This article or image contains material based on a work of a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States.

The original photograph is uploaded to flickr by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, a division of the United States Department of the Interior. Although BOEM uploaded to flickr with "all rights reserved," works of the BOEM as part of the US Federal Government are public domain. The credited agency is the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. This also makes the image public domain, since the works of the Louisiana State Government are public domain.