Westmeyer, M. P., C. A. Wilson III, and D. L. Nieland
From the Abstract: “We evaluated the habiat value of petroleum platforms by monitoring the fidelity of red snapper to these strucdtrues with acoustic telemetry.
From the Abstract: “There are approximately 3,600 oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. They have become a focus of attention because an increasing number are being removed, having served their purpose in tapping sub-sea hydrocarbon reserves.
From the Abstract: “A fishing survey was carried out in the period August 1996 – December 1997 to compare the effects indiced on the fish assemblage by a gas platform with those of an artificial reef in the northern Adriatic Sea.
Claisse, J. T. D. J. Pondella II, M. Love, and Ann Bull
From the Technical Summary: “Chapter 1: We found that oil and gas platforms off the coast of California have the highest secondary fish production of any marine habitat that has been studied, about an order of magnitude higher than fish communities fro
Carlisle, J. G. Jr., C. H. Turner, and E. E. Ebert
This paper discusses the results of scuba surveys conducted around four offshore oil facilities in southern California: Platforms Hilda and Hazel, the Richfield Oil Island, and the Texaco Platform all located in the Santa Barbara Channel and a platform
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.
