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       Disappearing marsh
       By: Ripper Date: January 20, 2019, 10:00 am
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       Just watched this video on how our coastal areas are
       disappearing. Some of you may have watched it.
  HTML https://vimeo.com/246711093
       I have witnessed this first hand having growing up in Buras. The
       marsh lost on the west side of the river from the Buras Boat
       Harbor out to the gulf is unbelievable.
       It is open water all the way out to the beach line.  We still
       had a lot of Marsh land back in the 70's. Now there is nothing.
       The East side of the river is in better shape due to the fresh
       water from the river going into the marsh from numerous breaks.
       There are those that are against
       fresh water diversions and who say they don't work.  I think
       that there needs to be both diversions and also dredging from
       the river to build land mass in areas that
       are just open bays right now.
       I don't think anything will ever be done. Work should have
       started years ago. Oyster fisherman and Shrimpers are against
       diversions and other reclamation plans.
       Pretty much all open water areas on the west side of the river
       are oyster leases and they definitely don't want any type of
       diversion or the pumping in of sediment to
       build land. Those water bottoms are leased from the State which
       could rescind them removing one obstacle but would result in
       many lawsuits.
       
       I guess this is just me ranting, but I'm sure many of you feel
       the same way.
       
       
       
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