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Mississippi River Gulf Outlet - New Orleans District
Project Information
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Fiscal Year: 2003
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Project Dates: 11/20/02 - 1/6/03
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Contract Number: N/A
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Project Description: Bar channel dredging to restore project depth in the Breton Sound segment (channel Miles 9.6 to 4.3) due to severe shoaling caused by Tropical Storm Isidore.
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Maintenace / New Work: Maintenance
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Federal / Regulatory: Federal
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Total Project Cubic Yards: 2371482
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Total Days of Dredging: 45
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Total Hours of Dredging: 0
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Type of Material: Mud
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Disposal Method(s) for Material: Sidecast/agitation (2,370,240 cy) and last load dredge & haul mode (1,242 cy)
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Total Turtle Takes: 0
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Observer Company Used: REMSA
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Predredge Trawling
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Predredge Trawling Company: N/A
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Predredge Trawling? No
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Are Predredge Reports Available? No
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Loggerheads: 0
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Greens: 0
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Kemp's Ridley: 0
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Other: 0
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Relocation Trawling
Relocation Trawling? No
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Relocation Company: N/A
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Loggerheads:
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Greens:
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Kemp's Ridley:
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Leatherbacks:
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Hawksbill:
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Total number turtles relocated: 0
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Are Relocation Reports Available? No
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Are Dredging Records Available? Yes
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Are original turtle take data still available? No
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Description of mitigation measures/dates used: Deflectors, windows (11/30-3/31)
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Other Remarks: Water surface temperatures during the project ranged from 57.2°-64.4° C, and mid-depth temperatures ranged from 13°-15° C. Due to the uncertainty of water temperatures dropping below 12° C in the Gulf of Mexico, MVN now employs observers and screening year-round (except SWP).
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Dredges for Project:
Turtle Takes during Project:
- There were no turtle takes by a dredge
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