NEWSROOM
Cheniere
Energy Completes Oyster and Finfish Stewardship Project
March 16, 2007
Cheniere Creole
Trail Pipeline, L.P., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cheniere Energy,
Inc., announced today the successful completion of a $1 million
environmental stewardship project to enhance the American oyster
fishery in Calcasieu Lake.
As part of
this project, Cheniere created 16 acres of new oyster reefs and
fishing habitat (artificial reefs) in the Cameron Parish water
body. These newly created artificial reefs have been donated to
the state for public recreational and commercial oyster harvest
and fishing opportunities.
Cheniere worked
with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to identify
and participate in environmental stewardship opportunities to
improve the marine habitat conditions within Calcasieu Lake following
Hurricane Rita and to prepare for Cheniere's upcoming pipeline
projects.
Cheniere
elected to donate $1 million to the stewardship project for reef
development in support of the lake's fishing community, additional
to required mitigation the company will perform as the result
of pipeline construction impacts.
The American
oyster plays an important role in Calcasieu Lake as a vital component
of the health of the lake. The oyster provides benefits to the
lake such as water filtering, habitat and food for other fish
such as trout, red fish and crabs, creating recreational and commercial
fishing opportunities. According to the state of Louisiana, oyster
harvesting in the Calcasieu Basin produced 286,323 pounds of oysters
in 2005.
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