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ERDC partners with the University of Southern Mississippi to maximize Gulf oyster habitat restoration
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center
Jan. 4, 2021 | 4:59
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) announces Jan. 25, 2021, a three-year research collaboration with the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) to create oyster reef habitat in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The primary objectives of the project are to investigate methods for optimizing oyster habitat restoration in the area ― which would ultimately lead to oyster population recovery — and enhancement of ecosystem services in coastal waters; a secondary objective is to evaluate whether the oyster reefs have any impacts on the use of critical habitat by Gulf sturgeon, a federally protected species.

Sturgeon tagging footage taken by Blue Land Media and provided by the U.S. Navy, was collected under NMFS Scientific Collection Permit #19642.
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