Reconnaissance geophysical and geotechnical investigations to characterize Ship Shoal

Implementing Organization

Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA), Louisiana State University (LSU), RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana (LA-COE)

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$667,258

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

The U.S. Department of Treasury

Funding Program

The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 5: Centers of Excellence Research Grant Program

Details

Project Category

Science

Project Actions

Monitoring and Observations

Targeted Resources

Benthic Zone/Sea Floor

Project Description

To better understand Ship Shoal’s sediment characteristics, volume, and geomorphology, and address data gaps, this project will develop and conduct reconnaissance full-suite geophysical and geotechnical investigations across the entire shoal. Samples will be extracted from vibracores at irregular intervals to ground truth the subbottom data. The data will provide sediment characterization and an estimate of total available volume and accessible volume of restoration quality sediment. The data collected during the surveys will serve as baseline data for future shoal migration studies.

Contact

Patrick Bradley
None
pbradley@chenierenvironmental.com
Project Website

Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

None