COASTAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION'S

GULF ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT SITE

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Name:
Gregory J. DuCote

Address:
La. Dept. of Natural Resources/Coastal Management Division
P. O. Box 44487
Baton Rouge, LA  70804-4487

Phone #:
225.342.5052
1-800-267-4019

E-mail:
gregdu@dnr.state.la.us

Facsimile:
225.342.9439


GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:

Location:
Isles Dernieres

County:   Terrebonne Parish   T23S-R17E

Lat/Long: Lat. 29ø03'45", Long. 90ø42'30"

Boundary:  North - Lake Pelto
           South - Gulf of Mexico
           East - Wine Island Pass
           West - Whiskey Island Pass

Relative Size: approx. 2,500 acres

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ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
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ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION:

Hurricane protection


GEOMORPHIC FEATURES:

Barrier island with coastal beach-dune ecosystem


UNIQUENESS OF NATURAL COMMUNITY:

Coastal dune shrub thicket species:  wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera), yaupon (Ilex vomitoria),
marsh elder (Iva frutescens), silverling (Baccharis halimifolia)


RARE OR ENDANGERED SPECIES:

Brown pelican
Least tern
Sea turtles (Kemps Ridley)


BREEDING OR NURSERY AREA:

Breeding area for shorebirds (seagulls, terns, pelicans)
Nursery area for finfish and shellfish


MIGRATORY SPECIES:

Songbirds & passerines
INTERPRETIVE AND ECONOMIC VALUE:

INTERPRETIVE USE:

Birding - accessible only by boat


RECREATIONAL USE:

Fishing (saltwater species such as speckled trout, redfish, flounder, white trout, spanish
mackerel, Atlantic croaker, sheepshead)
Crabbing & shrimping
Birding


COMMERCIAL USE:

Commercial fishing for finfish & shellfish


ARCHAEOLOGICAL FEATURES:
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MANAGEMENT STATUS:

LAND OWNERSHIP:
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EXISTING DESIGNATIONS:
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MANAGEMENT STATUS:

Little development - some oil and gas activities


SITE VIABILITY

ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY:

Man-made threats include oil & gas exploration and production
Natural threats include erosion and land loss due to storms, hurricanes, high tides


MANAGEMENT POTENTIAL:

Bird rookery


OTHER:
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