File created by Abt Associates, August 31, 2017.
The Gulf of Mexico restoration database was compiled by Abt Associates. The datasets were pulled from the scientific literature, and the associated references are provided in the “tbl_References”. Taxonomic information for nekton and benthic infauna species is provided in “tbl_MasterSpeciesList”
This research was funded by contracts from the State of Louisiana and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration to Abt Associates (and its predecessor company, Stratus Consulting) for work associated with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill natural resource damage assessment.