BP
America Supports Sea Grant Research
Posted:
1/2204
BP America
donated $30,000 to support Louisiana Sea Grant College Program
oyster research at LSU. Under the direction of Dr. John Supan,
this project focuses on new oyster culture methods to be tested
in Caminada Bay, Louisiana.
The project, jointly
administered by Louisiana Sea Grant and the Grand Isle Port
Commission will test a new concept of utilizing one of Louisiana’s
most abundant natural resources: warm seawater. In a five-acre,
inshore, molluscan aquaculture park, Louisiana Sea Grant,
the Port Commission, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife
and Fisheries, and oyster industry partners will conduct thorough
technical, economic and legal evaluations of raising oysters
inshore using advanced oyster genetics and off-bottom culture
methods.
Funding for the
program is shared among federal, state and private partners,
namely: the federal NOAA Sea Grant- Gulf Oyster Industry Program,
the Grand Isle Port Commission and oyster industry partners.
The Louisiana Sea
Grant College Program, one of 30 Sea Grant Colleges in the
National Sea Grant College Program under the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), integrates coastal
and marine research, education, and advisory services in a
flexible, interdisciplinary program to rapidly respond to
state, regional and national needs associated with coastal
and marine resources.
BP America is the
holding company of one of the world’s largest petroleum
and petrochemical operations. It is actively involved in the
exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas; refining,
marketing, supply and transportation; and manufacturing and
marketing of petrochemicals. BP has well-established operations
in Europe, North and South America, Australia and Africa.
“BP America’s
$30,000 gift to the LSU Foundation will serve as private sector
matching funds for the federal grant that supports this effort.
It is another example of BP’s investments in Louisiana,”
Supan said.
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