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Prior to this site’s designation as an official website for the Deepwater Horizon NRDA Trustee Council Website on April 1, 2015, this site was managed by NOAA. Content uploaded prior to April 1, 2015 may not have been, and should not be assumed to be, approved or endorsed by the Trustee Council or any individual Trustee. Assessment and Early Restoration documents and stories pre-date the finalization of the comprehensive restoration plan and may include additional activity types.

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09-12 - New Guidance Added to Monitoring and Adaptive Management Manual
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Trustee Council
,
Monitoring and Adaptive Management
Notices
]

03-14 - Open Ocean Trustees Seek Public Comment on Draft Restoration Plan 3
[
Open Ocean
,
Draft Restoration Plan
]
03-02 - New Monitoring Activities to Plan and Evaluate Open Ocean Restoration
[
Open Ocean
,
Monitoring and Adaptive Management
Project News
]

11-14 - 2022 Texas Annual Meeting Information Available
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Texas
,
Public Meetings
]
11-08 - Florida Trustees Approve Plan to Update Coastal Sensitivity Index Maps
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Florida
,
Monitoring and Adaptive Management
Project News
]
11-07 - Submit Project Ideas for Florida’s Third Restoration Plan
[
Florida
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Project News
]

12-20 - Alabama Trustees Release Comprehensive Oyster Restoration Strategy
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Alabama
,
Notices
Project News
Publication
]
12-14 - New Monitoring Guidance Added to Monitoring and Adaptive Management Manual
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Trustee Council
,
Monitoring and Adaptive Management
Notices
Publication
]
12-07 - Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group Releases Third Draft Restoration Plan
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Mississippi
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Public Meetings
Translated Information
]

11-08 - Trustees Release First Comprehensive Review of Restoration Progress
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Trustee Council
Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Open Ocean
Regionwide
,
Monitoring and Adaptive Management
Notices
Project News
Publication
]

08-05 - Trustees Update Standard Operating Procedures
[
Trustee Council
,
Notices
Publication
]

07-26 - Public Input Drives Improvements to the Gulf Spill Restoration Website
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Trustee Council
Open Ocean
Regionwide
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
,
Project News
Public Meetings
]
07-14 - Louisiana Funds Plan to Examine Life at the Base of the Barataria Food Web
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Louisiana
,
Monitoring and Adaptive Management
]
07-13 - Living Shoreline Projects Move Forward in Florida, Mississippi
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Florida
Mississippi
,
Project News
]

06-30 - Deepwater Horizon Funding Helps Save Sea Turtles in Texas
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Texas
Regionwide
,
Project News
]
06-30 - Information from 2021 Trustee Council Annual Meeting Webinar Now Available
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Trustee Council
,
Public Meetings
Translated Information
]
06-29 - Florida Trustee Group Approves 18 Projects in $62 Million Restoration Plan
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Florida
,
Final Restoration Plan
Publication
]
06-09 - Getting Out on the Water in the Sunshine State
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Florida
,
Project News
]
06-08 - Updates from the Open Ocean April 2021 Webinar Now Available
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Open Ocean
,
Public Meetings
]
06-01 - 2020 Annual Reports Include 30 New Projects, More than 250 in Total, Investing $1.6 Billion in Gulf Restoration
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Trustee Council
Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Open Ocean
Regionwide
,
Annual Reporting
]

05-25 - Join the Trustees for their Annual Public Meeting Webinar June 17
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Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Open Ocean
Regionwide
Trustee Council
,
Public Meetings
Translated Information
]
05-06 - Save the Date, June 17: Trustee Council Annual Public Meeting Webinar
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Trustee Council
,
Public Meetings
]

02-19 - Florida Trustees Seek Public Comment on Draft Restoration Plan
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Florida
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Public Meetings
]

12-18 - Restoration Begins on North Breton Island
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Louisiana
,
Project News
]
12-09 - Alabama Trustees Invite Public Comment on Draft Addendum to Restoration Plan III
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Alabama
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Publication
]

