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Industrial
Projects
• Preparation of draft Environmental Impact Report and Environmental
Assessment for disposition of Chevron 4H platforms shell mounds,
Carpinteria, California;
• Marine mammal mitigation and planning, Nuevo Energy’s
pipeline repairs at Platform Irene, Pt. Arguello, California;
• Marine mammal mitigation planning and implementation, Venoco's
remedial gas pipeline repairs involving pile-driving, Carpinteria,
California;
• Marine mammal mitigation planning, Venoco's remedial pier
repairs at Carpinteria, California;
• Design and implementation of marine mammal, sea turtle and
sea bird protection plan for Chevron’s partial abandonment
of Estero Marine Terminal, Morro Bay, California;
• Marine mammal mitigation and planning, Nuevo Energy’s
pipeline repairs at Platform Eva, Huntington Beach, California;
• Marine mammal mitigation planning and implementation, Pacific
Operators Offshore’s remedial power cable repairs, Carpinteria,
California;
• Marine mammal mitigation planning and implementation, Chevron's
remedial gas pipeline repairs, Carpinteria, California;
• Marine mammal and sea turtle mitigation planning and implementation,
Exxon's inshore pipeline installation at its Las Flores Canyon facility
east of Refugio Beach State Park, California;
• Marine mammal and sea turtle mitigation planning and implementation,
Exxon's offshore pipeline installation between Las Flores Canyon
and its offshore platforms;
• Marine mammal and sea turtle mitigation during geophysical
testing of Exxon’s Well HA-26 at Platform Harmony, Gaviota,
California;
• Logistical support during acoustic monitoring of geophysical
testing of Exxon’s Well HA-26 at Platform Harmony, Gaviota,
California;
• Logistical support of acoustic monitoring during Exxon's
geophysical surveys off Gaviota, California.
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Industrial
Explosives
• Environmental impact and mitigation planning for San Francisco-Oakland
Bay Bridge East Span Replacement Project. MMCG prepared a marine
life mitigation plan for this project. The proposed project was
to involve demolishing bedrock with over 50,000 pounds of explosives
to prepare for new bridge supports, then demolishing old supports
with even more explosives. MMCG determined that the use of such
volumes of explosives could have severe impacts and recommended
safer means of accomplishing project objectives;
• Explosives modeling for San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
East Span Replacement Project. MMCG prepared an acoustic model to
predict safe zones for marine mammals, sea turtles, sea birds, and
fish during the proposed use of explosives;
• Preparation of wildlife protection plan for the use of explosives
during the removal of Arco’s Bird Island (PRC421) off Ellwood,
California;
• Design and implementation of marine mammal, sea turtle,
sea bird, and fish protection plan for demolition of Mobil’s
Seacliff Pier Complex northwest of Ventura, California;
• Acoustic modeling, measurements and monitoring during demolition
of Mobil’s Seacliff Pier Complex northwest of Ventura, California;
• Design and implementation of marine mammal, sea turtle,
sea bird, and fish mitigation, Chevron's 4H Platform Decommissioning
Project, Santa Barbara, California;
• Acoustic detection and deterrence of marine mammals during
Chevron's 4H Platform Decommissioning Project, Santa Barbara, California;
• Proprietary studies for Chevron on the effects of explosives
on marine fish and invertebrates during the demolition of four oil
platforms (4H Platform Decommissioning Project), Santa Barbara,
California;
• Proprietary studies of acoustic sound pressure levels encountered
during the demolition of four oil platforms off Santa Barbara, California;
• Marine mammal, sea turtle, sea bird, and fish mitigation
planning and implementation, Case Foundation's explosive removal
of riser platform for ocean outfall, San Diego, California;
• Marine mammal, sea turtle, sea bird, and fish mitigation
and monitoring, Chevron's explosive removal of wellhead OCS 215
#1, Oxnard, California.
