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原文传递 Gulf Coast Replenishment Plans Threaten Fishing, Critics Say

题名：	Gulf Coast Replenishment Plans Threaten Fishing, Critics Say
正文语种：	eng
作者：	CAPT. RICHARD EBERHARDT
摘要：	Mardi Gras Pass, an unintended breach in the levee system, could well provide the science that supports claims of fishermen regarding the dire effects of freshwater intrusions into rich coastal seafood harvesting grounds. For years, fishers have claimed that two large freshwater diversion canals planned for the Lower Mississippi River would devastate saltwater and brackish-water seafood harvesting. The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) proposes building the channels, one on the east bank of the Mississippi River, and one on the west bank. The channels would use silt suspended in river water to rebuild land along coastal Louisiana. For nearly 100 years, flood control levees have prevented silt deposits left during high river from building and restoring coastal Louisiana land. The diversion channels will "reconnect the Mississippi River to the marshes," claims Chip Kline, CPRA board chairman and director of coastal activities for the state of Louisiana The breach in the east bank Mississippi River levee near the town of Bohemia, or Mile 44 AHP (Above Head of Passes), occurred on Mardi Gras Day in 2012, and it is being called the "smoking gun" supporting objections to the diversion projects.
出版年：	2022
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	136
期：	3
页码：	55-56