The objective of the Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) program for the Deep Panuke natural gas field is to address all production operations-related EEM commitments made during the Deep Panuke regulatory process as outlined in the 2007 Comprehensive Study Report (CSR) and environmental effects predictions made during the 2006 Environmental Assessments (EAs). The Deep Panuke EEM Plan (EEMP) builds on results and lessons learned from the Sable Offshore Energy Project (SOEP) EEM program which has been carried out on Sable Island Bank since 1997. The Deep Panuke EEM program is an adaptive process which incorporates learnings from the previous years of monitoring.