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Plaquemines oyster harvesters threaten lawsuit over $3 billion coastal restoration project
Posted on 11/8/23 at 6:18 pm
Posted on 11/8/23 at 6:18 pm
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Plaquemines Parish oyster companies and the Earth Island Institute environmental group say they’ll sue to stop the planned Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, one of the state’s most ambitious and expensive coastal restoration projects.
In a notice of intent to sue, the group on Tuesday alleged that the diversion violates the Endangered Species Act and is likely to harm several imperiled marine animals.
The project “will have serious adverse consequences for several listed species, including the threatened piping plover, red knot, loggerhead sea turtle, and green sea turtle, as well as the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle,” the NOI says.
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Posted on 11/8/23 at 7:48 pm to WPBTiger
This reeks of Nungesser.
Posted on 11/8/23 at 8:00 pm to WPBTiger
Don’t feel bad for the oyster fishermen at all. They all want to act like they’re dirt poor and the diversion is going to kill off all their business when in reality they all made 10’s of millions off the oil spill and robbed BP blind.
Posted on 11/8/23 at 8:14 pm to TheGhostOfBigLee
The areas they fishing oysters were freshwater before the levees were built. Along came the levees, the area got saltier, they started making reefs and doing really well with it. Now the area they fish is being returned to fresh water and the fisherman are complaining.
This post was edited on 11/9/23 at 10:51 am
Posted on 11/8/23 at 8:48 pm to CHEDBALLZ
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Now the area they fish is being returned to fresh water and the fisherman are complaining
In 15-20yrs without any diversions all the reefs will be sanded in. Oysters don’t grow on the beach or the gulf, once all the reefs are dead they will sue for not protecting them.
Posted on 11/8/23 at 9:01 pm to bearhc
quote:Oyster mafia..... the most powerful lobby in LA...make no mistake about it.
This reeks of Nungesser.
Posted on 11/8/23 at 9:12 pm to WPBTiger
The state should not renew a single oyster lease. Problem solved.
Posted on 11/8/23 at 9:23 pm to WPBTiger
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will have serious adverse consequences for several listed species, including the threatened piping plover, red knot, loggerhead sea turtle, and green sea turtle, as well as the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle,” the NOI says.
Yeah, frick restoring eroding land that helps with storm surge, gotta save those endangered species.
Posted on 11/9/23 at 5:54 am to maisweh
Hilarious they will use environmental hippies to argue opposite points here:
Louisiana Black Bear: Hippies - you cannot have a season on black bears, they haven't reached their true native range from 100 years ago due to human construction.
Diversion: Hippies - you cannot restore the wetlands like they were 100 years ago before the levees were built by humans.
Those animals listed will move with their environmental changes. Arguing that a bird will die off because it is too stupid to understand that it is now surrounded by freshwater....
Louisiana Black Bear: Hippies - you cannot have a season on black bears, they haven't reached their true native range from 100 years ago due to human construction.
Diversion: Hippies - you cannot restore the wetlands like they were 100 years ago before the levees were built by humans.
Those animals listed will move with their environmental changes. Arguing that a bird will die off because it is too stupid to understand that it is now surrounded by freshwater....
Posted on 11/9/23 at 6:09 am to WPBTiger
None of them would know a red knot from a piping plover
And both of the above will benefit from a sediment diversion
And both of the above will benefit from a sediment diversion
Posted on 11/9/23 at 6:28 am to TheGhostOfBigLee
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Don’t feel bad for the oyster fishermen at all. They all want to act like they’re dirt poor and the diversion is going to kill off all their business when in reality they all made 10’s of millions off the oil spill and robbed BP blind.
This is correct
Posted on 11/9/23 at 7:33 am to CHEDBALLZ
On Federal lands in CA Juniper trees that are over 100 years old are considered cultural resources.
Juniper is a non-native invasive species in the great basin....
Juniper is a non-native invasive species in the great basin....
Posted on 11/9/23 at 7:39 am to choupiquesushi
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Oyster mafia..... the most powerful lobby in LA...make no mistake about it.
They’ve single-handedly fricked up every diversion project, even ones that got built. I will never understand how they have so much pull for something that clearly benefits only them to the overwhelming detriment of the entire state and multiple large ports.
Posted on 11/9/23 at 8:17 am to WPBTiger
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The project “will have serious adverse consequences for several listed species, including the threatened piping plover, red knot, loggerhead sea turtle, and green sea turtle, as well as the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle,” the NOI says.
They are pressing the right buttons. Coastal birds and sea turtles will bring big time conservation $$$ in to the fight.
Posted on 11/9/23 at 8:19 am to Saskwatch
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They are pressing the right buttons. Coastal birds and sea turtles will bring big time conservation $$$ in to the fight.
Any project this large would have had to have an Environmental Impact Statement performed. They take into account any threatened, endangered, or proposed species I haven’t read it but it’s there I am sure
Posted on 11/9/23 at 8:44 am to Sparty3131
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On Federal lands in CA
The non profit organization I worked for spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to convince the state of CA that wild turkeys were native to their state. They fought us at every turn. The grape growers led the charge.
In the end we were able to identify Turkey bones from the tar pits, took them to court and were eventually able to restock turkeys in CA.
Posted on 11/9/23 at 8:51 am to WPBTiger
They rather oysters are a place to live.
Posted on 11/9/23 at 11:45 am to bayouvette
Other businesses would soon follow, Jurisich said.
“It’s going to impact the stores, the restaurants, the processing plants,” he said at the meeting last year. “And tourism? Tourism is going to be done.”
stores - nah they import shite
restaurants - nah they serve imported shite
processing plants - yes
Tourism - lol what
“It’s going to impact the stores, the restaurants, the processing plants,” he said at the meeting last year. “And tourism? Tourism is going to be done.”
stores - nah they import shite
restaurants - nah they serve imported shite
processing plants - yes
Tourism - lol what
Posted on 11/9/23 at 1:37 pm to choupiquesushi
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most powerful lobby in LA
Omega Proteins would like a word
Posted on 11/9/23 at 4:11 pm to choupiquesushi
And; the La restaurant association which is #1. Pair them together and it’s a double whammy of mafia that doesn’t include the avg tax payer.
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