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Telecommunications
Industry
• Marine mammal mitigation planning and implementation for
Global Crossings fiber-optic cable-laying operations, Grover Beach,
California. Team demonstrated onsite disentanglement capabilities
when whale entangled in fishing gear (not related to project) was
cut free;
• Marine wildlife mitigation planning and implementation for
AT&T Japan-U.S. Fiber-optic Cable Network Project off the California
Coast;
• Marine Wildlife Mitigation planning for AT&T China-U.S.
Fiber-optic Cable Network Project off the California Coast;
• Marine mammal mitigation for Global West post cable-lay
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Sea
Bird Studies
• Logistical
support for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service study of endangered peregrine
falcons at the Channel Islands, California;
• Logistical support for National Biological Survey study
on sea bird populations at the Channel Islands, California;
• Logistical support for National Park Service study of California
brown pelicans and alcids at the Channel Islands, California;
• Logistical support for National Biological Survey study
of ashy storm petrel nesting activities at the Channel Islands,
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Cultural
Resource Projects
• Preparation of submerged cultural and historic resources
sections of draft Environmental Impact Statement for Channel Islands
National Marine Sanctuary, California.
• Landmark study and assessment of submerged cultural and
historic resources for Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary;
• Study of historic shipwrecks at San Nicolas Island for U.S.
Navy;
• Photodocumentation of prehistoric rock art cave at San Nicolas
Island for U.S. Navy;
• Participant in study of submerged cultural resource sites
in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties with Santa Barbara Museum
of Natural History;
• Field studies of shipwrecks in Channel Islands National
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Military
Projects
• Preparation of marine mammal and sea turtle sections of
draft Environmental Impact Statement and Biological Assessment for
U.S. Marine Corps, Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle, Camp Pendleton
and San Clemente Island, California;
• Marine mammal, sea turtle, sea bird, and fish mitigation
planning and implementation, U.S. Navy ship shock trials of DDG
53, U.S.S. John Paul Jones. Project involved setting off 10,000-pound
charges to test integrity of ship and weapons systems. Tests conducted
off San Diego, California;
• Capture of sea lions, dolphins and whales for U.S. Navy
Marine Mammal Program, Pacific Missile Test Center, Pt. Mugu (now
Naval Air Warfare Center).
(The Navy’s marine mammals are now kept at the U.S. Navy NRAD
facility in San Diego, California.);
• Support for joint U.S. Marine Corps, Force Recon and U.S.
Navy SEAL Goplat Training off Santa Barbara and Long Beach, California.
Involves providing safety boat for Force Recon team exercises involving
takeovers of oil platforms by hostile forces;
• Ongoing program of capture and release of pinnipeds entangled
in synthetic debris at San Nicolas Island for U.S. Navy.
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Government
Agency Projects
•
Ongoing study of entanglement of marine mammals in synthetic debris
in Southern California and at the Channel Islands for NOAA Fisheries;
• Rescue of seals, sea lions, whales, and dolphins as part
of NOAA Fisheries, Marine Mammal Stranding Network;
• Logistical support for electronic tagging of blue and humpback
whales to determine responses to sounds of geophysical airguns used
by the U.S. Geological Survey in study of earthquake faults in Santa
Barbara Channel;
• Logistical support for NOAA Fisheries study of pollutant
levels in gray whales off Southern California;
• Logistical support for ongoing NOAA Fisheries censuses of
sea lion and seal populations at San Miguel and Santa Barbara islands,
California;
• Participant in statewide censuses and studies of harbor
seals in California for NOAA Fisheries;
• Ongoing participation in coastwide study of endangered blue
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Space
Launches
• Sound level
monitoring at seal and sea lion rookery, San Miguel Island, of satellite
launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, by Lockheed;
• Marine mammal monitoring and acoustic sound level measurements,
McDonnell-Douglas Delta II rocket launch at Vandenberg Air Force
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World
Bank/IFC Projects
• Project
descriptions coming soon <<
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