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Observations Of Sea Turtles And Other Marine Life At The Explosive Removal Of Offshore Oil And Gas Structures In The Gulf Of Mexico, Gregg R. Gitschlag, Bryan A. Herczeg, Theresa R. Barcak
Observations Of Sea Turtles And Other Marine Life At The Explosive Removal Of Offshore Oil And Gas Structures In The Gulf Of Mexico, Gregg R. Gitschlag, Bryan A. Herczeg, Theresa R. Barcak
Gulf and Caribbean Research
Observers monitored the explosive removal of oil and gas structures in the Gulf of Mexico to protect sea turtles and marine mammals from adverse impacts. More than 7,000 monitoring hours at 131 structure removals were conducted during 1993. Sixteen individual sea turtles were observed including 6 loggerheads, 1 Kemp's ridley, 1 green, and 8 unidentified sea turtles. Aerial surveys were approximately ten times more effective in observing sea turtles than day or night surface surveys.