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LOOP marine and estuarine monitoring program, 1978-95 : volume 1 : executive summary.
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1998-01-01
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Alternative Title:LOOP marine and estuarine monitoring program, 1978-95.
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Abstract:In recognition of the potential for significant environmental impacts much attention was given to environmental safeguards by state and federal agencies and by the Superport developers. Because of the potential risks associated with the construction and operation of the Superport, both state and federal licenses required environmental monitoring of LOOP construction and operational activities. The environmental monitoring program (EMP) was developed under mandate of the Superport Environmental Protection Plan (revised, 1977), a regulation of the State of Louisiana implementing the Offshore Terminal Act. Ecological components of the estuarine/marine monitoring program include: water chemistry, physical hydrography (including brine discharge), zooplankton/ichthyoplankton, demersal nekton, benthos, and sediment quality. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries collected the data related to these components from 1978 to 1995. Vegetation and wildlife components were monitored by LSU. This report is the executive summary of series of five reports that analyze the impacts of LOOP construction, operation, and maintenance on the estuarine/marine environment. These five reports include: 1) Water Chemistry, 2) Physical Hydrography, 3) Zooplankton and Ichthyoplankton, 4) Demersal Nekton, and 5) Sediment Quality.
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