Pelagic, epibenthic, and infaunal invertebrates of Timbalier Bay and offshore environment

Abstract

From the Abstract: “Offshore and Timbalir Bay, Louisiana, sites were sampled with trawls and benthic grabs to determine if there have been any effects of petroleum drilling and production activities upon the invertebrate fauna of the area. Collections were made at a drilling site, a production platform, and a control site at both inshore and offshore localities. The dominant invertebrate fauna was similar at all stations within a locality…On the basis of these data no major diffences were noted between the petroleum activity site and control area.”