NA26NMFX463C0319

THE LOUISIANA COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY IS BEING AWARDED $4,621,103 TO ASSESS THE FEASIBILITY OF AND GENERATE ENGINEERED DESIGNS TO CREATE 416 ACRES OF MARSH BETWEEN BAYOU LAFOURCHE AND ISLE DE JEAN CHARLES. CURRENT LAND LOSS RATES ARE APPROXIMATELY 4,500-6,500 ACRES PER YEAR. THE LANDBRIDGE IS EXPECTED TO INCLUDE PRIMARILY MARSH CREATION BUT MAY ALSO INCLUDE SOME BANK STABILIZATION, TERRACES, AND STRATEGIC SHORELINE PROTECTION. COASTAL WETLANDS PROVIDE DEFENSE DURING HURRICANES AND STORMS, PROTECTING COMMUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE DAMAGING EFFECTS OF WIND, WAVES, AND FLOODING. THEY ALSO PROVIDE HABITAT FOR FISH AND SHELLFISH, WHICH SUPPORT A STATEWIDE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY VALUED AT NEARLY $1 BILLION PER YEAR. FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT WAS APPROVED IN JANUARY 2025 THROUGH THE COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION ACT (CWPPRA) TASK FORCE. THE TASK FORCE IS COMPOSED OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA AND FIVE PARTICIPATING FEDERAL AGENCIES: NOAA, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE.

Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority Of Louisiana

TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR HABITAT CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES INCLUDING COASTAL AND MARINE HABITAT RESTORATION AND PROTECTION. PROJECTS ARE FUNDED TO CARRY OUT PUBLIC POLICY PERTAINING TO PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF THE NATION'S WETLANDS, RIVERS, AND OTHER COASTAL HABITATS (INCLUDING GREAT LAKES HABITATS), PURSUANT TO THE FISH AND WILDLIFE COORDINATION ACT, MAGNUSON FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT AS REAUTHORIZED IN 2006, ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, ESTUARY RESTORATION ACT, MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT, MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION RESEARCH AND CONTROL ACT OF 1987, COASTAL WETLANDS PLANNING, PROTECTION AND RESTORATION ACT (CWPPRA), CORAL REEF CONSERVATION ACT, MARINE DEBRIS RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND REDUCTION ACT, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA), AND OTHER LEGISLATION. RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT INCLUDES DETERMINING THE EFFECTS OF HABITAT MODIFICATIONS AND CONTAMINANTS ON POPULATIONS OF LIVING MARINE RESOURCES, RESTORING DEPLETED STOCKS THAT HAVE BEEN ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY HABITAT MODIFICATIONS, DETERMINING IF ARTIFICIAL OR RESTORED HABITAT FULFILLS ESSENTIAL HABITAT NEEDS OF LIVING MARINE RESOURCES, AND THE REMOVAL OF DAMS AND OTHER IN-STREAM BARRIERS TO SUPPORT PASSAGE FOR NATIVE MIGRATORY OR SEA-RUN FISH, AND QUANTIFYING CONTAMINANTS AND DEBRIS THAT POSE A HAZARD TO POPULATIONS OF THESE ANIMALS.

11.463 - Habitat Conservation

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [DOC]

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 708028079 United States

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NOAA-NMFS-HCPO-2025-31326