Some Consequences of Wetland Modification to 



Louisiana's Fisheries 1 08 



Barney Barrett 



Wetland Losses and Coastal Fisheries: An Enigmatic 



and Economically Significant Dependency 112 



R. Eugene Turner 



Panel Discussion 121 



James G. Gosselink, Robert H. Chabreck, 



David W. Fruge, Barney Barrett, R. Eugene Turner, 



Mike Voisin, and John Teal 



CONSEQUENCES: SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC 1 27 



Legal Implications of Coastal Erosion in Louisiana 1 28 



Paul Hribernick and Michael Wascom 



Economic and Cultural Consequences of Land Loss 



in Louisiana 1 40 



Donald W. Davis 



Panel Discussion 1 59 



Edward W. Stagg, Paul Hribernick, Michael Osborne, 

 Donald W. Davis and Charles Broussard 



OPTIONS: BARRIER ISLAND AND SHORELINE PROTECTION 1 63 



Future Sea-Level Changes along the Louisiana Coast 1 64 



Dag Nummedal 



Effects of Coastal Structures on Shoreline Stabilization 



and Land Loss ~ The Texas Experience 1 77 



Robert A. Morton 



Sand Dune Vegetation and Stabilization in Louisiana 187 



Irving A. Mendelssohn 



Panel Discussion 208 



Charles G. Groat, Dag Nummedal, Irving A. Mendelssohn 

 Robert A. Morton, Johannes van Beek, Murray Hebert 

 and Larry DeMent 



OPTIONS: LIMITATION OF DREDGING AND 



FRESHWATER DIVERSIONS 213 



Reversal of Coastal Erosion by Rapid Sedimentation: 



The Atchafalaya Delta (South-Central Louisiana) 214 



Harry H. Roberts and Ivor LI. van Heerden 



VI 



