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Restoring the Gulf Coast:. Companies Poised to Grow. The Gulf Coast: Critical to the US Economy. 33% of the nation’s seafood harvest $34 billion/year in tourism 90% of the nation’s total offshore crude oil and natural gas production - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Restoring the Gulf Coast:Companies Poised to Grow
The Gulf Coast: Critical to the US Economy
• 33% of the nation’s seafood harvest
• $34 billion/year in tourism
• 90% of the nation’s total offshore crude oil and natural gas production
• 10 of the nation’s 15 largest shipping ports, by cargo volume
Sources: (NMFS, 2011, Oxford Economics, 2010, EIA, 2011, AAPA, 2009)
Key Findings: Restoring the Gulf Coast
• Job opportunities in the Gulf Coast region and 32 other states
• 391 employee locations nation wide, with 67% in the five Gulf States
• Coastal restoration is a small or growing share of business for many firms
• The firms are small and medium sized
• Coastal restoration offers opportunities to diversify for well established firms
Key Findings: Restoring Gulf Oyster Reefs
• Job opportunities in the Gulf Coast and 17 other states
• 445 relevant employee locations, with 82% in the Gulf
• Most firms are small businesses
• Small, specialized firms are leading innovation
• Oyster reef restoration creates opportunities for innovation
• Controlled funding is needed to encourage coastal engineers to include oyster reefs in large restoration projects
Restoring the Gulf Coast:Value Chain
Restoring the Gulf Coast:National Map
Restoring the Gulf Coast:The Gulf Coast States Map
Oyster Reef Restoration:National Map
Oyster Reef Restoration:The Gulf Coast States Map
Hyperlinks for studies
• Restoring the Gulf Coast
• http://www.cggc.duke.edu/pdfs/CGGC_Gulf-Coast-Restoration.pdf
• Restoring Gulf Oyster Reefs
• http://www.cggc.duke.edu/pdfs/CGGC_Oyster-Reef-Restoration.pdf
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