1. Impacts and Rebuilding from the 2005 Hurricanes Dr. Steve Murawski, Chief Scientist Dr. Roy Crabtree, SE Regional Administrator NOAA Fisheries Service

2. Overview  Monitoring for Seafood Safety  Changes in Resource abundance  Wetlands losses and restoration  Fishing-related losses (vessels, infrastructure, lost revenues)  Rebuilding Efforts and Ongoing activities (Roy, Bill, general discussion)

4. Katrina / Rita Post Event  Track  Intensity  Storm surge  Warning lead time  How did the Govt. Respond? Rita Track Forecast Track Katrina Track

5. Potential Seafood Safety and Debris Issues  Hydrocarbon releases along the lower Mississippi River and from sunken vessels  Toxics and pathogens from pumping out New Orleans  Large numbers of sunken vessels inshore of Mississippi Sound  Contents of storm surge waters  Offshore releases

6. Hydrocarbon Releases Requiring Response

7. MODIS Coastwatch Imagery – TUESDAY 13 September Looking for Evidence of Potential Movement of Toxics & Pathogens

8. R/V Nancy Foster

9. Chartered Fishing Vessel Sampling Bi-weekly sampling underway

11. Lake Borgne PCBs Lake Borgne DDT

12. Mississippi Sound – Gulf of Mexico Low Molecular Weight Aromatic Compounds Mississippi Sound – Gulf of Mexico High Molecular Weight Aromatic Compounds

13. Mussel Watch Program - Oysters 120 Contaminants measured in American Oyster

14. Modeling of Water Mass Movements -OAR CODE Drifter

15. Abundant Species Caught During Fall Resource Assessment Surveys Conducted by the SEFSC Mississippi Laboratory, 1972-2005 Name Percent Composition Weight Per Individual (gms) Frequency of Occurrence(Percent) WeightNumbers 1234567891011121314 Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) Spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) Hardhead catfish (Ariopsis felis) Longspine porgy (Stenotomus caprinus) Moon jelly (Aurelia aurita) Sand seatrout (Cynoscion arenarius) Gulf butterfish (Peprilus burti) Atlantic bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurus) Inshore lizardfish (Synodus foetens) Silver seatrout (Cynoscion nothus) Brown shrimp (Farfantepenaeus aztecus) White shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus) Red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) Pink shrimp (Farfantepenaeus duorarum) 32.69.27.46.25.83.33.12.92.31.71.50.50.50.023.24.32.69.90.91.42.49.41.01.73.41.00.50.270105138312921196415114482223205074.553.427.766.221.754.346.742.872.437.579.729.116.552.3 Sums77.061.9

16. Atlantic Croaker

17. Finfish

18. White Shrimp

19. Red Snapper

20. Brown Shrimp

21. 20002001 Katrina 2002200320042005

22. 200020012002200320042005 Katrina

23. Shrimp Reporting Areas

24. Wetlands Inundation

25. Pecan Island Terrace Project: Pre & Post 2005 Hurricanes Oct 2005 IDP (post Rita) October IDP 2004 Example of an ecosystem project to protect wetlands and shoreline in western LA. Terrace project reduces wave fetch and shoreline erosion. Additional benefits include: improved fish habitat & improved water quality. NOAA designed & managed the construction of 28 projects since 1995. To date NOAA analyzed 9 large- scale projects. The analysis determined that all 9 projects performed as designed and 8 of the 9 projects suffered minimal damage.

26. AlabamaLouisianaMississippiW. FloridaSE TexasTotal Oyster$2,120,392$34,775,087$6,073,242$2,877,957$13,157,120$59,003,798 Shrimp$29,192,482$139,157,576$26,524,987$32,927,976$57,973,840$285,776,861 Finfish & Other Shellfish $5,722,923$118,775,448$11,192,325$110,055,421 $5,733,349$251,479,466 Annual Total $37,035,797$292,708,111$43,790,554$145,861,354$76,864,309$596,260,125 Value of Gulf Landings - 2004

27. Fishing Related Losses 3,500 - 5,000 fishing vessels sunk or driven ashore due to the storms In Mississippi alone, 452 vessels > 30 ft long were affected In 2004, area fisheries were worth $595 million (first sale). The most valuable species are shrimp, oysters and a variety of finfish September 2005 catches of shrimp and oysters declined 97% and 94% respectively from September 2003-2004, representing a drop of $62 million for the month Fishing infrastructure (docks, ice houses, processing facilities) severely damaged in many coastal areas, especially Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana

28. Mississippi October 2005 vs. 2004 Oyster Revenue Shrimp Revenue Finfish Revenue Recreational Imports Exports

29. Louisiana October 2005 vs. 2004 Oyster Revenue Shrimp Revenue Finfish Revenue Recreational Imports Exports

30. Ongoing NOAA Operations & Studies  Weekly Reporting to the White House Gulf Restoration Working Group (Donald Powell)  Sustained Ops. For Contaminants Monitoring – Cruise biweekly with other sampling as appropriate, PATRICIA JEAN  Mussel Watch Stations now being re-sampled - NOS  Wetlands Loss Analysis being Undertaken by NOS and NMFS  Impacts on Abundance and Distribution of fishes, crabs and shrimps  Re-Assessment of Community Profiles, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, west coast of Florida (field work completed) – recreational and commercial  Coordination of Activities with COE, USGS, EPA, NSF, State Directors and Agencies  Website: www.noaa.gov – “Hurricane Katrina Environmental Impacts” www.noaa.gov

31. Short-term financial assistance and clean up activities including mapping and removal of marine debris, Restoring infrastructure needed to sustain fisheries, Developing and funding capacity reduction and other measures to Improve conservation management for sustainable Gulf fisheries, Recovering essential fisheries habitat and building more Storm-Resilient coastal communities Considerations in Long-Term Gulf Rebuilding (Gulf States Commission, Gulf Council, States, NOAA Fisheries, LA and MS Recovery Commissions)