Oil rigs and offshore sport fishing in Louisiana

Journal Article · Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1979 · Fisheries; (United States)

OSTI ID:5639346

Dugas, R; Guillory, V; Fischer, M

The environmental effects of Louisiana's offshore oil platforms are discussed with regard to an increase in sport-fishing. The effects upon fish populations, species diversity, underwater habitats, and food chains from the offshore platforms are obtained from several summaries of studies undertaken between 1970-1979. (DS)

• OSTI ID: 5639346
• Journal Information: Fisheries; (United States), Vol. 4:6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
02 PETROLEUM
FISHES
POPULATION DYNAMICS
OFFSHORE PLATFORMS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FOOD CHAINS
ISOLATED VALUES
LOUISIANA
OFFSHORE DRILLING
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
RECREATIONAL AREAS
SPECIES DIVERSITY
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
DATA
DATA FORMS
DRILLING
ECOSYSTEMS
INDUSTRY
INFORMATION
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
SOUTHWEST REGION
USA
VERTEBRATES
550100* - Behavioral Biology
020900 - Petroleum- Environmental Aspects