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cephus · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:07 am Post subject: Oyster reefs in Gulf of Mexico?

I was playing with Google Earth and noticed something I have not seen before in the Gulf of Mexico. Straight east of Bird Island Basin in 45 feet of water there is a Productin Platform that is located dead in the center of circle of what appears to be a different colored bottom structure. The near shore color change is 43 feet deep, the center is 45 feet and the east edge is 49 feet deep. Very near the circle of color change is a "blurb" that said "The value of oyster reefs". Have any of you boaters and or kayackers noticed a change in the bottom structer around this platform?
Uncle D, I know you have flowen over this area many times. have you seen the color change around the platform?
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rabbit · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:48 am Post subject:

I dont think that oil rig is there. No oil rigs are shown on google earth that I know of.
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cephus · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:44 pm Post subject: Platform

The platform is there and is a very clear shot complete with its shadow. It is the first one I have seen on Google earth in the gulf. The imagery date was Jan. 1 1009. Check it out.
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cephus · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 6:53 pm Post subject: Typo

Excuse the typo. The imagery date was 01-01-2009.
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rabbit · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:03 pm Post subject:

you go to the north sticks and tell me if you can see it. Very Happy

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cephus · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:35 pm Post subject: rig

May not be there now, but as per google earth it was there on 01-01- 2009. Have you checked google earth latley? Besides that the main thing that got my atention was the color change and the caption reading "The value of oyster reefs" near the color change.
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redfisheringman · Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 10:50 pm Post subject:

i have the latest google earth, and i see exactly everything you have described. pretty cool

rodandroll · Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:20 am Post subject:

It is there but it is a different map than the blue water around it.

Central Scrutinizer · Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:09 am Post subject:

There are a number of nearshore platforms that you can see with Google Earth, but for the most part, it's a resolution issue within the "ocean" views. Off of Cameron and Grande Isle, LA, you can see a number of platforms that all have that same "halo effect" around them. It's not a true representation of the water, so take it with a grain of salt.

Punch in 29 30'29.54" N 92 48'12.66" W and it takes you to a series of platforms SE of Grande Chenier, but the really cool part is the outstanding rip line that goes right by the platform. Bet there were some mahi caught that day!!!

The link to the "value of oyster reefs" is just be a mis-place tag within Google Oceans, because the work it is describing takes place within the margin of Corpus Christi Bay (I think).

Uncle D

cephus · Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 10:29 am Post subject: rig

Thanks Central Scrutinizer & Uncle D. That answered my questions about the rig and color chsnge. as well as the caption.
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