Maritime industries routinely collect critical environmental data needed for sustainable
management of marine ecosystems, supporting both the blue economy and future growth …

Cold-water coral (CWC) habitats dwell on continental shelves, slopes, seamounts, and ridge
systems around the world's oceans from 50 to 4000 m depth, providing heterogeneous …

Offshore platforms are known to act as artificial reefs, though there is on-going debate on
whether this effect is beneficial or harmful for the life in the surrounding marine environment …

Highly connected networks generally improve resilience in complex systems. We present a
novel application of this paradigm and investigated the potential for anthropogenic …

The seas of northern Europe are strongly affected by human activities and there is a great
need for improved marine conservation. The same region is also the current hotspot for …

Abstract Offshore Oil & Gas (O&G) infrastructure creates artificial reef complexes that support
marine communities in oceans. No studies have characterized the first wave of colonization …

Offshore man-made structures (MMS) such as oil and gas (O&G) platforms, pipelines and
wind energy developments are present in shelf seas worldwide and can potentially …

Decommissioning of offshore infrastructure has become a major issue facing the global
offshore energy industry. In the North Sea alone, the decommissioning liability is estimated …

Abstract The Oslo and Paris Commissions (OSPAR) decision 98/3 prohibits the dumping of
man-made structures (MMS) offshore. However, there are regions of the world where MMS …

Artificial substrates associated with renewable offshore energy infrastructure, such as
floating offshore wind farms, enable the establishment of benthic communities with a …