Louisiana
New Study Confirms RFA's Claims on Red Snapper Abundance
May 12, 2009
www.wwltv.com/topstories
NEW ORLEANS – Four miles off Lakeshore Drive in New
Orleans, a barge is dumping 180 concrete structures into nearly 20 feet of water
in Lake Pontchartrain.
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here.
New Study Confirms RFA's Claims on Red Snapper Abundance
March 4, 2009
www.flyrodreel.com
A new study released by Dr. Robert Shipp and Dr. Steve Bortone reveals
that the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper stock may be at a higher level of
abundance than estimated by National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
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here.
Regulators run the rule over US Gulf idle iron
Thursday, October 02, 2008
From: Offshore Engineer
By: Russell McCulley
The US Minerals Management Service is stepping up its efforts to get
"idle iron" - rigs, wells and associated infrastructure that have been
off production for five years or more - out of the hurricane-prone Gulf
of Mexico. OE?s Russell McCulley talks to the MMS and others about the
push and how increased decommissioning could further strain an already
high demand for service vessels and personnel.
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here.
Artificial Reef Program Web Sites
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