08-19 - Louisiana Draft Restoration Plan for Birds and Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitat
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Louisiana
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Public Meetings
Publication
Translated Information
]
08-13 - Materials From Recent Open Ocean Webinar Now Available
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Open Ocean
,
Public Meetings
]
08-11 - September 9 Louisiana Annual Public Meeting Webinar
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Louisiana
,
Public Meetings
]
08-05 - Almost $12 Million in New Coastal Monitoring Funding Approved in Louisiana
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Louisiana
,
Monitoring and Adaptive Management
]
08-04 - Louisiana Trustees Approve Four Projects to Restore Oysters and Marine Mammals
[
Louisiana
,
Final Restoration Plan
Publication
]

07-31 - Birds of a Feather Get Tagged Together
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Alabama
,
Project News
]
07-24 - Materials Available from Trustee Council's 2020 Annual Meeting
[
Trustee Council
,
Publication
Translated Information
]
07-10 - Louisiana Approves Supplemental Plan for Cypremort State Park Improvements Project
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Louisiana
,
Final Restoration Plan
Publication
]
07-01 - Regionwide Trustees Initiate Restoration Planning
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Regionwide
,
Notices
]

06-24 - Join the Trustees for their Annual Public Meeting Webinar July 16
[
Trustee Council
Regionwide
Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Open Ocean
,
Public Meetings
]
06-18 - Initial Open Ocean Monitoring and Adaptive Management Priorities Released
[
Open Ocean
,
Monitoring and Adaptive Management
Public Meetings
Publication
]
06-01 - Hundreds of Restoration Activity Reports, 2019 Annual Financials Available
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Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Open Ocean
Regionwide
Trustee Council
,
Annual Reporting
Publication
]

04-29 - Gateway to Weeks Bay Conserved for Future Generations
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Alabama
,
Project News
]
04-22 - Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group Releases Second Draft Restoration Plan
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Mississippi
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Public Meetings
Publication
]
04-20 - 10 Years After Deepwater Horizon: Projects that Benefit Multiple Types of Resources
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Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Open Ocean
Regionwide
Trustee Council
,
Project News
]
04-20 - 10 Years After Deepwater Horizon: Projects Implemented in Multiple Locations
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Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Open Ocean
Regionwide
Trustee Council
,
Project News
]
04-20 - 10 Years After Deepwater Horizon: Projects Utilizing Multiple Funding Sources
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Trustee Council
Regionwide
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Texas
Open Ocean
,
Project News
]
04-20 - 10 Years after Deepwater Horizon: A Statement from the​ Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustee Council
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Trustee Council
Regionwide
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Texas
Open Ocean
,
Project News
]
04-17 - Louisiana Trustees Release Draft Supplement Restoration Plan for Cypremort State Park Improvements Project
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Louisiana
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Public Meetings
Publication
Translated Information
]
04-10 - Louisiana Approves Plan to Restore and Conserve Wetlands, Coastal and Nearshore Habitats
[
Louisiana
,
Final Restoration Plan
Publication
]
04-03 - New Report Charts Adaptive Management Vision for Louisiana Coastal Restoration
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Louisiana
,
Monitoring and Adaptive Management
Publication
]

03-31 - Louisiana Trustees Approve Final Changes to Two Recreational Use Projects
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Louisiana
,
Final Restoration Plan
Publication
]
03-20 - Draft Plan to Restore Marine Mammals and Oysters Open for Public Comment
[
Louisiana
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Public Meetings
Publication
Translated Information
]
03-20 - Draft Plan for Design of Barataria Marsh Creation Project Open for Comment
[
Louisiana
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Public Meetings
Publication
Translated Information
]

01-31 - Louisiana Trustees Propose Changes to Point-Aux-Chenes Small Boat Launch Project
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Louisiana
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Publication
]
01-28 - Project Restoring Gulf Pelagic Fish Kicks Off Fourth Year
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Open Ocean
,
Project News
]
01-24 - Louisiana Approves Funding for a Programmatic Monitoring and Adaptive Management Strategy
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Louisiana
,
Monitoring and Adaptive Management
]
01-22 - Information Available from Texas’ Annual Meeting Presentation
[
Texas
,
Public Meetings
Publication
]

12-20 - Louisiana Trustees Propose Changes to Wetlands Center Project
[
Louisiana
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Publication
]
12-20 - Alabama Releases Final Plan With Seven Recreational Use and Bird Projects
[
Alabama
,
Final Restoration Plan
Publication
]
12-20 - Draft Plan to Restore and Conserve Wetlands, Coastal and Nearshore Habitats Released
[
Louisiana
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Public Meetings
Publication
Translated Information
]
12-10 - $226 Million in Projects Approved in Second Open Ocean Restoration Plan
[
Open Ocean
,
Final Restoration Plan
Publication
Translated Information
]

