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Results of Hypoxia Task Force Meeting to Drive Revision of the 2001 Action Plan for Reducing, Mitigating, and Controlling Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
The Thirteenth Meeting of the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Task Force convened in Executive Session on January 10, 2007 with VADM Lautenbacher and Jack Dunnigan representing NOAA, and in a Public Meeting on January 11, 2007. The meeting resulted in the adoption, by the Task Force, of six major “themes” that will guide the revision of the landmark 2001 Action Plan which specifies actions to reach a goal of reducing the Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone from its current size (decadal average area of 15,000 km2) to 5,000 km2. Theme areas include a number of issues that will integrate Task Force activities into national trends and policies including biofuel-driven changes in agriculture, reauthorization of the Farm Bill, and relationships with wetland loss/restoration in the lower basin. The themes also call for more specificity and accountability in the actions, as well as robust public participation. For more information, please contact Rob.Magnien@noaa.gov or Alan.Lewitus@noaa.gov
Related Links
News
- CSCOR-supported Research Provides Foundation for Effective Management of the "Dead Zone" in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
- CSCOR Co-Sponsors Symposium To Identify Management Strategies for the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic "Dead Zone"
- Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Symposium a Critical Component of Scientific Reassessment
Events
- Summit on Long-Term Monitoring of the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone: Developing the Implementation Plan for an Operational Observation System Stennis, Mississippi: January 30-31, 2007
- Ecological Impacts of Hypoxia on Living Resources Workshop Stennis, Mississippi: March 26-29, 2007
Related Web Sites
- EPA Mississippi River Basin & Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Information Page
- EPA/Gulf of Mexico Program
- Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
- Hypoxia Watch System for the Gulf of Mexico
- CSCOR's Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems and Hypoxia Assessment (NGOMEX) Program
- Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act (HABHRCA)
- NCCOS Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Factsheet: Providing Key Information to Understand and Reduce the Impacts of Oxygen Depletion on Living Resources in the Gulf of Mexico (PDF)