Impacts and Rebuilding from the 2005 Hurricanes Dr. Steve Murawski, Chief Scientist Dr. Roy Crabtree, SE Regional Administrator NOAA Fisheries Service.

Impacts and Rebuilding Impacts and Rebuilding from the 2005 Hurricanesfrom the 2005 Hurricanes

Dr. Steve Murawski, Dr. Steve Murawski, Chief ScientistChief Scientist

Dr. Roy Crabtree,Dr. Roy Crabtree,SE Regional AdministratorSE Regional Administrator

NOAA Fisheries ServiceNOAA Fisheries Service

OverviewOverview

Monitoring for Seafood SafetyMonitoring for Seafood Safety Changes in Resource abundanceChanges in Resource abundance Wetlands losses and restorationWetlands losses and restoration Fishing-related losses (vessels, Fishing-related losses (vessels,

infrastructure, lost revenues)infrastructure, lost revenues) Rebuilding Efforts and Ongoing Rebuilding Efforts and Ongoing

activities (Roy, Bill, general activities (Roy, Bill, general discussion)discussion)

Katrina / Rita Post EventKatrina / Rita Post Event TrackTrack IntensityIntensity Storm surgeStorm surge Warning lead timeWarning lead time How did the Govt. Respond?How did the Govt. Respond?

Rita Track

Forecast Track

Forecast Track

Katrina Track

Potential Seafood Safety and DebrisPotential Seafood Safety and DebrisIssuesIssues

Hydrocarbon releases along the lower Hydrocarbon releases along the lower Mississippi River and from sunken Mississippi River and from sunken vesselsvessels

Toxics and pathogens from pumping out Toxics and pathogens from pumping out New OrleansNew Orleans

Large numbers of sunken vessels Large numbers of sunken vessels inshore of Mississippi Soundinshore of Mississippi Sound

Contents of storm surge watersContents of storm surge waters Offshore releasesOffshore releases

Hydrocarbon Releases Requiring Response

MODIS Coastwatch Imagery – TUESDAY 13 September

Looking for Evidence ofPotential Movement of Toxics & Pathogens

R/V Nancy Foster

Chartered Fishing Vessel Sampling

Bi-weekly sampling underway

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r2 = -0.0268 p = 0.5338

r2 = -0.04178, p = 0.7833

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PCBs

Lake Borgne

DDT

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r2 =- 0.02801, p = 0.8310

Mississippi Sound –Gulf of Mexico

Low Molecular Weight Aromatic Compounds

Mississippi Sound –Gulf of Mexico

High Molecular Weight Aromatic Compounds

Mussel Watch Program - Oysters

120 Contaminants measured in American Oyster

Modeling of Water Mass Movements -OAR

CODE Drifter

Abundant Species Caught During Fall Resource Abundant Species Caught During Fall Resource Assessment Surveys Conducted by the SEFSC Mississippi Assessment Surveys Conducted by the SEFSC Mississippi

Laboratory, 1972-2005Laboratory, 1972-2005

NameName

Percent CompositionPercent Composition

Weight PerWeight Per

Individual (gms)Individual (gms)

Frequency ofFrequency of

OccurrenceOccurrence

(Percent)(Percent)WeightWeight Numbers

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44

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66

77

88

99

1010

1111

1212

1313

1414

Atlantic croaker (Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatusMicropogonias undulatus))

Spot (Spot (Leiostomus xanthurusLeiostomus xanthurus))

Hardhead catfish (Hardhead catfish (Ariopsis felisAriopsis felis))

Longspine porgy (Longspine porgy (Stenotomus caprinusStenotomus caprinus))

Moon jelly (Moon jelly (Aurelia auritaAurelia aurita))

Sand seatrout (Sand seatrout (Cynoscion arenariusCynoscion arenarius))

Gulf butterfish (Gulf butterfish (Peprilus burtiPeprilus burti))

Atlantic bumper (Atlantic bumper (Chloroscombrus chrysurusChloroscombrus chrysurus))

Inshore lizardfish (Inshore lizardfish (Synodus foetensSynodus foetens))

Silver seatrout (Silver seatrout (Cynoscion nothusCynoscion nothus))

Brown shrimp (Brown shrimp (Farfantepenaeus aztecusFarfantepenaeus aztecus))

White shrimp (White shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferusLitopenaeus setiferus))

Red snapper (Red snapper (Lutjanus campechanusLutjanus campechanus))

Pink shrimp (Pink shrimp (Farfantepenaeus duorarumFarfantepenaeus duorarum))

