Since 1973, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) Environmental Studies Program (ESP) has provided valuable information to predict, assess, and manage impacts from offshore energy and marine mineral exploration, development, and production activities on human, marine, and coastal environments.
The ESP’s vision is to realize ocean stewardship through science. This approach is essential to BOEM’s mission to manage development of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy, mineral, and geological resources in an environmentally and economically responsible way. The ESP also seeks to align the program with the broader stewardship role the Department of the Interior (DOI) plays in managing the Nation’s public lands—the federal government and ocean users working cooperatively with mutual respect to achieve shared natural resource management goals.
We invite you to view and explore highlights from BOEM’s celebration of 50 years of research.