Scientific Review of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement - National Research Council a Division on Earth and Life Studies a Ocean Studies Board a Committee on the Evaluation of the Drakes Bay Oyster Company Special Use Permit DEIS and Peer Review

In May 2012, the National Park Service (NPS) asked the National Research Council to conduct a scientific review of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to evaluate the effects of issuing a Special Use Permit for the commercial shellfish operation in Drakes Estero for a ten year time span.