PC-23-01: BOEM-MARINe (Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network)

listing and endangered species consultations of black abalone, California Marine Protected Area designations, and California Areas of Special Biological Significance assessments. MARINe data remain essential for assessing damages and predicting recovery from oils spills. MARINe data were used in past spills including one Federal pipeline and two tanker oil spills offshore California, and a pipeline oil spill near several Platforms in 2015. MARINe sites established offshore of Oregon adjacent to a potential lease area have established an ecological baseline condition of the shoreline before wave energy devices are deployed offshore. These sites also provide a strong latitudinal comparison to California sites, which can monitor for and help prepare for baseline assessments in areas considered for the BOEM National Program Oil and Gas Program.This study implements BOEM’s Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act mandate to monitor the marine and coastal environments adjacent to OCS operations.