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Deepwater Horizon . Oyster Advisory Committee May 23, 2012. Natural Resource Damage Assessment -- Early Restoration. LA Oyster Cultch Project. $14.9 Million Part 1: Cultch Placements on Public Seed Grounds 850 acres 6 locations Locations being sampled
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Deepwater Horizon Oyster Advisory Committee May 23, 2012
Natural Resource Damage Assessment -- Early Restoration
LA Oyster Cultch Project • $14.9 Million • Part 1: Cultch Placements on Public Seed Grounds • 850 acres • 6 locations • Locations being sampled • Part 2: Construction of an Oyster Hatchery Facility • Grand Isle, La. • Produce 1 billion eyed larvae per season
LA Oyster Cultch Project • Hackberry Bay • $1.4 million • 200-acre site • Limestone • Completed May 21 • Sister Lake • $1.93 million • 300-acre site • Limestone • Scheduled for completion May 29
“Louisiana Plan” Projects Coastal Restoration Projects
Natural Resource Damage Assessment -- Workplans
Emergency Restoration Cultch Plants • Mississippi Sound • 300-acre site • Scattered shell bottoms • St. Bernard Parish • California Bay • 300-acre site • Crushed concrete, limestone, oyster shell • Plaquemines Parish
DERP/EA Phase I Overview • December 14, 2011 - draft plan released for 60-day public comment ending February 14, 2012. • $57 Million for 8 Projects including: • Oyster cultch and hatchery projects • Marsh creation • Dune restoration • Boat ramps • Includes 2 Louisiana projects totaling more than $28 million.
Finalizing the ERP/EA Phase I • Comments received are currently under consideration and responses are being finalized • Finalize approved projects with BP based on public comments • If project is selected, project implementation begins • Future rounds of Early Restoration projects