacific Coast
(Fact Sheet)
CA, OR, WA SDSU D.Ball
PC-22-05 Ancient Landforms off the Washington Coast WA OSU D.Ball
Biological Studies
PC-14-03 Year-round and Diel Patterns in Habitat-use of Seabirds off Oregon OR OSU, USGS D.Pereksta
PC-16-06 Analysis of Long-term Seabird Colony Legacy Data in the Pacific Northwest as a Regional Baseline OR, WA USFWS D.Pereksta
PC-19-01 BOEM-MARINe (Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network) CA, OR UCSC L.Gilbane
PC-19-06 California Deepwater Investigations and Groundtruthing (Cal DIG) II CA NOAA, USGS S.Zaleski
PC-20-02 The Environmental Status of Artificial Structures Offshore California CA SCMI D.Schroeder
PC-22-02 Seafloor Condition OCS Monitoring: BIGHT’23 CA SCCWRP S.Zaleski
PC-22-03 Birds, Bats, and Beyond: Networked Wildlife Tracking along the Pacific Coast of the U.S. CA USGS D.Pereksta
 Fates and Effects Studies
PC-16-03 Assessing the Impact of Oil Spills Using Three-Dimensional Oil Spill Modeling CA NOAA S.Zaleski
PC-16-x07 Net Environmental Benefit Analysis of Pacific Platform Decommissioning Scenarios CA UCSB D.Schroeder
PC-19-04 Understanding Biological Connectivity Among Offshore Structures and Natural Reefs CA UCSB S.Zaleski
Meteorology and Air Quality Studies
None        
Physical Oceanography Studies
None        
Protected Species Studies
PC-17-01 Seabird and Marine Mammal Surveys Near Potential Renewable Energy Sites Offshore Central and Southern California CA USGS D.Pereksta
PC-17-03 Atlas of Main Hawai'ian Island Seabird Colonies HI USGS D.Pereksta
PC-19-x07 Development of Computer Simulations to Assess Entanglement Risk to Whales and Leatherback Sea Turtles in Offshore Floating Wind Turbine Moorings, Cables, and Associated Derelict Fishing Gear Offshore California (Infographic) CA      NOAA D.Reeb
PC-19-03 Offshore Acoustic Bat Study along the California Coastline CA USGS D.Pereksta
PC-20-01 Over Water Migration Movements of Black Brant  CA, OR, WA USGS D.Pereksta
PC-20-04 Adrift: Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Cetaceans in the California Current Ecosystem Using Drifting Archival Passive Acoustic Monitoring CA NOAA D.Reeb
PC-22-04 Tag you’re it! Habitat Use of Whales of the U.S. West Coast and Hawai'i  CA, OR, WA, HI OSU D.Reeb
Social Sciences and Economics Studies
PC-21-01 West Coast Tribal Cultural Landscapes CA, OR, WA NCECR D.Ball
PC-21-02 Using Outcomes from Marine Protected Area Implementation to Infer Potential Socioeconomic Consequences of Offshore Energy Development to Commercial Fisheries CA UCSB D.Schroeder
PC-22-06 Social Values, Perceptions, and Likelihood of Social Action in Potential Wind Energy Areas in the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Region OR NOAA K.Villatoro
PR-22-SOC Socioeconomic Characterization of West Coast Fisheries in Relation to Offshore Wind Development CA, OR, WA NOAA K.Villatoro
Other Studies
PC-16-01 Scenarios for Offshore Renewable Energy along the Central California Coast CA CPSU-SLO S.Zaleski
Areas
CA
OR
WA
HI
California
Oregon
Washington
Hawai'i
Partners
CPSU-SLO
NCECR
NOAA
OSU
SCCWRP
SCMI
SDSU
UCSB
UCSC
USFWS
USGS
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
John S. McCain III National Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Oregon State University
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project
Southern California Marine Institute
San Diego State University
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Geological Survey