Considerations in the Design of Effects Monitoring Strategies

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Future hydrocarbon development activities in the offshore Beaufort Sea Region show a clear need for effective monitoring studies that address the uncertainties associated with environmental impact predictions, assess the effectiveness of mitigative measures, and re-assure the public that environmental degradation is not taking place. This report contains general information about designing effects monitoring studies for evaluating environmental effects associated with disturbances to the environment, emphasizing hypothesis testing and natural variability. The report describes the identification of activity/receiving environment interactions, quantification of the scale of the potential disturbance, assessment of possible effects, formulation of null impact hypotheses, designing of the monitoring program, and execution of the monitoring program.

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