Hoffman, in this interview earlier in the said that he is an avid scuba diver and has found that some of the most amazing marine ecosystems in the world have established themselves around the steel structures of offshore oil rigs.

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Among the many structures demolished when Hurricane Katrina tore through the Gulf Coast was the Marine Life Oceanarium in Gulfport, Mississippi.

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