32.632.6

9.29.2

7.47.4

6.26.2

5.85.8

3.33.3

3.13.1

2.92.9

2.32.3

1.71.7

1.51.5

0.50.5

0.50.5

0.00.0

23.223.2

4.34.3

2.62.6

9.99.9

0.90.9

1.41.4

2.42.4

9.49.4

1.01.0

1.71.7

3.43.4

1.01.0

0.50.5

0.20.2

7070

105105

138138

3131

292292

119119

6464

1515

114114

4848

2222

2323

2020

5050

74.574.5

53.453.4

27.727.7

66.266.2

21.721.7

54.354.3

46.746.7

42.842.8

72.472.4

37.537.5

79.779.7

29.129.1

16.516.5

52.352.3

SumsSums 77.077.0 61.961.9

Atlantic CroakerAtlantic Croaker

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FinfishFinfish

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White ShrimpWhite Shrimp

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Red SnapperRed Snapper

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Brown ShrimpBrown Shrimp

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Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama (areas 10-17)

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Texas Coast (areas 18-21)

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Katrina

Shrimp Reporting AreasShrimp Reporting Areas

Wetlands InundationWetlands Inundation

Pecan Island Terrace Project:Pecan Island Terrace Project:Pre & Post 2005 HurricanesPre & Post 2005 Hurricanes

Oct 2005 IDP (post Rita)

October IDP 2004

• Example of an ecosystem project to protect wetlands and shoreline in western LA.

• Terrace project reduces wave fetch and shoreline erosion. Additional benefits include: improved fish habitat & improved water quality.

• NOAA designed & managed the construction of 28 projects since 1995.

• To date NOAA analyzed 9 large-scale projects. The analysis determined that all 9 projects performed as designed and 8 of the 9 projects suffered minimal damage.

Alabama Louisiana Mississippi W. Florida SE Texas Total

Oyster $2,120,392 $34,775,087 $6,073,242 $2,877,957 $13,157,120 $59,003,798

Shrimp $29,192,482 $139,157,576 $26,524,987 $32,927,976 $57,973,840 $285,776,861

Finfish & Other Shellfish

$5,722,923 $118,775,448 $11,192,325 $110,055,421 $5,733,349 $251,479,466

Annual Total

$37,035,797 $292,708,111 $43,790,554 $145,861,354 $76,864,309 $596,260,125

Value of Gulf Landings - 2004

Fishing Related LossesFishing Related Losses• 3,500 - 5,000 fishing vessels sunk or driven ashore due to the storms

• In Mississippi alone, 452 vessels > 30 ft long were affected

• In 2004, area fisheries were worth $595 million (first sale). The most valuable species are shrimp, oysters and a variety of finfish

• September 2005 catches of shrimp and oysters declined 97% and 94% respectively from September 2003-2004, representing a drop of $62 million for the month

• Fishing infrastructure (docks, ice houses, processing facilities) severely damaged in many coastal areas, especially Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana

Mississippi October 2005 vs. 2004Mississippi October 2005 vs. 2004

Oyster Revenue

Shrimp Revenue

Finfish Revenue

Recreational

Imports

Exports

Louisiana October 2005 vs. 2004Louisiana October 2005 vs. 2004

Oyster Revenue

Shrimp Revenue

Finfish Revenue

Recreational

Imports

Exports

Ongoing NOAA Operations & StudiesOngoing NOAA Operations & Studies

Weekly Reporting to the White House Gulf Restoration Weekly Reporting to the White House Gulf Restoration Working Group (Donald Powell)Working Group (Donald Powell)

Sustained Ops. For Contaminants Monitoring – Cruise Sustained Ops. For Contaminants Monitoring – Cruise biweekly with other sampling as appropriate, biweekly with other sampling as appropriate, PATRICIA PATRICIA JEANJEAN

Mussel Watch Stations now being re-sampled - NOSMussel Watch Stations now being re-sampled - NOS Wetlands Loss Analysis being Undertaken by NOS and Wetlands Loss Analysis being Undertaken by NOS and

NMFSNMFS Impacts on Abundance and Distribution of fishes, crabs Impacts on Abundance and Distribution of fishes, crabs

and shrimpsand shrimps Re-Assessment of Community Profiles, Alabama, Re-Assessment of Community Profiles, Alabama,

Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, west coast of Florida (field Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, west coast of Florida (field work completed) – recreational and commercialwork completed) – recreational and commercial

Coordination of Activities with COE, USGS, EPA, NSF, Coordination of Activities with COE, USGS, EPA, NSF, State Directors and AgenciesState Directors and Agencies

Website: Website: www.noaa.govwww.noaa.gov – “Hurricane Katrina Environmental – “Hurricane Katrina Environmental Impacts”Impacts”

• Short-term financial assistance and clean up activities including mapping and removal of marine debris,

• Restoring infrastructure needed to sustain fisheries,

• Developing and funding capacity reduction and other measures to Improve conservation management for sustainable Gulf fisheries,

• Recovering essential fisheries habitat and building more Storm-Resilient coastal communities

Considerations in Long-Term Gulf Rebuilding(Gulf States Commission, Gulf Council, States,

NOAA Fisheries, LA and MS Recovery Commissions)