Working on an oil rig has always been my dream job ... It had a five-aside football pitch, a cinema room, a golf simulator, and a fishing station. You could store your catch in a freezer.

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University of Manchester scientists are at the forefront of the fight to protect cold water fish from the effects of crude oil spills from offshore oil rigs. Dr Holly Shiels and PhD student Martins ...

According to data from Baker Hughes BHI, the number of rigs drilling for oil and gas has fallen by about 20% in the past year. This decline reversed a steady increase that began after the rig ...

"We fish there year-round and I'm afraid if they put an exclusive zone around these oil rigs we'll lose a lot of territory where we'll no longer be able to fish," said Richard d'Entremont.