The status of the California rigs-to-reefs programme and the need to limit consumptive fishing activities

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Frumkes, D R ^a  

^a American Sportfishing Association ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial reefs; Offshore oil rigs; Production; Refugia; Rigs to reefs; Source sink

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; OIL PLATFORM; REFUGE;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036805949     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmsc.2002.1289     Document Type: Conference Paper

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