A major study found large seabed predators such as starfish were completely absent near rigs, as Labour's pledge to end North Sea drilling is thrown into doubt
A major study found large seabed predators such as starfish were completely absent near rigs, as Labour's pledge to end North Sea drilling is thrown into doubt
The research by the University of Essex, Natural History Museum and Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science found that the number of species plummeted by nearly 30 per cent in the immediate vicinity of oil and gas rigs off the coast of Britain. The study comes amid questions over the future of the oil and gas industry in the UK as Labour seeks to fulfill its manifesto pledge to end new fossil fuel exploration in the North Sea.
Alternatively it could allow the North Sea Transition Authority to hand out a final small number of licences, but risk breaking its manifesto pledge. It also discovered pollutants like hydrocarbons were up to 10,613 per cent higher within 500m of the platforms than unimpacted, further away sites. She said one of the most notable findings was that larger seabed predators, such as starfish, were completely absent around the rigs, having a major impact on food chains in the area.
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