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Study finds oil and gas pipelines attract fish

DEEPWATER oil and gas pipelines make nice homes for fish and other sea life according to University of Western Australia research, which found a higher concentration of life around pipelines in deepwater than elsewhere at comparable depths.

 Image obtained: Castrol Oil

Image obtained: Castrol Oil

  However in shallower waters the spread of sea creatures is roughly the same around pipelines and in pipe free areas, the research found.    This is likely because there is already plenty of habitat...

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