Marine Ventures International, Inc. (MVI) provided endangered and threatened (E&T) species monitoring for the Terminal 3 Marine Works project in Port Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida from July through August 2019.
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Brittiny Bennett, Protected Species Program Manager at Marine Ventures International, Inc. (MVI), will be attending the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Offshore WINDPOWER 2019 Conference from October 22-23, 2019 in Boston, MA. AWEA is the national trade association for the U.S. wind industry and has thousands of wind industry members and wind policy advocates, AEA promotes wind energy as a clean source of electricity for American consumers.
Ratio Oil Exploration LTD (Ratio) engaged Marine Ventures International, Inc. (MVI) to develop two high-level policy documents that meet the international environmental, health, and safety standards required of oil and gas operators throughout the world. The documents supported Ratio’s efforts to be formally recognized by the Israeli government as a legitimate offshore oil and gas operator. The policy statements were sufficiently broad to be applicable to all phases of Ratio’s operations (e.g., seismic, exploration, development, and production) and provided the framework for Ratio to develop specific standards and procedures later.
The work of a Protected Species Observer (PSO) is relatively unknown and often misunderstood, even within the marine industry. The romanticized image of an individual standing on the bow of a ship, the sun gently caressing their face while a salty breeze gently tussles their hair as they search the seas for whales reflects the marginal awareness of what PSOs do.