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Integral to our state’s culture and identity.” “This hatchery will provide critical support to a resource that is Which supplies more than a third of our country’s oysters,” said LSU President F. “LSU is proud of the role our scientists play in Louisiana’s world-famous oyster industry,
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Sector and aid in management of the public seed grounds. Research projects and hatchery programs that benefit both the commercial harvesting To the LDWF marine research lab, which allows LDWF and Sea Grant to merge academic In 2005, the hatchery was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and operations were moved Since 1993, Sea Grant has operated an oyster hatchery on Grand Isle in various locations. State’s valuable oyster resources in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.” “This oyster hatchery is a very important tool in rehabilitating the “Oysters are very important to the history and culture of our state,” said LDWF Secretary In the School of Renewable Natural Resources. Of Director of the Sea Grant Oyster Research Lab John Supan, LSU assistant professor Through a separate agreement with LDWF, Louisiana Sea Grant will provide technicalĭirection on production of larvae and spat and training for LDWF staff under supervision LDWF is responsible for operating and maintaining the new oyster hatchery facility. The facility was funded through the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Natural Resource Damage Of hatchery-raised larvae and spat to occur year-round, significantly increasing the The new elevated and temperature controlled hatcheryįeatures state-of-the-art re-circulating water system that will enable production Wildlife and Fisheries Commissioner and chairman of the Louisiana Oyster Task Force.Ĭonstruction on the oyster hatchery, which is adjacent to the LDWF Fisheries Research Leader in the oyster industry and served in many leadership roles including, Louisiana Voisin, who passed away in 2013, was a respected Dove of Houma, La., through legislation, named the hatchery after the Voisin Oyster Hatchery on Grand Isle, La., on Wednesday, Aug. LDWF, Louisiana Sea Grant and LSU celebrated the opening of the newly constructed Voisin Oyster HatcheryīATON ROUGE – Officials with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, or Citizen science oyster gardeners in Northeast Florida continued to grow oysters and collect important environmental data like water temperature, salinity, and water clarity for Whitney Laboratory.LDWF, Louisiana Sea Grant and LSU Officials Open Michael C.
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Currently a new project is in the development stage with the Riverside Conservancy in Edgewater, Florida where 1,500 CORE modules will be used to restore oyster reefs in the Northern IRL. They were deployed at multiple locations in Northeast Florida in a joint study with IFAS extension agents.
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In early 2020, Whitney Laboratory volunteers and staff created over 1,000 environmentally friendly Community Oyster Reef Enhancement (CORE) Modules to restore habitats, prevent shoreline erosion and promote biological diversity. Citizen science oyster gardeners in Northeast Florida continued to grow oysters and collect important environmental data like water temperature, salinity, and water clarity for Whitney Laboratory. Several new sites were established in partnership with the Riverside Conservancy in Edgewater, Florida where 2,500 CORE modules were used to restore oyster reefs in the Northern IRL. To date, Whitney Laboratory volunteers and staff have created over 10,000 environmentally friendly Community Oyster Reef Enhancement (CORE) Modules to restore habitats, prevent shoreline erosion and promote biological diversity. The Oyster Restoration Initiative entered its sixth year and we continued to engage citizen scientists, advance our understanding of oyster ecology, and restore local oyster reef habitats in our coastal ecosystem.
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Restoring Local Oyster Reef Habitats 2021 Update