In addition, the State University System of Florida 

 Institute of Oceanography has been involved in a multi-year 

 program concerning a baseline environmental survey in the 

 federal areas of jurisdiction of the MAFLA lease tracts 

 (Defenbaugh, 1976). Also, the University of South Florida 

 and Florida State University jointly prepared a report for the 

 State Energy Office (published in December 1975) entitled, 

 Florida Coastal Policy Study: The Impact of Offshore Oil 

 Development . 



Louisiana 



Louisiana State University has been granted funds over 

 several years by NOAA to examine the ecology of the state's 

 coastal marshes and conduct other marine research, education 

 and advisory programs. These programs include studying the 

 stresses placed on the wetlands by urban development, 

 petroleum operations, and recreational activities and are 

 ongoing in 1977 (U.S. Department of Commerce, 1975a). 



The Louisiana State Planning Office has been awarded NOAA 

 funds to study the onshore impacts of offshore oil and gas 

 production and to develop a state coastal zone management 

 (CZM) program including local CZM plans. These studies are 

 continuing (1977) over several years. (U.S. Department of 

 Commerce, 1976b and Hanna, 1976. ) 



Included in these studies, is a case study of OCS 

 impacted Morgan City being conducted by the University of 



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