Workshops

Considering the Near‐Term Fisheries Implications of Large Scale River Diversions: An Interactive Panel Discussion

March 6, 2018
Pontchartrain Center in  Kenner, LA
Theme of summit: Adapting to Change

Major river sediment diversions proposed in the Louisiana Coastal Master Plan were the subject of an interactive session held at the Louisiana Fisheries Forward Summit on March 6, 2018 at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner, LA. “Considering the Near‐Term Fisheries Implications of Large Scale River Diversions” was a moderated panel discussion in which resource managers heard from representatives of state‐sanctioned fishery advisory councils. The session focused primarily on socioeconomic considerations of large scale diversions, with the target audience being summit attendees working in fisheries‐dependent businesses, including: commercial fishers, charter operations, seafood docks and dealers, processors, and retailers. This brief report summarizes the background, rationale, format and results of that session.

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Focus Group for Hazard Mitigation Outreach

May 29, 2014

On May 29th, Louisiana Sea Grant hosted a focus group discussion to follow up on the results of the survey we distributed in early 2014. In addition to project team members, those in attendance represented a mix of local government, private industry, landowners, and university extension (AgCenter and Sea Grant). The purpose of the focus group was to build knowledge related to the delivery of hazard mitigation information by collecting participant knowledge and experience.

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Lafourche Parish Coastal Hazards Workshop

January 10, 2013

Topics of this workshop focused on issues affecting Lafourche Parish such as climate change, sea level rise, planning and zoning, and coastal change.

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Flood Protection & Ecosystem Restoration Conference

November 2007 & January 2009

The Flood Protection and Ecosystem Restoration Conference was a professional development program to assist public agencies, including levee boards and districts, in achieving their statutory responsibilities in flood protection and ecosystem restoration.

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The Presidents’ Forum on Meeting Coastal Challenges

January 2005, March 2006, March 2007 & June 2008

As Louisiana continues to pursue long-term coastal restoration goals, it is only fitting that its universities take a lead role in addressing the near-term, politically sensitive and economically challenging implications of the state’s devastating coastal land loss problem. Between 2005 and 2008, four Presidents’ Forums and one seminar were held bringing together experts and leaders from state, national and community levels to discuss issues affecting coastal Louisiana.

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