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Restoring the Gulf Coast:

Restoring the Gulf Coast:. Companies Poised to Grow. The Gulf Coast: Critical to the US Economy. 33% of the nation’s seafood harvest $34 billion/year in tourism 90% of the nation’s total offshore crude oil and natural gas production

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Restoring the Gulf Coast:

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  1. Restoring the Gulf Coast: Companies Poised to Grow

  2. The Gulf Coast: Critical to the US Economy • 33% of the nation’s seafood harvest • $34 billion/year in tourism • 90% of the nation’s total offshore crude oil and natural gas production • 10 of the nation’s 15 largest shipping ports, by cargo volume Sources: (NMFS, 2011, Oxford Economics, 2010, EIA, 2011, AAPA, 2009)

  3. Key Findings: Restoring the Gulf Coast • Job opportunities in the Gulf Coast region and 32 other states • 391 employee locations nation wide, with 67% in the five Gulf States • Coastal restoration is a small or growing share of business for many firms • The firms are small and medium sized • Coastal restoration offers opportunities to diversify for well established firms

  4. Key Findings: Restoring Gulf Oyster Reefs • Job opportunities in the Gulf Coast and 17 other states • 445 relevant employee locations, with 82% in the Gulf • Most firms are small businesses • Small, specialized firms are leading innovation • Oyster reef restoration creates opportunities for innovation • Controlled funding is needed to encourage coastal engineers to include oyster reefs in large restoration projects

  5. Restoring the Gulf Coast:Value Chain

  6. Restoring the Gulf Coast:National Map

  7. Restoring the Gulf Coast:The Gulf Coast States Map

  8. Oyster Reef Restoration:National Map

  9. Oyster Reef Restoration:The Gulf Coast States Map

  10. Hyperlinks for studies • Restoring the Gulf Coast • http://www.cggc.duke.edu/pdfs/CGGC_Gulf-Coast-Restoration.pdf • Restoring Gulf Oyster Reefs • http://www.cggc.duke.edu/pdfs/CGGC_Oyster-Reef-Restoration.pdf

  11. Jenna Skowronskijskowronski@edf.org202-572-3367

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