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August 2008

Marine debris surveying and removal has come to coastal waters in phases. The next project is a cooperative effort through the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Coast Guard, NOAA Coast Survey and FEMA. NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration and Office of Coast Survey have collaborated to conduct side scan sonar surveys of near shore waters in Louisiana affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. This survey work creates maps and displays to provide mariners with more accurate and up-to-date navigation information. The western Louisiana offshore project area is scheduled to begin survey work by the end of 2008. For additional information and updates visit: http://gulfofmexico.marinedebris.noaa.gov/Project_Description/

The Cameron Fisheries Infrastructure Project is moving forward. Funding for the projects in Louisiana came from Louisiana Recovery Authority and is being administered through the U.S. Housing and Urban Development agency’s Community Development Block Grant Program. The grant is for $3.1 million and is to be used to rebuild critical fisheries infrastructure which provides sustainability to commercial and recreational fishing industries in Cameron. The project is a joint venture between local landowners, Cameron Fisheries Inc., the West Cameron Port Commission and the Cameron Parish Police Jury. Due to the numerous federal, state, and local government agencies and private landowners and business investors involved, many obstacles have to be overcome to move this project forward but progress is being made.

The lower Calcasieu Lake and West Cove conditional management areas will open to the harvest of oysters one-half hour before official sunrise Oct. 15, 2008 and shall close one-half hour after sunset April 30, 2009. The limit shall be 15 sacks per day. Public health closures shall supersede these rules.

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