دیکشنری تخصصی مهندسی نفت - نسخه آنلاین

abbr: Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

n: a bird that moves (migrates) from one place to another, usually in connection with changing seasons. During times of migration, such birds, especially those attracted to bothes of water, may choose to rest in a drilling rigs reserve pit. To prevent harm to the birds, rig owners place netting over the pit so that they cannot alight in the liquid in the pit.

n: (MBTA) a congressional act that established treaties with Great Britain, Mexico, Canada, Japan, and the former Soviet Union to protect migratory birds and their habitats. MBTA authorises fines and even imprisonment for operators who allow migratory birds to become injured in pits or open-topped tanks that contain oil, oil products, caustic materials, or contaminants. such as arsenic or boron, that are poisonous or hazardous to migratory birds.

n: (USFWS) a federal service that oversees commercial fishing investigations, fishing research, fishing statistics, sport fishing, and other areas related to the fishing industry. It also conducts wildlife research, enforces federal statutes and regulations applying to migratory birds, maintains the official list of threatened or endangered species, acquires habitats for threatened or endangered species, operates the national refuge system, manages predator and rodent control work, evaluates the impact of offshore development on fish and wildlife, develops programs to protect fish and wildlife from oil spill, coordinates individual and state efforts to rescue and rehabilitate oiled birds, and administers federal aid programs. Address: MS 634 Arlington Square, 1849 C Street NW;Washington, DC 20240;(703) 358-1714.