A common ling, Molva molva, swims amongst an almost coral reef-like habitat created by oil and gas infrastructure. Image from Insite.
Simulations run by the INSITE Phase 1 project “ANChor” show the oceanic pathways that protected corals of Lophelia pertusa from the Thistle A and the (now derogated) Murchison platforms may follow, including some of which end up settling in Norway’s Aktivneset marine protected area. Image from the INSITE Phase 1 ANChor project.