Biological monitoring of sediments in the Ekofisk Oilfield

Addy, J. M., D. Levell, and J. P. Hartley

From the Abstract: “A biological monitoring scheme for the Ekofisk oilfield was initiated in 1973, based on intensive quatitative sampling of the benthic macrofauna community close to the installations.” From Conclusions: “1) The techniques used have b

Creating artificial reefs from decommissioned platforms in the North Sea: review of knowledge and proposed program of research

Aabel, J. P., S. J. Cripps, A. C. Jensen, and G. Picken

From the Conclusions: “1) Artificial reefs are an acknowledged tool in fisheries management, and are being used in many countries. Japan and the USA have National Artificial Reef Programmes and the EU has a co-ordinated programme of reefs research.

Sea turtle observations at explosive removals of energy structures

Gitschlag, G. R. and B. A. Herzceg

Observers monitored the explosive removal of oil and gas structures in the Gulf of Mexico to protect sea turtles and marine mammals from adverse impacts. More than 7,000 monitoring hours at 131 structure removals were conducted during 1993.

Do oil and gas platforms off California reduce recruitment of bocaccio (Sebastes paucispinis) to natural habitats? Analysis on trajectories derived from high frequency radar

Emery, B. M., L. Washburn, M. S. Love, M. N. Nishimoto, and J. C. Ohlmann

To investigate the possibility that oil and gas platforms may reduce recruitment of rockfishes (Sebastes spp.) to natural habitat, we simulated drift pathways (termed “trajectories” in our model) from an existing oil platform to nearshore habitat using

What is the relative importance of phytoplankton and attached macroalgae and epiphytes to food webs on offshore oil platforms?

Daigle, S. T., J. W. Fleeger, J. H. Cowan Jr., and P.-Y. Pascal

Offshore oil platforms function as artificial reefs, but little is known about the food webs that fuel platform-dwelling biota.

Marine growth colonization process in Guieau Gulf: data analysis

Boukinda, M. L., F. Schoefs, V. Quiniou-Ramus, M. Birades, and R. Garretta

Colonization process of marine growth increasingly arouses the interest of the oil industry because engineering design or reassessment of platforms requires forecasting of biological fouling specific to the area where they are located.

Environmental impacts of produced water and drilling waste discharges from the Norwegian offshore petroleum industry.

Bakke, T., J. Klungsør, and S. Sanni

Operational discharges of produced water and drill cuttings from offshore oil and gas platforms are a continuous source of contaminants to continental shelf ecosystems.

Offshore petroleum structures lure fishermen seaward in the central Gulf of Mexico

Auyog, J., R. Ditton, and V. Reggio

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.

Translocation, homing behavior and habitat utilization of oil platform-associated groundfishes in the east Santa Barbara Channel, California.

Anthony, K. M.

Several offshore oil platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel harbor large numbers of adult rockfishes, of which some species have been depleted on nearby natural reefs as a result of overfishing.

Assessing the suitability of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to study the fish community associated with offshore gas platforms in the Ionian Sea: a comparative analysis with underwater visual censuses (UVCs).

Andaloro, F., M. Ferraro, E. Mostarda, T. Romeo, and P. Consoli

The effectiveness of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to describe the fish communities of three gas platforms located offshore Crotone (Italy, Ionian Sea) was investigated by comparing its observations with underwater visual censuses (UVCs).

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