08-29 - New Restoration Monitoring Guidance Released
[
Trustee Council
,
Monitoring and Adaptive Management
Publication
]
08-29 - Alabama Restoration Area Draft Plan for Recreation and Birds Released
[
Alabama
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Publication
Translated Information
]
08-26 - Innovative Monitoring Activities Will Improve Understanding of Stressors on Gulf Whales and Dolphins
[
Open Ocean
,
Monitoring and Adaptive Management
Publication
]

06-25 - Florida Restoration Area Draft Phase V.3 Plan Released
[
Florida
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Publication
]
06-20 - Information from Trustee Council’s June Workshop and Annual Meeting Available
[
Trustee Council
,
Public Meetings
Translated Information
]
06-07 - Submit Your Ideas for Restoration in Louisiana
[
Louisiana
,
Notices
]

05-31 - 2018 Annual Financial Summary, 171 Annual Restoration Activity Reports Now Available
[
Trustee Council
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Regionwide
Open Ocean
,
Annual Reporting
]
05-24 - Join Open Ocean Monitoring, Adaptive Management Outreach Event June 4
[
Open Ocean
,
Monitoring and Adaptive Management
Public Meetings
Translated Information
]
05-17 - Pensacola Ferries Get a New Home Port
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Florida
,
Project News
]
05-15 - Open Ocean Draft Restoration Plan 2 Available for Public Comment
[
Open Ocean
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Publication
Translated Information
]
05-07 - Open Ocean Trustees Release Monitoring and Adaptive Management Strategy
[
Open Ocean
,
Monitoring and Adaptive Management
Publication
]
05-03 - Save the Date: Open Ocean Meetings June 4
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Open Ocean
,
Public Meetings
]

03-15 - Florida Trustees Approve Final Restoration Plan 1
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Florida
,
Final Restoration Plan
Publication
]
03-13 - Louisiana Trustees Release Final Restoration Plan for Queen Bess Island
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Louisiana
,
Final Restoration Plan
Publication
]
03-12 - Open Ocean Trustees Approve Final Restoration Plan 1
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Open Ocean
,
Final Restoration Plan
Publication
]

07-31 - Information Available from Trustees July 18 Workshop and July 19 Annual Public Meeting
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Trustee Council
,
Public Meetings
Translated Information
]
07-18 - Louisiana Trustees Release Final Restoration Plan #4 for Recreational Use and Nutrient Reduction
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Louisiana
,
Final Restoration Plan
Publication
Translated Information
]
07-18 - Louisiana Trustees Release Final Restoration Plan #2 to Restore Lost Recreational Opportunities
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Louisiana
,
Final Restoration Plan
Publication
Translated Information
]

06-28 - Attend our Community Outreach Workshop, July 18 in Mississippi
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Trustee Council
,
Public Meetings
]
06-28 - Trustees to Hold Third Annual Meeting on July 19 in Mississippi
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Trustee Council
,
Public Meetings
]
06-22 - Information available from Alabama’s Public Meeting on its latest Draft Restoration Plan
[
Alabama
,
Public Meetings
Translated Information
]

05-11 - Louisiana Trustees Respond to Public Comment, Propose Modifications to Elmer’s Island Access Project
[
Louisiana
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Public Meetings
Translated Information
]

04-20 - Dive into 2017 Restoration Project Data
[
Trustee Council
Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Regionwide
Open Ocean
,
Annual Reporting
]
04-20 - Gulf Spill Restoration: Two Years After Settlement
[
Trustee Council
,
Annual Reporting
]
04-17 - Louisiana Trustees Release Fourth Draft Restoration Plan, Focusing on Recreational Use and Nutrient Reduction
[
Louisiana
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Public Meetings
Publication
Translated Information
]
04-05 - Alabama Releases Draft Restoration Plan II, Seeking Public Comment Until May 7
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Alabama
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Public Meetings
Publication
]

03-20 - Louisiana Trustees Finalize Barataria Strategic Restoration Plan
[
Louisiana
,
Final Restoration Plan
Publication
Translated Information
]

