NEWFOUNDLAND ORPHAN BASIN EXPLORATION DRILLING PROGRAM Table of Contents 8.0 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON MARINE FISH AND FISH HABITAT .....................................................................................................................8.1 8.1 Scope of Assessment ...................................................................................................8.1 8.1.1 Regulatory and Policy Setting ..................................................................... 8.1 8.1.2 Influence of Consultation and Engagement on the Assessment .................. 8.2 8.1.3 Potential Effects, Pathways and Measurable Parameters ........................... 8.2 8.1.4 Boundaries .................................................................................................. 8.4 8.1.4.1 Spatial Boundaries ..................................................................... 8.4 8.1.4.2 Temporal Boundaries ................................................................. 8.6 8.1.5 Residual Effects Characterization ............................................................... 8.6 8.2 Project Interactions with Marine Fish and Fish Habitat .................................................8.8 8.3 Assessment of Residual Environmental Effects on Marine Fish and Fish Habitat ......... 8.9 8.3.1 Project Pathways ...................................................................................... 8.10 8.3.2 Mitigation................................................................................................... 8.11 8.3.3 Characterization of Residual Project-related Environmental Effects .......... 8.12 8.3.4 Species at Risk: Overview of Potential Effects and Key Mitigation ............ 8.21 8.3.5 Summary of Project Residual Environmental Effects ................................. 8.32 8.4 Determination of Significance .....................................................................................8.34 8.5 Follow-Up and Monitoring ...........................................................................................8.34 8.6 References .................................................................................................................8.35 9.0 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON MARINE AND MIGRATORY BIRDS .......................................................................................................................... 9.1 9.1 Scope of Assessment ...................................................................................................9.1 9.1.1 Regulatory and Policy Setting ..................................................................... 9.1 9.1.2 Influence of Consultation and Engagement on the Assessment .................. 9.2 9.1.3 Potential Effects, Pathways and Measurable Parameters ........................... 9.3 9.1.4 Boundaries .................................................................................................. 9.4 9.1.4.1 Spatial Boundaries ..................................................................... 9.4 9.1.4.2 Temporal Boundaries ................................................................. 9.6 9.1.5 Residual Effects Characterization and Significance Definition ..................... 9.6 9.2 Project Interactions with Marine and Migratory Birds ....................................................9.8 9.3 Assessment of Residual Environmental Effects on Marine and Migratory Birds ............ 9.9 9.3.1 Project Pathways ........................................................................................ 9.9 9.3.2 Mitigation................................................................................................... 9.10 9.3.3 Characterization of Residual Project-related Environmental Effects .......... 9.11 9.3.4 Species at Risk: Overview of Potential Effects and Key Mitigation ............ 9.24 9.3.5 Summary of Project Residual Environmental Effects ................................. 9.26 9.4 Determination of Significance .....................................................................................9.28 9.5 Follow-up and Monitoring ...........................................................................................9.28 9.6 References .................................................................................................................9.28 9.6.1 Personal Communications ........................................................................ 9.28 9.6.2 References ................................................................................................ 9.28 i NEWFOUNDLAND ORPHAN BASIN EXPLORATION DRILLING PROGRAM 10.0 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON MARINE MAMMALS AND SEA TURTLES ...................................................................................................................10.1 10.1 Scope of Assessment ................................................................................................. 10.1 10.1.1 Regulatory and Policy Setting ................................................................... 10.1 10.1.2 Influence of Consultation and Engagement on the Assessment ................ 10.2 10.1.3 Potential Effects, Pathways and Measurable Parameters ......................... 10.2 10.1.4 Boundaries ................................................................................................ 10.3 10.1.4.1 Spatial Boundaries ................................................................... 10.3 10.1.4.2 Temporal Boundaries ............................................................... 10.5 10.1.5 Residual Effects Characterization and Significance Definition ................... 10.5 10.2 Project Interactions with Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles ........................................ 10.7 10.3 Assessment of Residual Environmental Effects on Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles ........................................................................................................................10.8 10.3.1 Project Pathways ...................................................................................... 10.9 10.3.2 Mitigation Measures .................................................................................. 10.9 10.3.3 Characterization of Residual Project-related Environmental Effects ........ 10.10 10.3.4 Species at Risk: Overview of Potential Effects and Key Mitigation .......... 10.28 10.3.5 Summary of Project Residual Environmental Effects ............................... 10.30 10.4 Determination of Significance ................................................................................... 10.31 10.5 Follow-up and Monitoring .........................................................................................10.32 10.6 References ...............................................................................................................10.32 11.0 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON SPECIAL AREAS ........................... 11.1 11.1 Scope of Assessment ................................................................................................. 11.2 11.1.1 Regulatory and Policy Setting ................................................................... 11.2 11.1.2 Influence of Consultation and Engagement on the Assessment ................ 11.3 11.1.3 Potential Effects, Pathways and Measurable Parameters ......................... 11.3 11.1.4 Boundaries ................................................................................................ 11.4 11.1.4.1 Spatial Boundaries ................................................................... 11.4 11.1.4.2 Temporal Boundaries ............................................................... 11.4 11.2 Project Interactions with Special Areas .......................................................................11.7 11.3 Assessment of Residual Environmental Effects on Special Areas .............................. 11.8 11.3.1 Project Pathways ...................................................................................... 11.8 11.3.2 Mitigation................................................................................................... 11.8 11.3.3 Characterization of Residual Project-related Environmental Effects ........ 11.10 11.3.4 Summary of Project Residual Environmental Effects ............................... 11.14 11.4 Determination of Significance ................................................................................... 11.15 11.5 Follow-up and Monitoring .........................................................................................11.16 11.6 References ...............................................................................................................11.16 12.0 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND COMMUNITY VALUES ..............................................................................................12.1 12.1 Scope of Assessment ................................................................................................. 12.2 12.1.1 Regulatory and Policy Setting ................................................................... 12.2 12.1.2 Influence of Consultation and Engagement on the Assessment ................ 12.2 12.1.3 Potential Effects, Pathways and Measurable Parameters ......................... 12.3 ii NEWFOUNDLAND ORPHAN BASIN EXPLORATION DRILLING PROGRAM 12.1.4 Boundaries ................................................................................................ 12.4 12.1.4.1 Spatial Boundaries ................................................................... 12.4 12.1.4.2 Temporal Boundaries ..............................................................