18:1 - Manatee River Oyster Restoration
Implementing Organization
Gulf Consortium
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$2,039,612
Known Leveraged Funding
$630,000
Funding Organization
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council
Funding Program
The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 3: Spill Impact Component
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Species Restoration
Targeted Resources
Oysters/Reefs
Project Description
The Gulf Consortium, through the sub-recipient, Manatee County is requesting $2,039,612 in Spill Impact Component funding for the Council approved Manatee River Oyster Restoration project. The project involves planning, engineering and design, environmental compliance, construction (the placement of cultch (natural shell and/or other suitable material) in estuarine portions of the Manatee River, from Fort Hamer Road Bridge to Tampa Bay, including the Braden River, Wares Creek, and Warner’s and McLewis Bayous) and monitoring. The project will restore productive oyster reefs lost or degraded primarily from combined stresses of reduced freshwater flows, water quality declines, historic dredging for construction materials, and associated disease and predation. The project is needed to restore lost and degraded oyster reefs in the estuarine (lower) portions of the Manatee River and its tributaries in lower Tampa Bay. Project completion is expected to take approximately 13 years.
Contact
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Project Website
Florida Department of Envornmental Protection
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