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Mississippi Hancock County Marsh Living Shoreline Project

Implementing Organization

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; State of Mississippi

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$50,000,000

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (NRDA)

Funding Program

Natural Resource Damage Assessment NRDA

Details

Project Category

Environmental

Project Actions

Habitat Restoration and Enhancement

Targeted Resources

Wetlands/Marshes/Estuaries

Project Description

This project will employ living shoreline techniques including natural and artificial breakwater material and marsh creation to reduce shoreline erosion by dampening wave energy while encouraging reestablishment of habitat that was once present in the region. The project will provide for construction of up to 5.9 miles of living breakwater, approximately 46 acres of marsh creation, and approximately 46 acres of subtidal reef restoration in Heron Bay to increase secondary productivity in the area. The project will reduce shoreline erosion, create habitat for secondary productivity, and protect and create salt marsh habitat.

Contact

Dan Van Nostrand
(251) 544-5015
dan.van-nostrand@noaa.gov
Project Website
Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

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