But now the waters, known here as the Great Australian
Bight, or just the
Bight for short, have drawn a different sort of resource industry: The Norwegian oil giant Statoil plans to start drilling by the end of 2019 to tap what experts call one of the world's great remaining natural gas reserves.
Caledon's log for November 18 stated: "Buried at sea the following men, killed in action with German Light Cruisers, in the Heligoland
Bight, AB H.C.
BP had signed a contract with the company in 2013 for its harsh environment ultra-deep water semi, the Ocean GreatWhite and had intended to use the rig on the Great Australian
Bight campaign.
In regards to larval abundance, larvae are generally observed most frequently south of the Southern California
Bight (SCB) (the faunal region of ocean extending from mid Baja California northward to Point Conception, CA) in the areas around Sebastian Viscaino and San Juanico bays off the coast of Baja California.
The winner of this year's prize is Frances Leviston's "Mothers and Marimbas in 'The
Bight': Bishop's Danse Macabre!' The judge is Brian McHale, Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor of English at the Ohio State University.
The 5-mile stretch of inshore water known as the Canaveral
Bight, which starts at the mouth of the port and extends north to the tip of Cape Canaveral, is a top spot for a variety of fall and winter catches.
The company will start its deep-water drill campaign in the Great Australian
Bight in 2016, Holmes said.
(CHEC) for the development of a transshipment hub in the Portland
Bight, reports JIS (April 2, 2014).