Potential conflicts between deepwater fishing and oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico
Abstract
This paper summarizes the numbers, types (fixed, semi-submersible, tension leg etc.), and locations of the oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. It concludes that of all of the commercial fishing gear types in use in the Gulf of Mexico, the pelagic longline is the most likely to present space-use conflicts
Date:
2002
Book/Report Title:
Proceedings: Gulf of Mexico fish and fisheries: bringing together new and recent research, October 2000
Pages:
67–70
Editors:
M. McKay, J. Nides, and D. Vigil
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, New Orleans, Louisiana. OCS Study MMS 2002-004