A collaboration of two federal agencies through the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) has resulted in an award-winning study focusing on the potential of deep water oil and gas structures to create suitable habitat for marine life. The study, Archaeological and Biological Analysis of World War II Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico: Artificial Reef Effect in Deep Water, was contracted by the Minerals Management Service (MMS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). MMS and NOAA chartered a research vessel and other necessary equipment to make the research possible.
This study has earned two awards as a meaningful contribution to the
The study’s investigating scientists with C&C Technologies of Lafayette, La., will discuss the findings at a special presentation open to the public.
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