Louisiana's Sediment Diversion Tests During Critical Brown Shrimp Grow-Out Period Puzzles Some
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [WVUE] by John Snell - March 25, 2015
Critics of the state's plans for large sediment diversions blasted a test being run at the existing Davis Pond diversion, insisting it threatens the next generation of brown shrimp.
The state's Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority said the two-week test, which wraps up Wednesday, will help answer questions about ambitious plans to pump Mississippi River water into the surrounding marsh for land creation.
For the last 14 days, the state has run Davis Pond on the west bank in St. Charles Parish at full blast, nearly 10,000 cubic feet per second...
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