Juniper Publishers-Oceanography Open Access Journal

  Juniper Publishers -  Journal of Oceanography Abstract The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has a congressional mandate and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) both have mandates to assess oceanic wind and oceanic wave energy and power resources and impacts; both structural and potentially ecological. Oceanic offshore winds and waves are viewed as being relatively steady sources of energy. However assessments of the amount of the wind resources and wave resources in U.S. coastal and oceanic environments have not been evaluated and have only been estimated by several rudimentary modeling efforts. As such, there are many National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) Marine Buoys which have collected considerable data on both wind and waves that can be harvested and evaluated for in-situ observations. Also the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) is charged with the develo...

  Juniper Publishers -  Journal of Oceanography Abstract A broad spectrum of events that come under the category of macroalgal blooms are recognized world-wide as a response to elevated levels of eutrophication in coastal areas. In the Yellow Sea of China, green tides have consecutively occurred 10 years, which is considered as the world's largest U!va blooms. However, in recently years, golden tides caused by Sargassum seaweed have also been on the rapid rise, resulting in dramatic damage to the environment and economy again. This review introduced the formation of two macroalgal blooms in the Yellow Sea and reasonable measures to mitigate them, thus safeguarding the intrinsic and commercial value of coastal marine ecosystems. Introduction Nutrient inputs to coastal waters have increased in coastal environments worldwide as a direct consequence of the growing human population and increased settlement and use of coastal a...

  Juniper Publishers -  Journal of Oceanography Introduction Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a tool being used to ensure environmentally sound and sustainable project implementation. Initially it was used in the USA in 1969 and recognizing its effectiveness in curbing of the environmental effects of development projects, its application was adopted by the other countries of the world. It was endorsed by the 1972 Stockholm conference, WECD1989, Rio Earth Summit 1992 and further reinforced by 2002 Johannesburg conference. Accordingly, Nepal has made its application mandatory by the enforcement of Environmental Protection Act and Regulation 1997 and a Ministry of Environment was established. Its application has now crossed over to 16 years, but benefits of its application have not yet been documented because of the absence of recorded information, of monitoring and follow up actions. So it has largely failed to demonstrate its creditable value in the suppor...