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.
This study reports temporal variations in the environmental conditions and the structure of fish assemblages observed in the vicinity of an offshore oil platform and the surrounding seafloor in the North Sea.
This paper reviews the impact of the laying and maintenance of offshore pipelines on the marine environment of the North Sea, with an emphasis on the interaction between the offshore oil and gas industry and the fishing industry.
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.
In state and federal waters offshore Louisiana more than 3500 structures ranging in size from single to multiwell platforms attract thousands of of boat fishermen.
Platforms were important fishing locations for the
sportfishing party vessel surveyed. About 18% of its
total fishing time and 17% of the total catch occurred
around the platforms. This compares with about 21%
As a peak in the global number of offshore oil rigs requiring decommissioning approaches, there is growing pressure for the implementation of a “rigs-to-reefs” program in the deep sea, whereby obsolete rigs are converted into artificial reefs.
From the text: “Data collection was accomplished by oil and gas company personnel who recorded daily incidences of fishing activity around the platforms.
This work was conducted on Louisiana. From the Executive Summary: “Data collection was accomplished by oil and gas company personnel who recorded daily incidences of fishing activity around the platforms.
