Pondella, D. J., L. A. Zahn, M. S. Love, D. Siegel, and B. B. Bernstein
California's oil platforms are nearing the end of their productive lives and therefore will be decommissioned in the near future. These structures have been shown to be important habitats for both settlement and growth for reef fishes.
The movement of 25 species of rockfishes and three incidentally-taken species was studied to provide information necessary for management of this nearshore resource.
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
Nishimoto, M. M., M. S. Love, L. Washburn, D. M. Schroeder, and B. M. Emery
The assessment of the effects of platform activities and of the habitat created by the structure of petroleum platforms on marine populations greatly bears upon decommissioning issues.
Lowe, C. G., K. M. Anthony, E. T. Jarvis, L. F. Bellquist, and M. S. Love
In order to better assess the ecological importance of offshore petroleum platforms for economically important groundfishes, we quantified the degree of site fidelity of 100 platform-associated individuals representing 15 species at three offshore plat
