Oil and Gas Exploration and Development/Production

Right-of-Way Assessment and Management

Forest Planning and Assessment

Mineral Exploration and Development

Bird Hazards to Aircraft

Hydroelectric Facilities

Highway Developments

Marine Transportation

Urban Development

Defence Developments

First Nation/Tribal Technical Support

Oil Spill Planning and Preparedness

Parks, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Planning

Oil Spill Planning and Preparedness

LGL provides expert services for oil spill preparedness and response including:

• Oil spill sensitivity mapping
• Biological resource inventory
• Siting of oily debris handling / storage locations
• Advice on environmental effects of countermeasures
• Same-day quantitative inventory of biological Resources during spill response
• GIS support for respsonse decision-making
• GIS modelling of cleanup / countermeasures priorities
• GIS support for documenting the spill response and impacts
• Assessment of environmental impacts of spills
• Assessment of value of commercial fisheries affected by spills
• Expert advice on biological resources at risk
• Impact assessment for spill response exercises
• Information systems
• Standards development

Some examples of types of studies:

• Development of an shorezone oil spill sensitivity model
• Preparation of oil spill response atlases
• Aerial surveys to quantify marine mammal and marine bird distributions
• Assessment of fisheries impacts of major spills
• Development of guidelines for oily debris disposal
• Development of GIS information systems for spill response
• Biological studies of experimental spills and countermeasures
• Literature reviews of oil spill and countermeasure impacts on biota and habitats

Special capabilities:

• World-class experts on marine birds, marine mammals and fisheries
• Custom software for field data collection using portable computers, digital cameras and GPS
• Rapid synthesis of information to support decision-making
• Rapid updating of response priorities to incorporate current information
• Offices on all coasts of North America