Reef Fish Assessment for Mississippi Coastal and Nearshore Waters: Restoration through Improved Data Collection and Management – Phase IV
Implementing Organization
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MS DEQ)
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$4,122,000
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Funding Program
NFWF Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund GEBF
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Habitat Restoration and Enhancement
Targeted Resources
Fish/Fish Habitats
Project Description
Perform an assessment of reef fish in coastal Mississippi and nearshore Gulf waters that will provide necessary data resolution for reducing scientific uncertainty of factors influencing red snapper and reef fish population structures.
Contact
Chris Wells601-961-5545
cwells@mdeq.ms.gov
Project Website
Project Partners
Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, University of Southern Mississippi
Affiliated Institutions
None