gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:8927 eng UTF8 dataset Southeast Fisheries Science Center (305)361-5761 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami FL 33149 USA www.sefsc.noaa.gov WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST resourceProvider Gitschlag, Gregg 409-766-3517 4700 Avenue U Galveston TX 77551 Gregg.Gitschlag@noaa.gov Contact by email preferred. pointOfContact 2026-03-04T19:17:17 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) MMSReefish Study Databases from 1993-1999 field collections (SEC7-95-11 Fish Mortalities From Explosive Removal of Petroleum Platforms) Fish Mortalities From Removal of Petroleum Platforms 1993 creation 2016-10-03 publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 8927 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/8927 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information Galveston Laboratory 409.766.3500 4700 Avenue U Galveston TX 77551 United States https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/galveston-laboratory WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Hompage Galveston Lab Website listed for Galveston Laboratory information originator https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156750 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Landing Page NCEI Accession 0156750 Fish Mortalities From Explosive Removal of Petroleum Platforms in the Gulf of Mexico 1993 to 1999 (NCEI Accession 0156750) download tableDigital Cite as: Gitschlag, Gregg (2016). Fish Mortalities From Explosive Removal of Petroleum Platforms in the Gulf of Mexico 1993 to 1999 (NCEI Accession 0156750). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156750. Accessed [date] Impacts of the Explosive Removal of Offshore Oil and Gas Structureson Fish Stocks in the Gulf of MexicoOffshore oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) function as artificial reefs attracting a wide variety of marine life. Explosives are frequently used to remove these structures. These data describe the first comprehensive study to quantitatively assess impacts of the explosive removal of offshore oil and gas structures on fish. Between August 1993 and May 1999 surface and underwater sampling was conducted at nine explosive oil and gas platform removals in the GOM to estimate fish mortality. Water depth ranged from 14-36 m. After explosives were detonated, field personnel operating from inflatable boats used dip nets to collect all dead fish that floated to the surface while divers manually sampled dead fish that sank to the sea floor. The most severely impacted fish species at explosive structure removals in order of abundance were Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber), blue runner (Caranx crysos), red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus), and sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus). These four species accounted for 86 of estimated mortality. Numbers of all other impacted species were far below those of the top four. Mortality estimates for red snapper were incorporated into stock assessment analyses. The impact of including explosive platform removal data was that abundance estimates were almost indistinguishable from the original assessment. The differences were well within the statistical estimation variances for the original assessment. Quantify the impacts of explosives used in the removal of offshore petroleum production platforms on fishes residing near these artificial reefs. Provide information for FMPs and offshore technology groups. completed Kesterson, Megan (409) 766-3505 megan.kesterson@noaa.gov pointOfContact Gitschlag, Gregg 409-766-3517 4700 Avenue U Galveston TX 77551 Gregg.Gitschlag@noaa.gov Contact by email preferred. custodian https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0156750/1.1/about/0156750_map.jpg Locations of destroyed Petroleum Platforms in the Gulf Of Mexico from 1993-1999 .jpg DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NODC > National Oceanographic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 17.0 EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 17.0 OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 20.8 ACOUSTIC TAGS COMPASSES GPS RECEIVERS > GPS RECEIVERS TRAPS > TRAPS instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 17.2 0156750 156750 theme NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Miami, FL Laboratory theme NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES BIOLOGICAL DATA DEPTH - OBSERVATION INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - LENGTH INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - STATE INDIVIDUAL FISH EXAMINATION - WEIGHT LATITUDE LONGITUDE SPECIES IDENTIFICATION SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - ORGANISM LENGTH SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - TOTAL WEIGHTT theme NODC DATA TYPES fish examination laboratory analyses manual sample collection survey - biological survey -swimmer/diver theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Southeast Fisheries Science Center theme NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode Gulf Of Mexico place NODC SEA AREA NAMES GPS Marine Animal Recording Tag compass laboratory analysis scale swimmer/diver trap instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES Petroleum platforms artificial reefs fishdep fishery-dependent marine mammals mortality protected species turtles theme 1993-1999 temporal DOC/NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC > Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian MMSReefish Study Databases from 1993-1999 field collections (SEC7-95-11 Fish Mortalities From Explosive Removal of Petroleum Platforms) project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: Southeast Fisheries Science Center, [Date of Access]: MMSReefish Study Databases from 1993-1999 field collections (SEC7-95-11 Fish Mortalities From Explosive Removal of Petroleum Platforms) [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/8927. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: None otherRestrictions Use Constraints: Not for use in litigation unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 8927 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/sefsc/dmp/pdf/8927.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans -94.7 -89.62 28.53 29.4 Gulf Of Mexico, Western | Currentness: Ground Condition 1993 1997 false eng false Spreadsheet Data File Data Table Other MMSREEFish_Collections 2021-05-07 publication Tag_Release 2021-05-07 publication Metadata_Table_1.csv 2021-05-07 publication Metadata_Table.csv 2021-05-07 publication Sampling_Gear_Codes.csv 2021-05-07 publication Scientific_Names.csv 2021-05-07 publication Dataset_Metadata.csv 2021-05-07 publication NCEI Data Archive Accession GTAR NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/archive-management-system/OAS/bin/prd/jquery/accession/download/156750 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link 156750.1.1.tar.gz tar file for dataset or alternatively download each file individually download dataset Bias There were no known biases in the collection of data N/A Gitschlag, Gregg 409-766-3517 Gregg.Gitschlag@noaa.gov processor