CONTENTS 



Page 



I INTRODUCTION 7 



II GRAVITY STRUCTURES 8 



1. Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Portal Islands, 



Cape Henry— Cape Charles, Virginia 8 



Literature Cited and Bibliography 19 



2. Permanent Drilling Islands 21 



a. Long Beach, Calif ornia-THUMS Islands 21 



Bibliography 28 



b. Punta Gorda, California— Rincon Island 29 



Literature Cited and Bibliography 37 



c. Seal Beach, California 38 



Literature Cited and Bibliograpliy 43 



3. Offshore Breakwaters 44 



a. Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Massachusetts 44 



Literature Cited and Bibliography 49 



b. Cape Henlopen, Delaware 50 



Literature Cited and Bibliography 62 



c. Venice, California 63 



Literature Cited and Bibliography 68 



d. Winthrop, Massachusetts 69 



Literature Cited and Bibhography 76 



4. Detached Breakwater— Middle and Long Beach Breakwaters 



Long Beach, California 77 



Literature Cited and Bibliography 84 



III PILE-SUPPORTED STRUCTURES 85 



1. Diamond Shoals Light Station— Cape Hatteras, North Carolina 85 



Literature Cited and BibUography 90 



2. Offshore Production and Gathering Facilities- 



Eugene Island Area, Louisiana 91 



Bibliography 99 



3. Drilhng-Production Platforms 100 



a. "Monopod" Platform— Cook Inlet, Alaska 100 



Literature Cited and Bibhography 109 



b. Platform B, Mississippi River, South Pass, Venice, Louisiana 109 



Literature Cited and Bibliography 113 



TABLES 



1 Regional Occurrence of Fishes 17 



2 Biota Common to Project Area 18 



3 Summary of Construction Data *. 61 



