Oyster Advisory CommissionOctober 3, 2012

Deepwater Horizon

Natural Resource Damage Assessment

Photo Credit: NOAA

Assessment Update

• Work plans continue to be developed and implemented to assess injuries to natural resources across the Gulf.

• Sampling for some work plans is ongoing.

• Finalized work plans are available to the public:

http://losco-dwh.com

• Assessment will continue while Early Restoration planning is under way.

Natural Resource Damage Assessment

--Early Restoration

Oyster Re-establishment Program (Louisiana Oyster Cultch Project)

Cheniere Ronquille Barrier Island Restoration

Lake Hermitage Additional Increment (NRDA Early Restoration Project)

Bay Side Segmented Breakwater at Grand Isle

Saltwater Hatchery West Grand Terre Beach Nourishment

Shell Island Restoration West Grand Terre Stabilization

Chandeleur Islands Restoration Barataria Basin Barrier Shoreline Restoration - Caminada Headland

Biloxi Marsh Shoreline Protection Caillou Lake

Grand Liard Marsh & Ridge Restoration

Coastal Restoration Projects“Louisiana Plan” Projects

Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation

• Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation– 104 acres marsh– Dredging for

the CWPPRA portion has begun

Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation

Damage to containment dykes Debris in Jefferson Canal

Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation

Louisiana Oyster Cultch Project

• Oyster Cultch Placements– Spring 2012

• Hackberry Bay• Sister Lake

– Fall 2012• Lake Fortuna• South Black Bay

– Spring 2013 • 3-Mile Bay• Drum Bay

Louisiana Oyster Cultch Project - Hatchery

• Oyster Hatchery Facility– Expansion of existing

Louisiana Sea Grant Facility– At LDWF Marine Fisheries Lab– Designer - Crump Wilson

Architects, LLC Baton Rouge, LA

– Projected Timeline• Construction begins – Jan.

2013• Facility completion – Spring

2014

– Operations• Broodstock maintenance• Algal cultivation• Larvae production• Nursery system

Post-Isaac Response Update

Hurricane Isaac

Red: Limited survey of areas removed from response pre-Isaac.

Yellow: SCAT Rapid Assessment surveys (areas in response)

Purple: Oil documented post- Isaac

Questions?