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      OFFSHORE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PUBLIC FORUM<br>
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      Management’s Office of Environmental Programs will host a
      discussion on BOEM’s mission to manage development of U.S. outer
      continental shelf energy and mineral resources, with a focus on
      using the best
      available scientific research to inform decisions. Presenters will
      include Dr. William Y. (Bill) Brown, BOEM's </span><span
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          Environmental Officer</span></a></span><span
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      Division
      of Environmental Assessment. WHOI scientists will present several
      relevant
      projects the Institution is leading in the Northeast, including
      the newly
      funded long-term ecological research (LTER) offshore observatory
      off the East
      Coast, offshore wind power investigations, and work on marine
      mammal monitoring
      and behavior. The forum is free and will be hel<span
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        Tuesday, July </span>11, fro<span
        class="gmail-m-2009119047700905901gmail-m-6521483089097941553gmail-aqj">m 4:00
        to 6:00 p.</span>m., in Redfield Auditorium, at 45 Water St., in
      Woods
      Hole. </span>
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