Oil Rig

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Oil Rig

Location	Oil Rig
Level	65
Climate	Savanna
Pet	Pelican
Region	Gulf of Mexico
Inspiration	Gulf of Mexico Rig-to-Reef conversion

Oil Rig

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Oil Rig is the 10th unlockable location of FishOnMC. Oil Rigs are large structures built in order to extract petroleum and natural gasses from below the seabed.

Real Life History

The United States portion of the Gulf of Mexico has the largest concentration of offshore platforms in the world, totaling more than 4500 of them. By 2000, 151 platforms had been converted into permanent reefs instead of being removed once the rigs had been abandoned. This was done to allow for the metal frames to house all sorts of marine life by giving shelter where there wasn't any before.

Fish Species

Fish Species	Fish Group	Lifestyle	Ecosystem Role
Red Snapper	Snappers	Reef	Native
Scamp Grouper	Groupers	Reef	Native
Red Grouper	Groupers	Reef	Native
Yellowfin Grouper	Groupers	Reef	Native
Greater Amberjack	Jacks	Reef	Native
Misty Grouper	Groupers	Demersal	Native
Snowy Grouper	Groupers	Demersal	Native
Almaco Jack	Jacks	Pelagic	Native
Cobia	Cobia	Reef	Native
Speckled Hind Grouper	Groupers	Demersal	Native
Great Northern Tilefish	Tilefishes	Demersal	Native
Wahoo	Mackerels	Pelagic	Native
Yellowfin Tuna	Tunas	Pelagic	Native
Warsaw Grouper	Groupers	Demersal	Native
Cubera Snapper	Snappers	Reef	Native
Oceanic Whitetip Shark	Sharks	Pelagic	Native
Blue Marlin	Billfishes	Pelagic	Native