Stanley and Wilson Fish populations around oil and gas structures off Louisiana 



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in shallow water, while offshore bottom fishing and 

 trolling anglers fished much larger steel template 

 platforms in deep water. These results provide evi- 

 dence that participants were maximizing their catch 



potential, as Stanley (1989) found highest abundances 

 of spotted seatrout near small platforms in shallow 

 water, while highest abundances of red snapper and 

 related species were found near largp platforms (sub- 



