The ecological resources on shell mound habitats surrounding platform decommissioning sites in the Santa Barbara Channel, California, USA Krause, P. R., R. W. Hill, W. R. Gala, and M. Hartley In 1996, four offshore oil and gas platforms were removed from the Santa Barbara Channel off the coast of Santa Barbara, California. Read more about The ecological resources on shell mound habitats surrounding platform decommissioning sites in the Santa Barbara Channel, California, USA