Requests for Rigs-to-Reefs Could Triple

Damage to offshore oil and gas platforms from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita could triple the number of rigs turned to artificial reefs in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries usually gets 10 to 12 requests each year to use abandoned rigs to create fish habitat. But that number has soared to 40 requests this year, Rick Kasprzak, program manager of the Louisiana Artificial Reef Program, told The Advocate of Baton Rouge for a story in Monday’s editions.
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