PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Chevron’s Pascagoula Refinery partnered with Mississippi Gulf Fishing Banks to donate surplus equipment that will be used as artificial reefs offshore. The five carbon-steel structures from a recent refinery project were slated to be recycled until a Chevron worker suggested repurposing the equipment as artificial fishing reefs. “Not everyone is aware of it, but the bottom out there is bare of life,” said Mississippi Gulf Fishing Banks President Ralph Humphrey. “The only reason we have snapper, and other fish and those types of species is because of the artificial reef program.” Wyatt Field donated fabrication services to prepare the equipment for transportation and Barnhart Crane & Rigging lifted the structure for relocation. Chevron also presented a $30,000 check to MGFB for deployment of the reef. (Source: WLOX 06/13/22) Chevron donates equipment for offshore marine habitat (wlox.com)