| Rigs and Reefs: A Comparison of the Fish Communities at Two Artificial Reefs, a Production Platform, and a Natural Reef in the Norther Contributor(s): U. S. Department of the Interior (Author) |
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ISBN: 1511916230 ISBN-13: 9781511916233 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Nature |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.63 lbs) 116 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The proximity of the two Rigs to Reefs projects and an operating oil and gas platform to the natural coral formations of the Flower Gardens (WFGB) afforded us the opportunity to not only compare several platform configurations, but also to compare the fish communities at "artificial reefs" to that of a neighboring natural system. It was therefore the purpose of this study to compare the fish communities associated with an operating oil and gas platform, two artificial reef configurations, and the WFGB. Reef configurations included a production platform toppled in place as a deep water artificial reef (West Cameron 617A), a nearby partially removed platform (High Island A355), and an operating production platform (High Island A350). We sought to identify species composition at each site; to estimate the fish biomass/density associated with each site; to determine the effects of side, depth, and distance from each site on fish biomass. Comparisons were then made between these sites and to other sites that had been surveyed. |
