Bluewater fishing and OCS activity: interactions between the fishing and petroleum industries in deepwaters of the Gulf of Mexico

Abstract

The goals of this report, as noted in the Introduction, are to 1) “determine bluewater fishing endeavors and practices and deepwater outer continental shelf (OCS) energy development activities; 2) describe and map bluewater fishing and deepwater OCS energy development activities; 3) describe current Gulf of Mexico and relevant worldwide interactions and predict future situations that may occur in the Gulf of Mexico between bluewater fishing and deepwater OCS energy development activities; and 4) recommend proactive mitigation measures for MMS and for the fishing and OCS energy industries.”