batch_auto_20260713 202607131256465730 BOEM ESP geoESPIS ESPIS@boem.gov Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Explosive Removal of Structures: Fisheries Impact Assessment LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc. LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc. BOEM perceived the need for updated activities of the impacts from explosive severance decommissioning activities on fish and fisheries. The study was conducted to provide this update and consisted of comprehensive literature synthesis, field studies and modeling assessments to determine the impacts of explosive removals of offshore platforms on fish and fisheries. With one exception, effects on federally-managed fish stocks of commercial and recreational importance did not appear to be of major concern, given that on the order of only 5 to 8% of the total stocks occurred on platforms. The exception was Greater Amberjack where about 48% of the total stock appears to occur on platforms. The effects on fisheries may be more significant especially on a localized basis. For example, offshore western Louisiana, offshore platforms constitute 72% of the known reef habitats. 3326000 U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Environmental Studies Program https://doi.org/10.13039/100012475 M16PC00005 10.67297/9A1DBE https://boem.gov/awardpages/100158