The ecology of infrastructure decommissioning in the North Sea: what we need to know and how to achieve it

Environmental benefits of leaving offshore infrastructure in the ocean

(2018) Ashley M Fowler et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

OUP accepted manuscript

(2018)   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Flatfish habitat use near North America's first offshore wind farm

(2018) D.H. Wilber et al.   JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH

Protection alone may not promote natural recovery of biogenic habitats of high biodiversity damaged by mobile fishing gears

(2018) Jose M. Fariñas-Franco et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Obligations and aspirations: A critical evaluation of offshore wind farm cumulative impact assessments

(2018) Edward A. Willsteed et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Eyes in the sea: Unlocking the mysteries of the ocean using industrial, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs)

(2018) Peter I. Macreadie et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Ecological best practice in decommissioning: a review of scientific research

(2018) I S Fortune et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

An ecological halo surrounding a large offshore artificial reef: Sediments, infauna, and fish foraging

(2018) K.A. Reeds et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Quantitative analysis of fish and invertebrate assemblage dynamics in association with a North Sea oil and gas installation complex

(2018) Victoria L.G. Todd et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning in marine protected areas: System complexity, analysis and challenges

(2018) D. Burdon et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Structural and functional similarity of epibenthic communities on standing and reefed platforms in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico

(2018) Ryan J. Rezek et al.   PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Ocean sprawl facilitates dispersal and connectivity of protected species

(2018) Lea-Anne Henry et al.   Scientific Reports

Connectivity of larval stages of sedentary marine communities between hard substrates and offshore structures in the North Sea

(2018) Johan van der Molen et al.   Scientific Reports

Decommissioning of offshore oil and gas structures – Environmental opportunities and challenges

(2018) Brigitte Sommer et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Worldwide oil and gas platform decommissioning: A review of practices and reefing options

(2018) Ann Scarborough Bull et al.   OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT

Behavioural changes of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua ) after marine boulder reef restoration: Implications for coastal habitat management and Natura 2000 areas

(2017) L. D. Kristensen et al.   FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY

Commercial fisheries interactions with oil and gas pipelines in the North Sea: considerations for decommissioning

(2017) Sally Rouse et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Historic scale and persistence of drill cuttings impacts on North Sea benthos

(2017) Lea-Anne Henry et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Changes in fish communities on a small spatial scale, an effect of increased habitat complexity by an offshore wind farm

(2017) R. van Hal et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Mobile demersal megafauna at common offshore wind turbine foundations in the German Bight (North Sea) two years after deployment - increased production rate of Cancer pagurus

(2017) R. Krone et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Commercially important species associated with horse mussel ( Modiolus modiolus ) biogenic reefs: A priority habitat for nature conservation and fisheries benefits

(2017) Flora E.A. Kent et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Simple rules can guide whether land- or ocean-based conservation will best benefit marine ecosystems

(2017) Megan I. Saunders et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Seabirds and offshore wind farms in European waters: Avoidance and attraction

(2016) Volker Dierschke et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Potential influence of offshore oil and gas platforms on the feeding ecology of fish assemblages in the North Sea

(2016) T Fujii   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Potential influence of offshore oil and gas platforms on the feeding ecology of fish assemblages in the North Sea

(2016) T Fujii   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Marine Fouling Assemblages on Offshore Gas Platforms in the Southern North Sea: Effects of Depth and Distance from Shore on Biodiversity

(2016) Tim van der Stap et al.   PLoS One

Meals on Wheels? A Decade of Megafaunal Visual and Acoustic Observations from Offshore Oil & Gas Rigs and Platforms in the North and Irish Seas

(2016) Victoria Louise Georgia Todd et al.   PLoS One

Long-term effects of an offshore wind farm in the North Sea on fish communities

(2015) C Stenberg et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Renewables-to-reefs? – Decommissioning options for the offshore wind power industry

(2015) Katie Smyth et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Long-term effects of an offshore wind farm in the North Sea on fish communities

(2015) C Stenberg et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Marine mammals trace anthropogenic structures at sea

(2014) Deborah J.F. Russell et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The ecology of benthopelagic fishes at offshore wind farms: a synthesis of 4 years of research

(2014) J. T. Reubens et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

Oil platforms off California are among the most productive marine fish habitats globally

(2014) J. T. Claisse et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Offshore marine renewable energy devices as stepping stones across biogeographical boundaries

(2013) Thomas P. Adams et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Re-established stony reef attracts harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena

(2013) L Mikkelsen et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Residency, site fidelity and habitat use of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) at an offshore wind farm using acoustic telemetry

(2013) Jan T. Reubens et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

A multi-criteria decision approach to decommissioning of offshore oil and gas infrastructure

(2013) A.M. Fowler et al.   OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT

Whale Sharks, Rhincodon typus, Aggregate around Offshore Platforms in Qatari Waters of the Arabian Gulf to Feed on Fish Spawn

(2013) David P. Robinson et al.   PLoS One

Fine-scale spatial genetic structure and clonal distribution of the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa

(2012) M. P. Dahl et al.   CORAL REEFS

Aggregation at windmill artificial reefs: CPUE of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and pouting (Trisopterus luscus) at different habitats in the Belgian part of the North Sea

(2012) J.T. Reubens et al.   FISHERIES RESEARCH

Short- and long-term effects of an offshore wind farm on three species of sandeel and their sand habitat

(2012) M van Deurs et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Short-term ecological effects of an offshore wind farm in the Dutch coastal zone; a compilation

(2011) H J Lindeboom et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Rigs-to-reefs: will the deep sea benefit from artificial habitat?

(2011) Peter I Macreadie et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Beyond species: functional diversity and the maintenance of ecological processes and services

(2011) Marc W. Cadotte et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

OSPAR’s exclusion of rigs-to-reefs in the North Sea

(2011) Dolly Jørgensen   OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT

A brief analysis of North Sea physics

(2011) Jürgen Sündermann et al.   OCEANOLOGIA

Fish and sessile assemblages associated with wind-turbine constructions in the Baltic Sea

(2010) Mathias H. Andersson et al.   MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

Using existing industrial remotely operated vehicles for deep-sea science

(2009) Daniel O. B. Jones   ZOOLOGICA SCRIPTA

Effect of bottom type on catch rates of North Sea cod (Gadus morhua) in surveys with commercial fishing vessels

(2008) Kai Wieland et al.   FISHERIES RESEARCH

A Global Map of Human Impact on Marine Ecosystems

(2008) Benjamin S. Halpern et al.   SCIENCE