Comparison of the fisheries value of platforms used as artificial reefs: standing, toppled, and partially removed

Pierce, A. and C. A. Wilson

Artificial reefs have been embraced as a management tool by a wide range of user groups
(recreational and commercial fishers, recreational divers, and environmental advocacy

Zooplanktivory by blue runner: an energetic subsidy to Gulf of Mexico fish populations at petroleum platforms

Keenan, S. F. and M. C. Benfield

The feeding habits of blue runner, Caranx crysos (Carangidae), were evaluated near offshore
petroleum platforms in the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM). Fish and plankton samples were

Fishing demand, catch and effort data, and economic impacts associated with recreational fishing near oil and gas structures in the Gulf of Mexico

Hiett, R. L. and J. W. Milon

The purpose of this research project, performed under a Minerals Management Service contract, was
to estimate demand, expenditures, and economic impact associated with recreational fishing and

Fisheries impacts of underwater explosives used in platform salvage in the Gulf of Mexico

Gitschlag, G. M. and M. J. Schirripa

The most severely impacted fish species in terms of highest numbers of estimated mortalities were
Atlantic spadefish, blue runner, red snapper, and sheepshead. These four species accounted for 86%

Estimation of fisheries impacts due to underwater explosives used to sever and salvage oil and gas platforms in the U. S. Gulf of Mexico

Gitschlag, G. R., M. J. Schirripa, and J. E. Powers

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The across-shelf larval, postlarval, and juvenile fish community associated with offshore oil and gas platforms and a coastal rock jetty west of the Mississippi River Delta

Hernandez, F. J. Jr., R. F. Shaw, J. S. Cope, J. G. Ditty, T. Farooqi, and M. C. Benfield

The fisheries aggregation value of oil and gas platforms in the continental shelf waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is well recognized, but the assessment of early life stages associated with these structures has not been adequately addressed

Comparison of plankton net and light trap methodologies for sampling larval and juvenile fishes at offshore petroleum platforms and a coastal jetty off Louisiana

Hernandez, F. J. Jr. and R. F. Shaw

While sampling ichthyoplankton associated with artificial structures across the continental shelf (3–230 m depth) of the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM), we compared passive, 60 cm diameter plankton net and light-trap methodologies at three o

Vertical and within platform spatial variability of larval and juvenile fishes associated with petroleum platforms off Louisiana

Hernandez, F. J. Jr. and R. F. Shaw

The abundance of Blenniidae on platforms in the northern Gulf of Mexico may be substantially underestimated. Previous studies have reported the abundance of blenny species on platforms to range between 0.6 fish and 16 fish m^-2.

Red snapper discards in Texas coastal waters: a fishery dependent onboard survey of recreational headboat discards and landings

Dorf, B. A.

Quantity and characteristics of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) recreational headboat discards and landings from three Texas ports (Galveston, Port Aransas, and Port Isabel) were determined in a fishery dependent study using NMFS-trained on

Habitat use of shelf-edge topographic highs in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico by sharks and rays (subclass Elasmobranchii),

Childs, J.

The continental shelf of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico includes an array of submerged hard-banks and reefs in addition to a great concentration of offshore petroleum platforms that provide significant vertical and structural relief in an otherwise le

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