1. Oyster Advisory Commission October 3, 2012 Deepwater Horizon

2. Natural Resource Damage Assessment

3. Photo Credit: NOAA Assessment Update Work plans continue to be developed and implemented to assess injuries to natural resources across the Gulf. Sampling for some work plans is ongoing. Finalized work plans are available to the public: http://losco-dwh.com Assessment will continue while Early Restoration planning is under way.

4. Natural Resource Damage Assessment -- Early Restoration

5. Oyster Re-establishment Program (Louisiana Oyster Cultch Project) Cheniere Ronquille Barrier Island Restoration Lake Hermitage Additional Increment (NRDA Early Restoration Project) Bay Side Segmented Breakwater at Grand Isle Saltwater HatcheryWest Grand Terre Beach Nourishment Shell Island RestorationWest Grand Terre Stabilization Chandeleur Islands RestorationBarataria Basin Barrier Shoreline Restoration - Caminada Headland Biloxi Marsh Shoreline ProtectionCaillou Lake Grand Liard Marsh & Ridge Restoration Coastal Restoration Projects “Louisiana Plan” Projects

6. Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation – 104 acres marsh – Dredging for the CWPPRA portion has begun

7. Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation Damage to containment dykes Debris in Jefferson Canal

8. Lake Hermitage Marsh Creation

9. Louisiana Oyster Cultch Project Oyster Cultch Placements – Spring 2012 Hackberry Bay Sister Lake – Fall 2012 Lake Fortuna South Black Bay – Spring 2013 3-Mile Bay Drum Bay

10. Louisiana Oyster Cultch Project - Hatchery Oyster Hatchery Facility – Expansion of existing Louisiana Sea Grant Facility – At LDWF Marine Fisheries Lab – Designer - Crump Wilson Architects, LLC Baton Rouge, LA – Projected Timeline Construction begins – Jan. 2013 Facility completion – Spring 2014 – Operations Broodstock maintenance Algal cultivation Larvae production Nursery system

11. Post-Isaac Response Update

12. Hurricane Isaac

13. Red: Limited survey of areas removed from response pre-Isaac. Yellow: SCAT Rapid Assessment surveys (areas in response)

14. Purple: Oil documented post- Isaac

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