EDF Update: Policy-Makers Taking Notice on Rigs to Reefs
Several actions are underway to ensure that removal is just an option and that artificial reefing is also an option.
Several actions are underway to ensure that removal is just an option and that artificial reefing is also an option.
An article by TRCP’s Chris Macaluso.
Gulf of Mexico’s rigs make great artificial reefs. Let’s keep that valuable fish habitat in the water.
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