The increasing global demand for animal protein is a major ecological concern due to its impacts on land use, climate change, global grain supply and fisheries. One method for harvesting animal protein is to grow marine fish.
Kaiser, M. J., D. V. Mesyanzhinov, and A. G. Pulsipher
A statistical description of the explosive removal of offshore structures in the federally regulated Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico are presented based on data collected by the US Minerals Management Service.
With over ~2600 oil and gas platforms (platforms) remaining in the northern Gulf of Mexico (Gulf), the Gulf States have access to one of the most unique fisheries in the world.
Mexico to protect sea turtles and marine mammals from adverse impacts. More than 7,000 monitoring hours at 131 structure removals were conducted during 1993.
Observers monitored the explosive removal of oil and gas structures in the Gulf of Mexico to protect sea turtles and marine mammals from adverse impacts. More than 7,000 monitoring hours at 131 structure removals were conducted during 1993.
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.
Boswell, K. M., R. J. D. Wells, J. H. Cowan Jr., and C. A. Wilson
The Freeport Sulphur Mine Artificial Reef (FSMAR) is a decommissioned oil and gas platform and serves as the largest artificial reef complex in the northern Gulf of Mexico (NGOM).
