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A field of the soft coral Callogorgia sp. with its ophiuroid symbiont. Image courtesy of Lophelia II 2010: Oil Seeps and Deep Reefs. (Public Domain.)

Our Organization

Environmental Research Components Chart

BOEM’s Office of Environmental Programs helps coordinate and conduct environmental work. Science and assessment activities conducted in regional and program offices are integrated into BOEM environmental program.

Environmental research and analysis happens within every component at BOEM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

BOEM’s environmental science and assessment activities continuously inform each other. BOEM research is aimed at answering the key questions that need to be answered for our environmental analyses, which in turn uses the data and information from our environmental studies.

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BOEM Environmental Diagram