GOM Ecosystem Restoration Strategy

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• Pres. Obama “Look Beyond DWH”

• Mabus report Sep 2010

• Key Recommendation – Gulf Coast Ecosystem

Restoration Task ForceDead Zone

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• Executive Order

• Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Task Force

• Innovation solutions• Large scale• Science-based• Restoration= protecting,

conserving for resilience

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• Living coastal and marine resources

– Depleted populations– Offshore environments– Oysters, corals, etc.– Sentinel species, sites– Invasive species

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• Recommendations– Recovery plans– Fishery-dependent data– Fishery-independent data– Priority offshore areas– Criteria for reef restoration– “Canaries in the coalmine”– Invasive species mgt plans

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• Adaptive Management– Restoration efficacy– New insight into Gulf function,

health– ‘Critical elements’ identified

• Science Plan

• Implementation Strategy