Restoration work in the Florida Restoration Area is focusing on restoring water quality and wetlands, coastal, and nearshore habitats as well as replenishing and protecting sea turtles, marine mammals, birds, and oysters. We are also providing and enhancing recreational opportunities and restoring habitats on federal lands.
Together, the trustees are restoring natural resources—and the services they provide—that were injured by the spill. We are developing project-specific restoration plans that are consistent with the resource allocations laid out in the programmatic restoration plan (see chart below). As part of the restoration planning process, we are accepting restoration project ideas from the public. The public also has the opportunity to review and comment on any proposed project-specific restoration plans for the Florida Restoration Area. Once a plan is approved, we will implement and monitor the selected projects.
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Projects
Planning
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FL TIG Restoration Plan #1 | Closed |
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FL TIG Restoration Plan #2 | Closed |
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FL TIG Restoration Plan #3 | In Progress |
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FL TIG-DEP Administrative Oversight and Comprehensive Planning | In Progress |
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FL TIG-FWC Administrative Oversight and Comprehensive Planning | In Progress |
The chart shows the restoration funding allocated to the Florida Restoration Area for each restoration goal and the percentage of committed funds as of May 2024. For more information on the allocation of funds, please visit the Department of Justice Deepwater Horizon page.

Monitoring and Adaptive Management
The Florida Restoration Area considers monitoring and adaptive management throughout their restoration efforts.
Check out the Monitoring and Adaptive Management Manual for more information.
Trustee Implementation Group
The trustees for the Florida Restoration Area are:
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Contact: DeepwaterHorizon@dep.state.fl.us