This G&G permit is a 2D marine seismic survey to be conducted in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas during the 2010 open-water and early ice season using a towed airgun array and hydrophone streamer. Activity is permitted from September 25 through December 15, 2010.
- September 13, 2010 - Permit Approval to Conduct Geological or Geophysical Exploration for Mineral Resources or Scientific Research in the Outer Continental Shelf
- September 9, 2010 - Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact
- August 6, 2010 - Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for a 2010 Geological and Geophysical (G&G) Permit to Conduct an Exploration Seismic Survey in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas
- February 2010 - Environmental Assessment of a Marine Seismic Survey by ION Geophysical in the Beaufort Sea, October-December 2010
- February 22, 2010 - Environmental Assessment of a Marine Seismic Survey by ION Geophysical in the Beaufort Sea, October-December 2010
- May 2010 - Final Plan of Cooperation, Beaufort Sea, Alaska
- February 22, 2010 - Request by ION Geophysical for a Letter of Authorization to Allow the Incidental Take of Polar Bears and Pacific Walruses during a Marine Seismic Survey in the Beaufort Sea, October-December 2010