Ecological effects of energy development on reef fish of the Flower Garden Banks

Boland, G. S., B. J. Gallaway, J. S. Baker, and G. S. Lewbel

From the Abstract: “Research cruises were conducted at the Flower Garden Banks in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico over the period 1980 to 1982 as part of a study designed to evaluate the effects of operations of a drilling platform (Mobil HI-A389-A) ad

Effects of depth, location, and habitat type on relative abundance and species composition of ﬁshes associated with petroleum platforms and Sonnier Bank in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Wilson, C. A., M. W. Miller, Y. C. Allen, K. M. Boswell, and D. L. Nieland

From the Executive Summary: “Petroleum platforms differ from traditional artificial reefs in that their vertical profile extends throughout the water column and provides habitat from the photic zone to the substrate.

Seasonal and spatial variation in the biomass and size frequency distribution of the fish associated with oil and gas platforms in the northern Gulf of Mexico

Stanley, D. R. and C. A. Wilson

From the Executive Summary: “The results of this project demonstrate the variability in abundance, size distribution and species composition of fishes associated with petroleum platforms.

Spatial variation in fish density at three petroleum platforms as measured with dual-beam hydroacoustics

Stanley, D. R. and C. A. Wilson

From the Abstract: “Despite the number and ubiquitous placement of petroleum platforms in the northern Gulf of Mexico, little information exists on associated fisheries resources due to the difficulties of sampling these sites with traditional fish cen

Observations on the offshore reef and platform fish fauna of Louisiana

Sonnier, F., J. Teerling, and H. D. Hoese

Observations, photographs and collections of fishes on the western reefs of the outer Louisiana continental shelf and around oil platforms have verified the presence of an extensive tropical fish fauna.

Oil production structures in the North Sea as fish aggregating devices

Soldal, A. V., O. Bronstad, O.-B. Humborstad, T. Jørgensen, S. Løkkeborg, and I. Svellingen

From the Abstract: “The paper deals with a study aimed at investigating whether underwater structures from decommissioned oil platforms in the North Sea can be used as artificial fish reefs or protection habitats for fish.

The biology of two offshore oil platforms

Simpson, R. A.

Surveys were conducted in 1975 on platforms Hazel and Hilda in the Santa Barbara Channel.

Normal histology and histopathology and benthic invertebrates and demersal and platform-associated pelagic fishes

Sis, R. S., J. Neff, V. L. Jacobs, H. Armstrong, N. McArthur, C. C. Corkern II, R. Tarpley, and G. Stott

"This work was part of a multidisciplinary project which also included studies of hydrography, hydrocarbons, sedimentology, trace metals, microbiology, benthic biology, and biofouling.

Artificial reef observations from a manned submersible off southeast Florida

Shinn, E. A. and R. I. Wicklund

Examination of 16 artificial reef structures with a two-person submersible in depths ranging from 30 to 120 m (100–400 ft) indicated that the highest numbers of fish are found around reefs in water shallower than 46 m (150 ft).

Temporal and spatial variation of the fish assemblage around a gas platform in the northern Adriatic Sea, Italy

Scarcella, G., F. Grati, and G. Fabi

The “Barbara NW” platform, located in the northern Adriatic Sea 56 km offshore and at 68.5 m depth, was monitored for investigating the temporal and the horizontally spatial extent to which the gas platform attracted different fish species during the t

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