34 million available for Florida Gulf coast projects

Over 34 million dollars is now available to Florida for conservation efforts along the gulf coast.

The funding is part of the settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice and BP and Transocean to resolve certain criminal charges against both companies in relation to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Over 5 years the funding in the program will top 350 million dollars.

The 9 projects funded in Florida are primarily to assist areas west of us that were hit harder by the oil spill, but a few of the projects could help our area including a continuing study on the recovery of fish stocks in the Gulf after the oil disaster.

Money will also be used to help the Florida Shorebird Alliance enhance shorebird and seabird populations along the Florida Gulf Coast.

That project would be funded for two years and would help protect nesting areas to educate the public about the importance of seabird nesting sites. 

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