Louisiana Offshore Oil Port Monitoring Program
Entry ID: LA_DWF_LOOP

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Summary
Abstract: The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) facility was built 18 miles offshore
from southeast Louisiana to provide port facilities for supertankers to
transfer large amounts of oil from tankers to interim storage facilities; this
in turn provided linkage with other pipelines for distribution of oil to
refineries. Because of the valuable resources located in this area,
monitoring of animal and plant life along with selected parameters was
necessary to evaluate and document impacts in this productive zone. Data from
estuarine and marine samples collected by LDWF are included in this data base.

Related URL
Link: VIEW EXTENDED METADATA
Description: Metadata in Biological Data Profile format.


Geographic Coverage
 N: 33.29 S: 28.67  E: -88.54  W: -94.3

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Dataset Title: Louisiana Offshore Oil Port Monitoring Program
Dataset Release Place: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dataset Publisher: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Data Presentation Form: database


Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1978-02-28
Stop Date: 1995-12-31


Location Keywords
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > LOUISIANA


Science Keywords
HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS >OIL SPILLS    [Definition]
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES    [Definition]
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES    [Definition]
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >PLANTS    [Definition]
BIOSPHERE >AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS >ESTUARINE HABITAT    [Definition]
BIOSPHERE >AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS >MARINE HABITAT    [Definition]


ISO Topic Category
BIOTA
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
OCEANS


Quality
Data from estuarine and marine samples collected by LDWF are included in this
database.


Access Constraints
Available upon written request and approval by Division Administrator.

Division Administrator
La. Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries
Marine Fisheries Division
P. O. Box 98000
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70898-9000
Telephone: (225) 765-2384


Use Constraints
None


Keywords
animal
environmental monitoring
estuarine samples
marine samples
plant samples
Louisiana


Data Set Progress
COMPLETE


Data Center
Marine Fisheries Division, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Louisiana    [Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/fishing

Data Center Personnel
Name: DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR
Phone: (225) 765-2384
Contact Address:
LA Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Marine Fisheries Division
P.O. Box 98000
City: Baton Rouge
Province or State: LA
Postal Code: 70898-9000
Country: USA


Personnel
JAN BOWMAN
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: (225) 765-2393
Fax: (225) 765-2624
Email: bowman_jf at wlf.state.la.us
Contact Address:
P. O. Box 98000
City: Baton Rouge
Province or State: Louisiana
Postal Code: 70898-9000
Country: USA


JIM HANIFEN
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: (225) 765-2390
Contact Address:
P.O. Box 98000
City: Baton Rouge
Province or State: Louisiana
Postal Code: 70898-9000
Country: USA


TYLER B. STEVENS
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: (301) 614-6898
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA



Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2005-11-29
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-12-12

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