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Currents and Hydrography of the Buccaneer Field and Adjacent Waters

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Environmental Effects of Offshore Oil Production

Part of the book series: Marine Science ((MR,volume 14))

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The Currents and Hydrographic Work Unit conducted between July 1978 and May 1979 was one of 11 separate tasks sponsored by the National Marine Fisheries Service to investigate potential chronic effects of oil production in the marine environment.

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Danek, L.J., Tomlinson, M.S. (1981). Currents and Hydrography of the Buccaneer Field and Adjacent Waters. In: Middleditch, B.S. (eds) Environmental Effects of Offshore Oil Production. Marine Science, vol 14. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1110-2_14

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