Louisiana’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recently introduced its new Draft Strategic Plan for Oyster Management and Rehabilitation. The plan has twelve initiatives, a 5-year time frame for implementation and will require a total budget of $132 million.
Louisiana’s 2020 Draft Oyster Management and Rehabilitation Plan – A Quick Look Read More »
This summary of news relevant to the Pearl River so far in 2020 includes notes on Jackson’s “One Lake” project, recent letters to the Secretary of the Army from Louisiana and Mississippi, Jackson Mississippi’s continuing sewage spills, the Pearl River Map Turtle’s status under the Endangered Species Act, and the Pearl River Clean Sweep – river clean up days in September.
As a dynamic and diverse ecosystem, the Gulf of Mexico requires management that goes beyond looking at one species at a time.
5 reasons the Gulf needs a fishery ecosystem plan Read More »
A recent federal court suit by Healthy Gulf and the Center for Biological Diversity resulted in a settlement that requiries the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop delaying the listing determination under the Endangered Species Act for two map turtles. These turtles are endemics in the Pearl and Pascagoula River systems, and have been surveyed recently for the health of their populations.
Plan 2 for BP Oil Spill NRDA restoration money will spend three quarters of its fifteen million dollars on building up oyster spawning reefs along coastal Mississippi.
Letting Oysters do their Thing (for a time): NRDA Plan 2 Spawning Reefs Read More »
Join us in marking World Oceans Week by telling the Trump administration to protect our water, marine life and coastal communities. Trump recently signed an executive order that paves the way for the rapid development of offshore industrial fish farms in the Gulf and elsewhere. This is a recipe for an environmental disaster.
This World Oceans Week: Say No to Industrial Fish Farms Read More »
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In response to “‘We’re screwed’: The only question is how quickly Louisiana wetlands will vanish, study says” published May 22, 2020 by Mark Schlefstein
Louisiana has a Choice: In response to “‘We’re screwed’ in the New Orleans Advocate Read More »
NRDA Restoration Plan 2 for Mississippi has been published for comment by the Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group and MDEQ. Three quarters of the spending in Plan 2 is focused on restoring oysters: placing cultch material on water bottoms to create reefs, and four years of new funding for the Mississippi oyster gardening volunteer program, managed by MS-AL Sea Grant Program.
Oyster spawning reefs and Oyster Gardening featured in NRDA Plan 2 for Mississippi Read More »
This was the year. The one in which the Florida legislature was going to get serious about fixing the state’s toxic algae crisis. Actually, I said that last year, when Florida’s elected officials convened on the heels of a devastating 15 months of blue green algae and red tide fouling waterways on both the Gulf
Disappointments and small wins: the 2020 FL Legislature Read More »
Two weeks ago, I attended a very spirited and well-attended demonstration and public hearing on the proposed Kampachi Farms offshore industrial fish farm’s water pollution permit. The project off the coast of Sarasota involves the concentrated cultivation of finfish in net pens, pods, and cages…
Florida residents say no to offshore fish farm Read More »