Ecological Management Action Plans

The ecological management action plans directly address the Priority Problems identified for the estuary. As such, they are considered by many to be the most important elements of the CCMP. The The plans are categorized as Habitat Management, actions which address the issues of water and sediment flows, habitat loss, and marsh protection; Water Quality, actions which identify water quality problems and protect water resources; Living Resources, actions which address problems associated with the plant and animal life of the estuary; and Accessible and Compatible Data Sets, actions which address the need for a centralized accessible body of scientific information about the estuary and its problems.

Habitat Management

• Action Plan EM-1: Hydrologic Restoration
• Action Plan EM-2: Freshwater and Sediment Diversions
• Action Plan EM-3: Evaluate the Effectiveness of Reactivating Bayou Lafourche as a Distributary Channel of the Mississippi River
• Action Plan EM-4: Beneficial Use of Dredged and Non-Indigenous Material
• Action Plan EM-5: Preservation and Restoration of Barrier Islands
• Action Plan EM-6: Shoreline Stabilization and Induced Sediment Deposition
• Action Plan EM-7: Marsh Management

Water Quality

• Action Plan EM-8: Nutrient, Bacteria and Toxic Contaminants
• Action Plan EM-9: Oil and Produced Water Spill Prevention and Early Detection
• Action Plan EM-10: Reduction of Sewage Pollution
• Action Plan EM-11: Reduction of Agricultural Pollution
• Action Plan EM-12: Storm Water Management
• Action Plan EM-13: Contaminated Sediment Data Base
• Action Plan EM-14: Assessment of Toxic and Noxious Phytoplankton Blooms

Living Resources

• Action Plan EM-15: Protection of Habitat for Migratory and Resident Birds
• Action Plan EM-16: Reduction of Impacts from Exotic Vegetation
• Action Plan EM-17: Zebra Mussel Monitoring and Control

Accessible and Compatible Data Sets

• Action Plan EM-18: Centralized Data Sets

Other available document downloads that might be of interest:

• Estuary Compact
• The Technical Supplement