Using industry ROV videos to assess fish associations with subsea pipelines.

McLean, D. L., J. C. Partridge, T. Bond, M. J. Birt, K. R. Bornt, and T. J. Langlois

“Remote Operated Vehicles are routinely used to undertake inspection and maintenance activities of underwaterpipelines in north-west Australia.

A comparison of fish community structure at mesophotic artificial reefs and natural banks in the western Gulf of Mexico

Striech, M. K., M. J. Ajemian, J. J. Wetz, and G. W. Stunz

Oil and gas platforms along the northwestern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) shelf have served as artificial reefs since oil and gas exploration intensified in the 1950s.

Introduction of non-native marine fish species to the Canary Islands waters through oil platforms as vectors

Panjuelo, J. G., J. A. González, R. Triay-Portella, J. A. Martín, R. Ruiz-Díaz, J. M. Lorenzo, and A. Luque

This work documents the introduction of non-native fish species to the Canary Islands (central-eastern Atlantic) through oil rigs.

Fine-scale monitoring of fish movements and multiple environmental parameters around a decommissioned offshore oil platform: a pilot study in the North Sea

Fujii, T. and A. J. Jamieson

From the Abstract: “A new underwater monitoring system was constructed using time-lapse photography and a suite of oceanographic instruments to characterise the dynamic relationships between changing environmental conditions, biological activities and

Benthic reconnaissance of central and northern California OCS areas.

Science Applications International Corporation and MEC Analytical Systems Inc

From the Objectives: “1) Conduct field surveys of hard substrate communities at selected sites with the three California OCS Planning Areas and off soft substrate communities at the selected sites within the Central andNorthern California Planning area

A quantitative study of fish populations associated with a platform within Buccaneer oil field

Putt, R. E. Jr.

North Sea fish and fisheries

Rogers, S. and R. Stocks

From the Introduction: “The DTI has recently completed a Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA) for an area to the north and west of Shetland known as the "White Zone" (DTI, 2000).

Fisheries, reefs, and offshore development

Stanley, D. R. and A. Scarborough-Bull

This book contains 14 papers, 12 of which deal with various aspects of the fishes or invertebrates that live around Gulf of Mexico oil and gas platforms.

Blennies on offshore petroleum platforms in the Gulf of Mexico: factors influencing assemblage structure

Ross, S. T.

From the Abstract: “Assemblages closer to the equilibrium end of an equilibrium/non-equilibrium continuum are stable (in time and space), and usually regulated by biotic interactions.

Fish habitat provided by obsolete petroleum platforms off southern Florida

Seaman, W. Jr., W. J. Lindberg, C. R. Gilbert, and T. K. Frazer

From the Abstract: “Initial sampling of fish diversity and abundance on petroleum production platforms redeployed specifically as artificial reefs revealed 47 species on two submerged deck and jacket structures.

Platform Science

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