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NOAA grant: $9.4M program under way across 10 sites to restore seagrass, oysters, clams and living shoreline
Summary
The IRLNEP-led, three‑year NOAA grant will support 10 restoration sites and 10 subpartners across the lagoon, including targets for seagrass acreage, millions of clams and thousands of linear feet of living shoreline; permitting and NEPA reviews are the principal near‑term constraints.
Kevin Walker, project manager for the Indian River Lagoon National Estuary Program (IRLNEP), told the council that a three‑year NOAA cooperative agreement worth $9.4 million is funding coordinated restoration at 10 sites and with 10 subpartners across the lagoon.
Under the grant Walker presented, cumulative three‑year targets include 47 acres of seagrass restoration, 7 acres of oysters, roughly 21 million clams, 8,400 linear feet of living shoreline (including salt marsh and mangrove plantings), and three small fish reefs. The project also includes a…
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