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Blank probation data survey containing a series of questions related to the probationary population in a particular location, with instructions for filling out the survey.

"This White Paper describes the roles, value, and preparation requirements for a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine (SSN) to collect geophysical data, and especially multi-channel seismic reflection (MCS) data, in the Arctic Ocean that are necessary to delimit the U.S. extended continental shelf (ECS)."

This report details the petroleum lease sales and development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) through estimated physical and economic measures. Physical performance is measured in ways such as the prospectivity index, expeditious index, and development productivity. Economic performance is measured in ways such as a profitability index and internal rate of return.

The tuft coral Lophelia pertusa is a deep-water coral that is very slow to develop and fragile, which makes recovery from any type of damage a very slow process. Current fishing practices and oil drilling are destructive processes that effect these coral systems. The goal of this paper is to learn more about the Lophelia pertusa and determine how best to protect these deep-water systems.

This report summarizes NOAA performance during the 2006 fiscal year as well as budget and program change highlights.

Summary describing the work completed at Eastern Research Group, Inc. for Year 2008 Gulfwide Emissions Inventory Study. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

Summary describing the work completed at Centro de Investigación y Educación Superior de Ensenada for deep water current measurements at 25º N; 90º W in Mexican Territory studying the full-water column in the central Gulf of Mexico. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

Summary describing the work completed at Battelle Memorial Institute for Study of Barite Solubility and the Release of Trace Components to the Marine Environment. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

Summary describing the work completed at the Coastal Marine Institute for Deepwater Currents at 92° W Longitude. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

Summary describing the work completed at the University of Alabama for documenting and characterizing branching deep water corals at two upper-slope sites in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico studying seafloor characteristics and distribution patterns of "lophelia pertusa" and Other sessile megafauna. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

This report presents the budget summary for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including programs and goals.

Summary describing the work completed at Louisianan State University, Coastal Marine Institute for {{{study title, or description if the title is unclear}}}. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

A report on the relation ships between column currents, loop currents, and warm and cold core eddies near the Sigsbee Escarpment.

Summary describing the work completed at Northeast Fisheries Science Center National Marine Fisheries Service for 'Sperm Whale Acoustic Monitoring Program (SWAMP).' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

Offshore structures are required to be removed within a year after production ceases and recently the Minerals Management Service has asked for removal of structures no longer "economically viable." This paper seeks to identify the amount of idle iron that exists in the Gulf of Mexico as well as describe the geographic distribution and ownership patterns.

A guide for using the GOADS-2008 software data system.

This report is based on the needs of the National Marine Fisheries Service and Minerals Management Service to gain data about the Sperm Whale population, comparing the population in the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Twelve whales were tagged and observed to gather various types of data about their population and environment.

Summary describing the work completed at Louisiana State University for 'Do Joint Exposures to Heavy Metals and Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbon Elicit Nonadditive Responses in Benthic Invertebrates?' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

Summary describing the work completed at C & C Technologies, Inc. for 'Deepwater Program: The Archaeological and Biological Analysis of World War II Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico: A Pilot Study of the Artificial Reef Effect in Deepwater.' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

The objective of this research is to find, identify, and study each vessel that was a casualty of German U-boats. The second point of their research is to determine the biological effects of the boats on the environment.

Summary describing the work completed at Louisiana State University Center for Energy Studies for 'Idle Iron, Scrap, and Reuse in the Gulf of Mexico.' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.

This is a study on the possible effects of metals and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons elevated due to possible proximity to oil and gas production platforms.

Summary describing the work completed at Louisiana State University Center for Energy Studies for 'Profitability of Offshore Petroleum Ventures and Operations: Empirical Evidence from Oil and Gas Lease Sales and Development on the Gulf of Mexico OCS, 1983-1999.' It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.