Because of the increasing oil industry development in the Arabian Gulf, hundreds of oil and gas facilities have been installed in both offshore and inshore areas during the last few decades.
The Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus is a highly exploited commercial and recreational species that dominates the artificial reef systems in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
The North Sea rigs-to-reef debate has moved forward with the formation of a multi-stakeholder steering group that oversees the development of independent research.
The most controversial fishery in U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) is for northern red snapper Lutjanus campechanus, which collapsed in the late 1980s when stock biomass became too low to be fished commercially in the eastern Gulf.
From the text: “Data collection was accomplished by oil and gas company personnel who recorded daily incidences of fishing activity around the platforms.
