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Regulation
Permits for Geophysical Surveys, Title 2, Division 3, Chapter 1, Article 2.9.1
Geophysical surveys performed on State sovereign lands, including granted and ungranted tidelands and submerged lands and the beds of navigable waterways, address and minimize potential impacts to aquatic life or to the environment.
Contact
Surface & Submerged Lands Lease and
Geologic & Geophysical Survey Permit
Land Management Division
100 Howe Avenue, Suite 100 South
Sacramento, CA 95825
916.574.1940
Mineral Lease
Mineral Resources Management Division
301 East Ocean Boulevard, Suite 550
Long Beach, CA 90802
562.590.5201
| Permit Number |
Permittee | Contact Information | Permit Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8345 | David Evans & Associates, Inc. | Jennifer Mendiola jame@deainc.com 360.314.3209 |
02/27/2026 |
| 8391 | Fugro USA Marine, Inc. | David Millar dmillar@fugro.com 858.292.8922 |
10/24/2025 |
| 8394 | U.S. Geological Survey | Tim Elfers telfers@usgs.gov 831.460.7479 |
06/04/2026 |
| 8536 | EcoSystems Management Associates, Inc. | Dr. Hany Elwany hany@coastalenvironments.com 858.459.0008 |
12/08/2025 |
| 9007 | TerraSond, Ltd. | Natalie Cossette natalie.cossette@terrasond.com 907.745.7215 |
12/08/2025 |
| 9215 | EGS Americas, Inc. | Eric Roach eroach@egsamericas.com 772.341.9286 |
08/16/2026 |
| 9235 | eTrac, Inc. | Erik Mueller erik@etracinc.com 888.410.3890 |
04/25/2025 |
| 9246 | Tetra Tech, Inc. | Joanna Hobson joanna.hobson@tetratech.com 206.356.3453 |
06/04/2026 |
| 9376 | Merkel & Associates, Inc. | Keith Merkel kmerkel@merkelinc.com 858.560.5465 |
12/08/2025 |
| 9401 | Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, Inc. | Mark Padover mpadover@alpineocean.com 201.414.3811 |
04/25/2025 |
| 9404 | Coastal Frontiers Corporation | Greg Hearon ghearon@coastalfrontiers.com 818.341.8133 |
06/04/2026 |
| 9467 | Occidental College | Dr. Daniel Pondella pondella@oxy.edu 323.259.2955 |
06/06/2027 |
| 9711 | Miller Marine Science and Consulting, Inc. | Eric Miller ericm@millermarinescience.com 562.714.0266 |
12/08/2025 |
| 9712 | Sulmara Subsea, Inc. | Kathleen Mildon kate.mildon@sulmara.com 832.831.5329 |
12/08/2025 |
| 9725 | Ocean Infinity Group Limited | Shawntel Johnson shawntel.johnson@oceaninfinity.com 512.348.2868 |
02/27/2026 |
| 9745 | Gahagan & Bryant Associates, Inc. | David Eller djeller@gba-inc.com 310.521.8127 |
06/04/2026 |
| 9755 | SubCom, LLC | Christopher Carobene ccarobene@subcom.com 732.578.7263 |
08/16/2026 |
| 9771 | CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. | Gordon Stevens gstevens@conshelf.com 773.219.3087 |
12/04/2026 |
| 9791 | Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute | Dr. Charles Paull paull@mbari.org 931.775.1700 |
06/06/2027 |
| 9792 | Terradepth |
Kris Rydberg kris@terradepth.com |
06/06/2027 |