{"id":2894,"date":"2023-11-07T21:20:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T21:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/uscseagrant\/?page_id=2894"},"modified":"2024-10-30T15:54:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T15:54:45","slug":"oil-platforms-and-fish-habitats","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/oil-platforms-and-fish-habitats\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil Platforms and Fish Habitats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          What factors explain the high rates of fish production associated with oil platforms off the coast of California?\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is likely that the Pacific may be the first region where oil platforms in deeper water are going to be decommissioned<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">so the process in California has an opportunity to serve as a model for decommissioning elsewhere. The United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has responsibilities associated with environmental impacts of offshore platforms and there is debate about the ecological benefits of rigs as artificial reefs and, in turn, if, or to what extent, they should be dismantled. USC Sea Grant funded a study investigating which structural characteristics and local environmental conditions are associated with increased fish productivity on various California oil rigs; the goal is to provide insight into what drives high rates of production for both natural and man-made reef habitats in the Southern California Bight.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h3><b>Key Results<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Completed analysis of fish assemblages on 23 oil and gas platforms in California\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water depth was the strongest driver of fish productivity; platform habitat shape and geographic location are important, but to a lesser degree.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many California platforms likely play a significant role as nursery grounds for a variety of fishes. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Project Impacts &amp; Application:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Results were shared with BOEM, California Department of Fish and Wildlife and other state and federal agencies<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Researchers recommend that the platform decommissioning process consider each platform individually and weigh the relative economic and ecological value of individual species<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Principal Investigators:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeremy Claisse, Ph.D., <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California State Polytechnic University, Pomona<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daniel Pondella, Ph.D., Occidental College <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Funding: <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NOAA, 2016-2018<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Additional Info and Publications<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meyer-Gutbrod, E. L., Love, M. S., Schroeder, D. M., <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claisse, J. T<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">., Kui, L., &amp; Miller, R. J. (<\/span><b>2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). Forecasting the legacy of offshore oil and gas platforms on fish community structure and productivity. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ecological Applications<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(8), 1\u201316. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/eap.2185\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/eap.2185<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love, M. S., Kui, L., &amp; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claisse, J. T. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><b>2019)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The role of jacket complexity in structuring fish assemblages in the midwaters of two California oil and gas platforms. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bulletin of Marine Science<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">95<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(4), 597\u2013616. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5343\/bms.2017.1131\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5343\/bms.2017.1131<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Love, M. S., Claisse, J. T., &amp; Roeper, A. (<\/span><b>2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). An analysis of the fish assemblages around 23 oil and gas platforms off California with comparisons with natural habitats. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bulletin of Marine Science<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">95<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(4), 477\u2013514. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5343\/bms.2018.0061\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5343\/bms.2018.0061<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meyer-Gutbrod, E. L., Love, M. S., <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claisse, J. T.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Page, H. M., Schroeder, D. M., &amp; Miller, R. J. (<\/span><b>2019)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Decommissioning impacts on biotic assemblages associated with shell mounds beneath southern California offshore oil and gas platforms. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bulletin of Marine Science<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">95<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(4), 683\u2013702. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5343\/bms.2018.0077\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5343\/bms.2018.0077<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claisse, J. T.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Love, M. S., Meyer-Gutbrod, E. L., Williams, C. M., &amp; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pondella II, D. J. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><b>2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). Fishes with high reproductive output potential on California offshore oil and gas platforms. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bulletin of Marine Science<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">95<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(4), 515\u2013534. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5343\/bms.2019.0016\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5343\/bms.2019.0016<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pondella, D. J.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Piacenza, S. E., <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Claisse, J. T.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Williams, C. M., Williams, J. P., Zellmer, A. J., &amp; Caselle, J. E. (<\/span><b>2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). Assessing drivers of rocky reef fish biomass density from the Southern California Bight. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marine Ecology. Progress Series (Halstenbek)<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">628<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 125\u2013140. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3354\/meps13103\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3354\/meps13103<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"\/uscseagrant\/publications-database\/\">Access our Publications Database to view publications from this project or other related topics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--photo-wall \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--photo-wall\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"heading-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Project Photos\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"photos-container\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"grid-sizer\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gutter-sizer\"><\/div>\n\n      \n                                  \n                <div class=\"photo\">\n\n            \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2023\/11\/Research_Oil-Platforms-and-Fish-Habitats_Photo2-540x0-c-default.png\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"photo\">\n\n            \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2023\/11\/Research_Oil-Platforms-and-Fish-Habitats_Photo1-540x0-c-default.png\"\n                    \n        \n                  alt=\"Undergraduate students retrieving an epibenthic sled during a monthly ichthyoplankton field trip.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                          <a href=\"#photo-1623688763\" class=\"photo-trigger\" aria-label=\"Expand to view image and text\">\n                <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n      \n      <\/div>\n\n                  <div id=\"photo-1623688763\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div>Undergraduate students retrieving an epibenthic sled during a monthly ichthyoplankton field trip.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                  <\/div>\n\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2023\/11\/Research_Oil-Platforms-and-Fish-Habitats_Photo1-1080x0-c-default.png\"\n                    \n        \n                  alt=\"Undergraduate students retrieving an epibenthic sled during a monthly ichthyoplankton field trip.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n      \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-content-detail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2894","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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