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Description:
Title:
Bring back the Gulf : a better plan than dumping abandoned oil rigs into the Gulf of Mexico
Alternate Title:
Better plan than dumping abandoned oil rigs into the Gulf of Mexico
Author(s):
Quirolo, DeeVon
Charter, Richard L.
Ocean Foundation
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration., Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
NOAA Deepwater Horizon Archive
Corporate Name:
Ocean Foundation
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)
United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration., Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
NOAA Deepwater Horizon Archive
Dates of Publication:
2014
Abstract:
The goal of this analysis is to enable a reasonable assessment of the most promising future scenarios that would support returning the Gulf of Mexico to its richly-productive natural state. We provide an examination of the best information available on the Gulf of Mexico with respect to the extensive growth of the oil and gas industry and emerging policies for the decommissioning of spent offshore oil and gas structures. We integrate decision-making regarding the oil industry and its spent oil and gas structures with the greater national goal of restoring Gulf of Mexico ecosystems. It is hoped that findings from this study will contribute to an objective understanding of the role that discarded oil and gas infrastructure may play in impeding the restoration of the Gulf of Mexico to full ecosystem health and productivity"--Executive summary.
Keywords:
Artificial reefs
BP Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Oil Spill, 2010
Coral reefs and islands
Effect of habitat modification on
Effect of mining on
Environmental aspects
Environmental conditions
Law and legislation
Marine fishes
Offshore oil industry
Offshore structures
Oil well drilling rigs
Refuse and refuse disposal
Waste disposal
Waste disposal in the ocean
Place Keywords:
Mexico, Gulf of
Local Corporate Name:
OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
OER (Ocean Exploration and Research)
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
DWH (Deepwater Horizon)
Type of Resource:
Professional Paper
Note:
The goal of this analysis is to enable a reasonable assessment of the most promising future scenarios that would support returning the Gulf of Mexico to its richly-productive natural state. We provide an examination of the best information available on the Gulf of Mexico with respect to the extensive growth of the oil and gas industry and emerging policies for the decommissioning of spent offshore oil and gas structures. We integrate decision-making regarding the oil industry and its spent oil and gas structures with the greater national goal of restoring Gulf of Mexico ecosystems. It is hoped that findings from this study will contribute to an objective understanding of the role that discarded oil and gas infrastructure may play in impeding the restoration of the Gulf of Mexico to full ecosystem health and productivity"--Executive summary.
2014
OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
OER (Ocean Exploration and Research)
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
DWH (Deepwater Horizon)
Library
Public Domain
1858
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