Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Restoration for the Regionwide Restoration Area is replenishing and protecting marine mammals, sea turtles, birds, and oysters. These resources affected by the spill often live and migrate across the Gulf of Mexico —so Regionwide Restoration Area projects are being implemented across these jurisdictional boundaries.
The Regionwide Restoration Area is made up of trustees from each Gulf state and all the respective federal trustees. The Regionwide Restoration Area is responsible for planning and implementing restoration activities for resources that range throughout the Gulf of Mexico. It is also promoting collaboration and coordination between the individual federal and state trustees. This will ensure that restoration is performed effectively for the entire ecosystem.
Together, we are restoring natural resources—and the services they provide—that were injured by the spill. As part of the restoration planning process, we are accepting restoration project ideas from the public. We are developing restoration plans that are consistent with the programmatic restoration plan (see chart below). The public also has the opportunity to review and comment on any proposed restoration plans for the Regionwide Restoration Area. Once a plan is approved, we will implement and monitor the selected projects.
Restoration Plans
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Draft Planon- March 2021 (PDF, 346 pages)
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Final Planon- September 2021 (PDF, 401 pages)
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Projects
Planning
The chart shows the restoration funding allocated to the Regionwide 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 Regionwide Restoration Area considers monitoring and adaptive management throughout their restoration efforts.
Check out the Monitoring and Adaptive Management Manual for more information.
Looking for information about Gulf of Mexico Colonial Waterbirds? View the Avian Data Monitoring Portal.
Trustee Implementation Group
The trustees for the Regionwide Restoration Area are:
- Alabama Restoration Area Trustees
- Florida Restoration Area Trustees
- Louisiana Restoration Area Trustees
- Mississippi Restoration Area Trustees
- Texas Restoration Area Trustees
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Contact: nanciann_regalado@fws.gov
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