Sentences with phrase «shallow offshore waters»

Most of the deposits, some small and some large, are buried in or below permafrost and sediments in the ocean bottom along continental margins — where shallow offshore waters slope down toward the deeper ocean floor.

Not exact matches

Mendonca and his team scrambled to adjust their strategy, and they ended up acquiring 21 blocks in shallower water, what Mendonca calls «ugly ducklings» — areas that Petrobras skipped over in the quest for bigger fields further offshore.

I have a suspicious feeling that the offshore - drilling issue isn't exactly going to overwhelm the electorate, despite widespread (but shallow) support, but the Republicans involved in #dontgo seem to have taken to it like a dying man in the desert to water.

Their eggs and larvae drifted for weeks offshore, bathed in oily water, before the juveniles at last took refuge in the shallow coastal estuaries, where they will mature.

By foraging for prey in deep pelagic waters often miles offshore, these mobile predators can act as vital «nutrient vectors» to shallow reefs.

The ice formation and offshore winds produce strong currents in these shallow marginal seas, which stir up the sediment and carry the methane produced there into the water column.

Marsh creation or «dredging» uses sediment from the Mississippi River, nearby water bottoms or offshore shoals to build land in shallow, open water areas, typically where land has been lost.

Two thirds of its water sank into a blue - black no different from the deep water offshore; the other third, on the south side of the city, shone a wonderful turquoise blue, lit from below by a shallow bed of rock and coral that caught the sun like the inside of an oyster shell.

It operates offshore in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico and in the onshore Gulf Coast region of the United States.

It appears that the primary reason for the spin - off was that Pride wanted to exit the struggling shallow water drilling business in the GOM and increase its focus on the floating and deep water drilling segments where Pride «believes the best long - term growth prospects reside in the offshore industry.»

To get there you'll have to catch a boat that drops you just offshore and then wade through shallow water to get to the restaurant.

Lancing is protected by an offshore reef, so the waters are quite calm in close, and the drop off is comfortably shallow, making it a good spot for just floating around.

The south coast offers steep offshore slopes and walls in open water, while the east coast pampers with short boat rides to coral formations in shallow to medium depths.

You can snorkel at offshore blue holes once explored by Jacques Cousteau; kayak through the shallow waters of the South Bight; or take guided inland treks to see orchids, giant cactus, and protected Andros rock iguanas.

«These underwater mountains sit right at the interface between the shallow shelf waters and deeper ocean abyss, about 30 miles offshore.»

Halibut can be reeled in at some of the offshore banks and the shallow waters are excellent for fishing ling cod, red snapper and several species of rockfish.

They are also good in shallow water making them very versatile for both inshore and offshore use.

The small trees you can sometimes see growing by themselves in shallow water offshore, are young red mangrove trees.

A huge variety of juvenile reef fish inhabit the shallow waters found here before moving off to the more dangerous deeper waters further offshore.

You'll first become comfortable with the scuba gear tin shallow water before heading offshore to explore depths of twenty to forty feet.

Small children and beginner snorkelers are advised to only snorkel on the rocky area of shallows along the cove, no farther than 15 - 20 feet offshore where the water is calmest during summer months.

The surfing break is offshore, but the waters in close are calm and there's a good shallows area by the overhang.

in the deep offshore waters or in the shallows.

Protected by an offshore reef, this natural treasure boasts warm, shallow waters and cooling trade winds that make it a haven for sunbathers and windsurfers alike.

Inside these breakwaters are many warm shallow natural lagoons that are protected by the offshore reefs providing a safe swimming and water sports environment.Peneeda View Beach Hotel in Sanur offers a selection of villas, suites and bungalows with incredible views of the beach and gardens and home theater set ups as well as incredible luxuries.

Located offshore, in the shallow water near Boat Station 1, Willy's Rock served as a sanctuary to a statue of the Virgin Mary in the island.

The beach drops of fairly steeply into a vast protected lagoon offering shallow and safe water for swimming, kayaking, windsurfing, and sailing, whereas offshore the reef soaks up the full force of the ocean swells and there are numerous surf spots to be found here and enjoyed by the more experienced surfers.

The beach drops of fairly steeply into a vast protected lagoon offering shallow and safe water for swimming, kayaking, windsurfing, and sailing, whereas offshore the reef soaks up the full force of the ocean swells and there are numerous surf spots to be found here and enjoyed by the more experienced surfers.Nusa Dua is for the more affluent tourists, and especially suits business conferences and honeymooners.

The environmental group Oceana once dubbed the Eastern Seaboard the «Saudi Arabia of offshore wind» for its strong ocean breezes, shallow waters and close proximity to a densely populated region eager to decarbonize.

Though the oil is beneath relatively shallow waters owned by the state off Alaska's North Slope, the discovery signals that the geology there, potentially onshore in the northern portion of the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska and in the offshore of the Beaufort and Chukchi seas holds considerable promise.

Unlike the Atlantic Ocean, where offshore wind farms can be bolted into the seabed in relatively shallow water, the West Coast's continental shelf plunges quickly and steeply.

Myanmar announced the award of 16 onshore oil and gas blocks in October 2013, and a further 20 offshore blocks (10 shallow water and 10 deep water), in March 2014.

While the shallow, near shore waters of this lake have been impacted by runoff, the offshore waters have been clearer in the last 97 years, due to the effects of warming and thermal stratification on nutrient (phosphorus) regeneration.

Good wind speeds, shallow water, and proximity to population centers make offshore wind a promising grid - scale renewable resource.

Since that time, commercial - scale offshore wind facilities have been operating in shallow waters around the world, mostly in Europe.

While temperatures on offshore reef environments have been > 17 - 18 deg C (likely due to oceanic influence from the Florida Current), shallow - water and nearshore environments have fallen well below 14 deg C (e.g., 10 - 11 deg C near Long Key).

Current plans are for the Northwest Shelf's shallow water offshore natural gas supplies to be developed and shipped to China, Japan and South Korea.

Researchers at the University of California at San Diego will design, build, and test an electromagnetic (EM) system designed for very shallow water use and will apply the system to determine the extent of offshore permafrost on the US Beaufort inner shelf.

«It further reinforces that Shell's approach to Arctic exploration is aligned with the high standards the Department of Interior expects from an offshore leader and adds to our confidence that drilling will finally commence in the shallow waters off Alaska this summer.»

The Interior Department's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is looking to sell more offshore wind development zones facing Massachusetts later this year, and zones facing New York by the end of 2019 — two of the most enticing areas in the whole of the Americas for offshore wind given their proximity to major cities like New York and Boston, and their relatively shallow water depths.

The four coastal states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia have 82 percent of the total Atlantic coast wind potential in shallow water... These four states also have some of the lowest construction costs for offshore wind turbines all along the eastern seaboard, and they're among the largest and fastest - growing electricity markets.

This attribute allows for the initial development of offshore wind in relatively shallow waters followed by a transition to deeper waters further for shore as the technology is advanced.»