EcoRigs_federally_protected

Below is a list of federally managed species sighted or caught at oil and gas platforms. The list does not include migratory fish managed by NMFS.

King mackerel	*Scomberomorus cavalla*
Spanish mackerel	*Scomberomorus maculatus*
Cobia	*Rachycentron canadum*
Cero	*Scomberomorus regalis*
Little tuny	*Euthynnus alletteratus*
Dolphin	*Coryphaena hippurus*
Bluefish	*Pomatomus saltatrix*
Red drum	*Sciaenops ocellatus*
Mutton snapper	*Lutjanus analis*
Schoolmaster	*Lutjanus apodus*
Red snapper	*Lutjanus campechanus*
Cubera snapper	*Lutjanus cyanopterus*
Gray(mangrove) snapper	*Lutjanus griseus*
Dog snapper	*Lutjanus jocu*
Lane snapper	*Lutjanus synagris*
Yellowtail snapper	*Ocyurus chrysurus*
Wenchman	*Pristipomoides aquilonaris*
Wermilion snapper	*Rhomboplites aurorubens*
Silk snapper	*Lutjanus vivanus*
Rock hind	*Epinephelus adscensionis*
Speckled hind	*Epinephelus drummondhayi*
Yellowedge grouper	*Epinephelus flavolimbatus*
Red hind	*Epinephelus guttatus*
Jewfish	*Epinephelus itajara*
Red grouper	*Epinephelus morio*
Warsaw grouper	*Epinephelus nigritus*
Snowy grouper	*Epinephelus niveatus*
Black grouper	*Mycteroperca bonaci*
Yellowmouth grouper	*Mycteroperca interstitialis*
Gag	*Mycteroperca microlepis*
Scamp	*Mycteroperca phenax*
Yellowfin grouper	*Mycteroperca venenosa*
Marbled grouper	*Epinephelus inermis*
Greater amberjack	*Seriola dumerili*
Lesser amberjack	*Seriola fasciata*
Almaco jack	*Seriola rivoliana*
Banded rudderfish	*Seriola zonata*
Gray triggerfish	*Balistes capriscus*
Hogfish	*Lachnolaimus maximus*
Spiny lobster	*Panulirus argus*
Stone crab	*Menippe mercenaria*

Check out species that have been identified at Texas oil and gas platforms. Courtesy of Reef Environmental Educational Foundation REEF