Parallel research that you may want to follow up is that carried out by the National Marine Fisheries Service (and others) in the Gulf of Mexico on the effects of explosive removal of redundant oil and gas platforms. These studies have attempted to quantify the mortality caused by blast on fish populations associated with the removal of artificial structures. A contact that comes to mind is Gregg R. Gitschlag, NMFS, Southeast Fisheries Service, Galveston Laboratory, 4700 Avenie U, Galveston, Texas 77551. Cheers! Martin White [log in to unmask]
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