Transitioning Old Oil Rigs into Permanent Reefs

A growing number of decommissioned oil platforms worldwide have found new purpose as human-made reefs, and have become home to millions of individual plants and animals. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have just published a study of the history, ecology and pragmatics of rigs-to-reefs efforts in order to help California residents and policymakers decide what to do with the platforms that are slated for retirement.

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