Terms of Reference

Review of the Net Environmental Benefits of Dispersant Use for Responding to Oil Spills from Oil and Gas Facilities on the Newfoundland Grand Banks

Regional Science Response Process (SRP) - Newfoundland and Labrador Region

April 15, 2014
St. John's, NL

Chairperson: James Meade

Context

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) submitted the report, entitled "Net Environmental Benefit Analysis of Dispersant Use for Responding to Oil Spills from Oil and Gas Facilities on the Newfoundland Grand Banks" to the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB). The Fisheries Protection Program of the Ecosystems Management Branch in the Newfoundland and Labrador Region requested that DFO Science undertake a review of this document. A DFO Science Response Process (SRP) was undertaken to review and provide comment on the document regarding the accuracy and completeness of the assumptions and conclusions. The findings of the SRP will assist in formulating a departmental response on the document to the C-NLOPB.

Objectives

The objective of the Science Response Process is to provide science advice on the following questions:

• Is the information provided in the report complete and based on the most recent information available?
• Does it adequately describe the present state of knowledge, and are the assumptions adequately described and incorporated in the conclusions?

Expected Publication

• Science Response

Participation

• Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Science and Ecosystems Management