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The USGS conducts multidisciplinary research to address the conservation, restoration and management needs in the Gulf as identified by external partners and USGS supporting programs. We engage in science partnership opportunities to leverage data acquisition, analysis, modeling, monitoring and adaptive management, and data management and visualization capabilities, that provide information for use locally, regionally and nationally.

RESTORE Council Monitoring and Assessment Program

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The RESTORE Council Monitoring and Assessment Program (CMAP), administered by NOAA and USGS, is building foundational components for a Gulf of Mexico–wide monitoring network.

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Alabama Barrier Island Restoration Assessment

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This project was a collaborative effort between the USGS, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the State of Alabama to investigate viable, sustainable restoration options that protect and restore the natural resources of Dauphin Island, Alabama.

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Figure 2. Current and proposed MR diversions in Louisiana deltaic wetlands. (Source: LaCPRA)

Integrated Modeling of Coastal Processes and Linkages to Management Applications

Coastal wetlands provide valuable ecosystem services such as wave attenuation, surge reduction, carbon sequestration, wastewater treatment, and critical habitats for endangered fish and wildlife species. However, wetland loss threatens the capacity of coastal wetlands to provide these ecosystem services.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Gulf of Mexico
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Integrated Modeling of Coastal Processes and Linkages to Management Applications

Coastal wetlands provide valuable ecosystem services such as wave attenuation, surge reduction, carbon sequestration, wastewater treatment, and critical habitats for endangered fish and wildlife species. However, wetland loss threatens the capacity of coastal wetlands to provide these ecosystem services.
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Monitoring Effects of Barrier Island Restoration on Piping Plovers in Louisiana

The federally threatened piping plover relies on sand-beach habitat year-round for nesting, foraging, and roosting, habitat that is particularly vulnerable to loss and degradation from coastal development, recreation activities, erosion, and sea-level rise.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Species Management Research Program, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Gulf of Mexico, Hurricanes
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Monitoring Effects of Barrier Island Restoration on Piping Plovers in Louisiana

The federally threatened piping plover relies on sand-beach habitat year-round for nesting, foraging, and roosting, habitat that is particularly vulnerable to loss and degradation from coastal development, recreation activities, erosion, and sea-level rise.
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Roughtongue Reef Map

Natural Resource Disaster Assessment (NRDA): Mesophotic Reef Investigations Post-DWH Event

A series of ROV cruises was proposed to survey selected reefs for fish and soft coral diversity.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center , Gulf of Mexico
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Natural Resource Disaster Assessment (NRDA): Mesophotic Reef Investigations Post-DWH Event

A series of ROV cruises was proposed to survey selected reefs for fish and soft coral diversity.
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