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abandoned oil rigs

09/19/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Abandoned oil rigs in the sea can become valuable artificial reefs

A group of international researchers are encouraging environmental authorities to rethink their policies on removing oil rigs, wind turbines, and other sea installations after they have worn out. According to their study, published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, these dilapidated artificial structures become alternative reefs for flatfish, cod, and various types of bottom […]

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