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Louisiana Artificial Reef Program Update Artificial Reef Council | June 4, 2018 Louisiana Artificial Reef Program Existing Reefs Offshore Reefs Offshore Artificial Reefs 76 Established Offshore Artificial Reef Sites 48 Planning Area

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Louisiana Artificial Reef Program Update

Artificial Reef Council | June 4, 2018

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Louisiana Artificial Reef Program

Existing Reefs

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Offshore Reefs

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Offshore Artificial Reefs

  • 76 Established Offshore

Artificial Reef Sites

  • 48 Planning Area Reefs
  • 18 Special Artificial Reef

Sites

  • 10 Deepwater Reefs
  • Structures Converted
  • 391 platform jackets &
  • 8 drill rig legs
  • 40 Armored Personnel

Carriers

  • 1 Jackup barge & 1 tugboat
  • 7 oil & gas structures

deployed in FY-17-18

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Offshore Projects

  • Offshore Reefs
  • Permitted: 5
  • 3- Deepwater
  • 2- SARS
  • Platforms for R2R
  • Total 68
  • 40 permitted
  • 28 in permit process

South Marsh Island 146 Reef

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Nearshore Reefs

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Nearshore Artificial Reefs

  • Coastline to 100’

depth contour

  • 6 reefs
  • GI-9
  • ST-86
  • Rabbit Island Pass
  • Nickel Reef
  • The “Pickets”
  • Bay Marchand 3
  • Materials
  • Oil & Gas
  • Limestone/shell
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Nearshore Reef Projects

  • Coastline to 100’

depth contour

  • 4 permits
  • SS-94*
  • SS-108*
  • GI-9
  • The “Pickets”
  • Materials
  • Oil & Gas
  • Limestone/shell
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Inshore Reefs

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Overview

  • 29 reef sites statewide
  • Enhancements over time to some sites
  • Inshore reefs created with shell, limestone, recycled

concrete, and reefballs

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Completed FY 17-18

  • St John Reef in Lake Pontchartrain (4,000 tons)
  • Point Mast Enhancement in Lake Pelto (2,000 tons)
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  • St. John Artificial Reef Deployment

10 acres ∙ 4,000 tons

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  • St. John Artificial Reef

Survey Plat

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Point Mast Artificial Reef Enhancement 50 acres ∙ 2,000 tons

  • Original Reef

deployed 2009

  • Reef Site

expanded to 50 acres in 2015

  • 2017 Reef

Material: Limestone

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Upcoming Projects

  • Sweet Lake Reef (1-2,000 tons)
  • Contract drafted but not finalized
  • RFIQ advertisement closed – 7 reefs proposed
  • Multibeam Inshore compliance monitoring survey
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Sweet Lake Artificial Reef Enhancement 50 acres

Planned deployment area - 2018 Previous deployment 9,671 tons - 2012

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Inshore Multibeam Compliance Monitoring Survey Contract

  • Vendor has been

chosen

  • Compliance monitoring

looking for:

  • Moving
  • Subsidence
  • Bottom types within

permit area

  • Much higher resolution

than 2013 side scan

  • Outreach materials
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Site LDWF CCA + partners Total  St John $100,000 $125,000 $225,000  Pt Mast $50,000 $60,000 $110,000 Sweet Lake $90,000 $90,000 $180,000

Inshore Reef Funding

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Questions?

Mike McDonough

Artificial Reef Coordinator mmcdonough@wlf.la.gov | 225.763.5418

Ashley Ferguson

Inshore Artificial Reef Biologist aferguson@wlf.la.gov | 225.761.2395