Conversion of Oil Rigs to Fish Reefs - A Concept into using Whole of Partial Oil/Gas Rig Installations as Artificial Reefs for Fish Aggregation

Summary

Offshore oil rigs will start to be dismantled in the North Sea from the early 1990's. This will be a considerable expense and the oil companies are looking at alternatives uses. One possibility is to take the rigs down to a safe navigation level and use them as fish aggregating zones.

Publication Reference No.

1238

Publication date

01 August 1985