Offshore oil and gas platforms as novel ecosystems: A global perspective

S Van Elden, JJ Meeuwig, RJ Hobbs… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Offshore oil and gas platforms are found on continental shelves throughout the world's
oceans. Over the course of their decades-long life-spans, these platforms become …

A field and video annotation guide for baited remote underwater stereo‐video surveys of demersal fish assemblages

T Langlois, J Goetze, T Bond, J Monk… - Methods in Ecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Baited remote underwater stereo‐video systems (stereo‐BRUVs) are a popular tool to
sample demersal fish assemblages and gather data on their relative abundance and body …

Influence of offshore oil and gas structures on seascape ecological connectivity

DL McLean, LC Ferreira, JA Benthuysen… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Offshore platforms, subsea pipelines, wells and related fixed structures supporting the oil
and gas (O&G) industry are prevalent in oceans across the globe, with many approaching …

Enhancing the scientific value of industry remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) in our oceans

DL McLean, MJG Parsons, AR Gates… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) are used extensively by the offshore oil and gas and
renewables industries for inspection, maintenance, and repair of their infrastructure. With …

Network of small no-take marine reserves reveals greater abundance and body size of fisheries target species

FA Rolim, T Langlois, PFC Rodrigues, T Bond… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
No-take marine reserves (NTRs), ie areas with total fishing restrictions, have been
established worldwide aiming to promote biodiversity and ecosystem conservation. Brazil …

A comparison of stereo-BRUVs and stereo-ROV techniques for sampling shallow water fish communities on and off pipelines

KD Schramm, MJ Marnane, TS Elsdon, C Jones… - Marine Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
We compared and contrasted fish assemblage data sampled by baited remote underwater
stereo-video systems (stereo-BRUVs) and stereo-video remotely operated vehicles (stereo …

The influence of depth and a subsea pipeline on fish assemblages and commercially fished species

T Bond, JC Partridge, MD Taylor, TF Cooper… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Knowledge of marine ecosystems that grow and reside on and around subsea oil and gas
infrastructure is required to understand impacts of this offshore industry on the marine …

Man-made structures in the marine environment: A review of stakeholders' social and economic values and perceptions

CE Elrick-Barr, JS Zimmerhackel, G Hill, J Clifton… - … Science & Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Man-made marine structures (MMS) are commonly used to describe any artificial structure in
the marine environment, encompassing oil and gas infrastructure and pipelines, artificial …

[HTML][HTML] Radiological risk assessment to marine biota from exposure to NORM from a decommissioned offshore oil and gas pipeline

A MacIntosh, DJ Koppel, MP Johansen… - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Scale residues can accumulate on the interior surfaces of subsea petroleum pipes and may
incorporate naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM). The persistent nature of …

Fish associations with shallow water subsea pipelines compared to surrounding reef and soft sediment habitats

KD Schramm, MJ Marnane, TS Elsdon, CM Jones… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Offshore decommissioning activities are expected to increase as oil and gas subsea
infrastructure becomes obsolete. Decisions on decommissioning alternatives will benefit …