For some, the channel referred to as Neptune Pass by federal and state officials presents an opportunity for research and coastal restoration as Louisiana’s protective wetlands continue to slip away. But as more water branches off from the river’s main stem, a slower Mississippi River could pose navigational challenges for the oceangoing vessels that traverse the ship channel.
For some, the channel referred to as Neptune Pass by federal and state officials presents an opportunity for research and coastal restoration as Louisiana’s protective wetlands continue to slip away. But as more water branches off from the river’s main stem, a slower Mississippi River could pose navigational challenges for the oceangoing vessels that traverse the ship channel.
A new task force will address key issues that will need to be resolved before the state moves forward with a major river diversion to restore thousands of acres of eroding wetlands in Terrebonne Parish.
The Atchafalaya River Basin Restoration and Enhancement Task Force will include representatives of landowners, fishermen, the oil and gas industry, communities and others interests in the region.
Gov. John Bel Edwards said the goal is to address long-standing and sometimes-conflicting issues in the basin and raise public awareness of the critical nature of these concerns.
“The irony of the Atchafalaya Basin is that while it is suffering from an abundance of sediment, the rest of our coast is experiencing a severe sediment deficit,” Edwards said in a news release.
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