Aquaculture

Are decommissioned oil platforms the answer to America's offshore aquaculture woes?

Transforming decommissioned oil platforms into fish farms is still an unproven strategy, but a new effort in the Gulf of Mexico could provide much-needed answers.

Dismantling a platform can cost up to $10 million (€8.9 million), and in 2015 the US Government Accountability Office estimated it will eventually cost $38 billion (€33.6 billion) to remove the 1,800 or so platforms from the Gulf of Mexico.
Dismantling a platform can cost up to $10 million (€8.9 million), and in 2015 the US Government Accountability Office estimated it will eventually cost $38 billion (€33.6 billion) to remove the 1,800 or so platforms from the Gulf of Mexico.Photo: Lee Celano
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Published 16 December 2021, 07:00Updated 16 December 2021, 17:13