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According to state estimates, louisiana lost more than 2000 square miles of coastline between 1932 and 19 two and 2016. in part, because of climate change. in order to reverse the flow, state authorities want to divert fresh river water into areas like point lash. hoping the sediment filled water will deposit nutrients along the coast. rebuilding what was lost. but the problem for oyster men like byron, is the freshwater needed to build back that led, can also kill the already depleted waster population. a population that depends on soul water to survive. and could drive other species like shrimp further into the gulf, where they would be out of reach for fall or smaller shrimp boats. that brothers operate a seafood company named little wakes. my grandfather told us. play the moon. if the moon is right, we just go drop, start testing. they say, naturally occurring divergence have already made it harder to fish ....