Louisiana Artificial Reef Plan

Wilson, Charles A. (Charles Algeo), 1953-; Van Sickle, Virginia R.

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Louisiana Artificial Reef Plan

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Personal Author:

Wilson, Charles A. (Charles Algeo), 1953- ; Van Sickle, Virginia R.
NOAA Program & Office:

Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
Sea Grant Program:

LSU (Louisiana Sea Grant)
Description:

This publication presents the rationale and guidelines for the establishment of a state artificial reef program. Discussed are the benefits of the unintentional artificial reef habitat created by the oil production platforms off Louisiana's coast; the adverse effects that platform removal would have on fishing abundance; and the procedures outlined by the plan for implementing the 1986 legislation that established the Louisiana Artificial Reef Program.
Keywords:

Artificial Reefs Law And Legislation Artificial Reefs Law And Legislation
Series:

Technical bulletin (Louisiana. Department of Wild Life and Fisheries)
Sea Grant Document Number:

LSU-T-87-007
Document Type:

Technical Report
Place as Subject:

Louisiana
Rights Information:

Public Domain
Compliance:

Library
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:ead05fc608552ca6b489cb5add593ff14f7f8e2e4ccd5045519f55cbce813866
Download URL:

https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/40271/noaa_40271_DS1.pdf
File Type:

[PDF - 3.96 MB ]

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