Several sessions in this symposium dealt with oil and gas platforms. These were 1) Fisheries Associations with Platforms and 2) Studies Reports and Research Initiatives.
From the text: “There is strong evidence that there is represented in the northwestern Gulf a heretofore unexploited population of [red snapper] spawners over soft bottoms and some indications that this group of fish may be the major source of recruits
From the Abstract: “Approximately 4,000 petroleum (oil and gas) platforms exist in the northern Gulf of Mexico and form one of the world's most extensive de facto artificial reef systems.
From the Abstract: “The recent and considerable oil exploration and production now underway in the waters of the North Sea has drawn attention to potential biological effects.
DeBlois, E. M., G. G. Tracy, R. D. Janes, T. A. Crowley, T. A. Wells, U. P. Williams, M. D. Paine, A. Mathieu, and B. W. Kilgour
From the Abstract: “An environmental effects monitoring (EEM) program was developed by Suncor (formerly Petro-Canada) in 1997/98 to assess effects of the Terra Nova offshore oil and gas development on the receiving environment.
From the Abstract: “Offshore platforms are a source of chronic pollution from production water, but in recent years there has been a marked increase in the use of oil-based drilling muds and it is estimated that 20 Mt per year of petroleum hydrocarbons
