2006 Introductory CD-ROM (copies still available)
Russell, J, G.S. Fraser and J. Ellis 2006. Colouring in the Offshore: an Atlas of Endangered Marine Species and Oil and Gas Activity off Newfoundland and Labrador, CD-ROM. Alder Institute, NL. Approximately 80 pages of text.
In 2006 the Alder Institute together with our research associates Gail Fraser of York University and Joanne Ellis released a CD-ROM entitled Colouring in the offshore: an atlas of endangered marine species and oil and gas activity off Newfoundland and Labrador.
Colouring in the Offshore is an introduction to the location of six marine Species at Risk and offshore oil and gas activities off Newfoundland Labrador and the legislative context in which they exist. Species covered: Blue Whale, Harlequin Duck, Ivory Gull and three species of Wolffish (Northern, Spotted and nd Atlantic or Striped).
Designed for use by a non-specialist audience. Interactive geo-referenced maps are supplemented by introductory background text.
Funding for the production of Colouring in the Offshore was provided in part by Environment Canada's Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk.
Colouring in the Offshore was distributed to schools in Newfoundland and Labrador as part of an educational package distributed by the Protected Areas Association.
There are still some copies available.
Anyone interested in obtaining a copy please contact one of the following:
Alder Institute
General Delivery
Tors Cove, NL
A0A 4A0
Gail Fraser
Associate Professor
Faculty of Environmental Studies
Rm. 269, HNES Bldg
York University
4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON.
Canada M3J 1P3
Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
2006 Marine Ornithology paper on the assessment of effects from produced water discharges from offshore oil and gas installations
To access the following paper please click on the citation link.
2005 Abstract for a paper presented at OMRN by Gail Fraser
Ocean Management Research Network (OMRN) National Conference 2005
Canada’s Oceans:
Research, Management & the Human Dimension
Research, Management & the Human Dimension
September 29 to October 1, 2005
Ottawa, Ontario
OFFSHORE OIL SPILLS: PROBLEMS COMPARING THE PREDICTED TO THE OBSERVED IN EASTERN CANADA
G. S. Fraser, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto gsfraser@yorku.ca, 416.736.2100; J. Ellis, Alder Institute, NL; and J. Russell, Alder Institute, NL.
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) encourages public participation in the assessment process. CEAA includes follow-up programs as environmental assessment predictions are inherently uncertain. While the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency administers the follow-up process, the public should be permitted to conduct independent follow-up queries, particularly in large projects that are deemed to have potentially significant environmental impacts. We evaluated the accessibility of follow-up data in the case of offshore oil spills from oil and gas platforms, in two different legislative regions of eastern Canada: Nova Scotia (NS) and Newfoundland & Labrador (NL). We examined the predictions provided in the environmental impact statements (EIS) pertaining to oil spill size and frequency and evaluate the accessibility of these data for three projects. The regulatory agencies, Canada-NS Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-NL Offshore Petroleum Board only report summary spill statistics. All three of these projects had significant public involvement in the EIS process, yet current forms of reporting prevent a comparison of the predicted to the observed spill size and frequency. The primary obstacle in publicly reporting these data is the legislation regulating offshore oil activities, the Canada-NL Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and Canada-NS Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act. These acts only permit the regulatory agencies to publish information on a spill that involves a legal investigation. Otherwise, public access to these data requires the written permission of the offshore operators. Oil spills should not be considered proprietary data and should be released annually on a per-platform basis.
8th Effects of Oil on Wildlife Conference, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, 3-5 Aug 2005
8th Effects of Oil on Wildlife Conference, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, 3-5 Aug 2005
The Alder Institute along with our Research Associate Gail Fraser of York University presented a poster entitled:
Offshore oil spills: Problems comparing observations with predictions in eastern Canada. G.S. Fraser, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University; J. Ellis & J. Russell, Alder Institute.
The Alder Institute along with our Research Associate Gail Fraser of York University presented a poster entitled:
Offshore oil spills: Problems comparing observations with predictions in eastern Canada. G.S. Fraser, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University; J. Ellis & J. Russell, Alder Institute.
Posting oil and gas related items from Alder's past on this blog
This Blog is a Public Archive
for the Alder Institute
and it's activities with respect to offshore oil and gas.
for the Alder Institute
and it's activities with respect to offshore oil and gas.
This blog is presently being used as a way to post various items relating to offshore oil and gas development that the Alder Institute has been involved in over the past number of years.
We hope to make various items readily available to the public through this blog. Most items will be dated.
Caveat:
Please pay attention to the date of the item posted rather than the date when it is posted on this blog.
Response to invitation for public comment on the draft “Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Southern Newfoundland area of the NL Offshore
Canada-Newfoundland and
5th Floor,
Re: Response to invitation for public comment on the draft “Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Southern Newfoundland area of the Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area”..
The draft “Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Southern Newfoundland area of the Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area”. states that one of its prime objectives is to “determine whether or not an Exploration Licence should be offered in whole or in part within the SEA Area.” However, there are already five Exploration Licences existing within the SEA area and according to your Press Release “the
While the development of Strategic Environmental Assessments is a welcome undertaking we request that a moratorium be placed on any further exploration activities in the area and no further lands be offered for bid until a more complete and thorough SEA has been completed and been subjected to a significant period of public review combined with funding to facilitate meaningful public participation.
A systematic independent scientifically defensible program of Environmental and Biological Study should be undertaken and sponsored by the Government of Canada as a prerequisite to any further land use decisions in this area. Among the possible land use decisions under consideration should be the designation of the area or portions of it as Protected Areas.
We thank-you for this opportunity for input. We look forward to receiving a copy of the final SEA for review. We expect this to precede any Call for Bids on Lands within the SEA area by an amount of time that would realistically allow for the development of a plan for the area based on the application of the Precautionary Principle and with a view to minimizing the risks posed to the environment by the pursuit of offshore oil and gas activities.
Sincerely,
Janet Russell
Director
Comment Record / Orphan Basin Exploration Drilling Program Comprehensive Study Report, Review Agency: The Alder Institute, Submitted to the CNLOPB
Comment Record / Orphan Basin Exploration Drilling Program
Comprehensive Study Report Review
Agency Name: The Alder Institute
Submitted to the C-NLOPB January 13, 2006
Comprehensive Study Report Review
Agency Name: The Alder Institute
Submitted to the C-NLOPB January 13, 2006
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