From Conclusions in Relation to the Oil Industry: “It is understandable that there is great concern regarding the well being of individual seabirds which suffer from the effects of oil pollution.
This paper discusses the authors’ observations of blue-faced boobies feeding near aplatform 190 km southwest of Cameron, Lousiana and notes that “feeding near oil production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico…was typically a localized event.”
Wiese, F. K., W. A. Montevecchi, G. K. Davoren, F. Huettmann, A. W. Diamon, and J. Linke
Seabirds aggregate around oil drilling platforms and rigs in above average numbers due to night lighting, flaring, food and other visual cues. Bird mortality has been documented due to impact on the structure, oiling and incineration by the flare.
