LUMCON Scientist Seeks Signs Of Marsh Recovery
HOUMA, La. (AP) — A scientist from the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium in Cocodrie is preparing to study whether oiled marshes in northern Barataria Bay have recovered from the Gulf spill.
Alex Kolker, a scientist at the consortium's marine center, received a $35,721 grant from the Greater New Orleans Foundation's Gulf Coast Oil Spill Fund to conduct his research, according to The Courier newspaper of Houma.
Kolker said he wants to follow up on new growth he witnessed in northern Barataria Bay wetlands during the summer.
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