01-31 - Deepwater Horizon Trustee Members Providing In-person Program Updates at GoMOSES Next Week
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Trustee Council
Regionwide
Open Ocean
,
Public Meetings
]
01-16 - New Osprey Nesting Platforms Installed in Alabama
[
Alabama
,
Project News
]
01-05 - Project to Restore Gulf Fish Kicks Off Second Year
[
Open Ocean
,
Project News
]
01-04 - Trustees Approve and Release the First Manual for Monitoring and Adaptive Management
[
Trustee Council
,
Monitoring and Adaptive Management
]

12-20 - Louisiana Trustees Seek Comment on Draft Recreational Use & Barataria Strategic Plans
[
Louisiana
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Public Meetings
Publication
]

11-21 - Trustees to Hold Second Annual Meeting on November 30
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Trustee Council
,
Public Meetings
]

10-23 - Norriego Point Project Kicks Off
[
Florida
,
Project News
]
10-18 - Texas Trustee Implementation Group Releases First Restoration Plan
[
Texas
,
Final Restoration Plan
Publication
]
10-02 - Changes to the Oceanic Fish Restoration Project
[
Open Ocean
,
Notices
Project News
]

09-25 - Các Ủy viên sẽ Tổ chức Buổi họp Thường niên Lần hai vào Ngày 30 Tháng 11
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Trustee Council
,
Public Meetings
Translated Information
]
09-19 - Changes to Louisiana Oyster Restoration Project
[
Louisiana
,
Notices
Project News
]
09-08 - Các Ủy Viên hoãn cuộc họp thường niên lần thứ hai
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Trustee Council
,
Public Meetings
Translated Information
]
09-08 - Trustees Postpone Second Annual Meeting
[
Trustee Council
,
Public Meetings
]

05-18 - Texas Trustee Implementation Group Releases First Draft Restoration Plan
[
Texas
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Public Meetings
Publication
]
05-08 - Information Posted from Public Webinar on Open Ocean Restoration
[
Open Ocean
,
Public Meetings
Translated Information
]
05-02 - New Ferries Arrive in Pensacola
[
Open Ocean
,
Project News
]

04-20 - Dive into Restoration Project Data
[
Trustee Council
,
Annual Reporting
]
04-20 - Gulf Spill Restoration: One Year After Settlement
[
Trustee Council
Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Regionwide
Open Ocean
,
Annual Reporting
]
04-17 - Florida Oyster Cultch Placement Completed
[
Florida
,
Project News
]
04-14 - Alabama Trustee Implementation Group Releases First Restoration Plan
[
Alabama
,
Final Restoration Plan
Publication
]

02-23 - Construction Almost Complete at Louisiana Barrier Island
[
Louisiana
,
Project News
]

01-23 - Information Available from Alabama Public Meetings
[
Alabama
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Public Meetings
]
01-23 - Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group Releases First Restoration Plan
[
Louisiana
,
Final Restoration Plan
Publication
]

12-27 - Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group Releases First Draft Restoration Plan
[
Mississippi
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Publication
]
12-16 - Alabama Trustee Implementation Group Releases First Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Impact Statement
[
Alabama
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Public Meetings
Publication
]
12-12 - Changes to the Pensacola Bay Living Shoreline Project
[
Florida
,
Project News
]
12-06 - Trustees Make Updates to Standard Operating Procedures
[
Trustee Council
,
Publication
]

11-29 - Change to Louisiana Restoration Project
[
Louisiana
,
Notices
Project News
]
11-23 - Public Comment Period for Louisiana Restoration Plan Now Closes December 9
[
Louisiana
,
Draft Restoration Plan
Notices
]
11-09 - Project Will Restore Oceanic Fish in the Gulf of Mexico
[
Open Ocean
,
Project News
]
11-02 - Save the Date: Mississippi TIG Public Meeting
[
Mississippi
,
Publication
]

10-25 - Alabama Living Shorelines Project is Underway
[
Alabama
,
Project News
]
10-12 - Information Available from Trustees’ Public Meeting
[
Trustee Council
,
Public Meetings
Translated Information
]

03-22 - Next Step toward Settlement with BP Reached
[
Assessment and Early Restoration
,
Notices
]

02-19 - Update on the Comprehensive Restoration Plan for the Gulf of Mexico
[
Assessment and Early Restoration
,
Draft Restoration Plan
]