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Legend MSA Maurepas Swamp Area MLBA Manchac Land Bridge Area SWPA South West Pontchartrain Area LPA Lake Pontchartrain Area NSMA North Shore Marsh Area BSA Bayou Sauvage Area EOLBA East Orleans Land Bridge Area PRMA Pearl River Mouth Area CWA Central Wetland Area SLBA South Lake Borgne Area LBA Lake Borgne Area SBWA St. Bernard Wetland Area BCSA Breton-Chandeleur Sound Area CIA Chandeleur Islands Area PWA Plaquemines Wetland Area BDA Birdfoot Delta Area    Status Trend I = Increasing = Increasing S = Steady = Steady D = Declining = Declining NH = Not Historically Present   ND = No Data   Source: Coast 2050, 1998

Table 2: Selected Fish and Shellfish Population Status and Trends
	Blue Crab	Largemouth Bass	Red Drum	White Shrimp	Brown Shrimp	Channel Catfish	Oyster
MSA	S	S	NH	NH	NH	S	NH
MLBA	S	S	S	S	D	S	NH
SWPA	S	S	NH	S	S	S	NH
LPA	S	S	S	S	S	S	NH
NSMA	S	S	S	S	S	S	NH
BSA	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	D	NH
EOLBA	S	S	S	S	S	NH	S
PRMA	S	S	S	S	S	S	D
CWA	S	NH	S	S	S	NH	D
SLBA	S	NH	S	S	S	NH	S
LBA	S	NH	S	S	S	NH	S
SBWA	S	NH	I	S	S	NH	S
BCSA	S	NH	I	S	S	NH	S
CIA	ND	NH	ND	ND	ND	ND	ND
PWA	I	I	S	I	S	I	I
BDA	S	S	S	S	S	S	S

Table 3: Selected Bird Population Status and Trends   Bald eagle Brown Pelican Waterfowl Wading Birds Migrant Marsh Birds MSA S NH S I S MLBA S NH S I S SWPA I I S I S LPA NH I S NH NH NSMA S I S I S BSA NH I S I S EOLBA NH I S S S PRMA S I S I S CWA NH I D I S SLBA NH I D S S LBA NH I NH NH S SBWA NH I S S S BCSA NH I NH NH S CIA NH I NH NH S PWA NH I S I S BDA NH I S S S Table 3: Selected Bird Population Status and Trends

Table 4: Alligator and Furbearer Population Status and Trends   Alligator Furbearers MSA I S MLBA I S SWPA I S LPA NH NH NSMA I S BSA< I S EOLBA S S PRMA S S CWA D D SLBA D D LBA NH NH SBWA D D BCSA NH NH CIA NH NH PWA I S BDA D S Table 4: Alligator and Furbearer Population Status and Trends

Table 5: Measured and Projected Marsh Loss in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin 1932 - 1990
Area	Marsh Acres 1932	Marsh Acres 1990	Projected Marsh Acres 2050		% Marsh Lost 1932 - 1990	% Marsh Lost 1990 - 2050
MSA	8,165	5,280	5,745		29.0	1.3
MLBA	33,200	24,770	12,370		25.0	50.0
SWPA	13,650	8,660	6,590		36.5	24.0
NSMA	13,145	9,550	8,080		27.0	15.0
BSA	9,965	6,440	2,890		35.0	55.0
EOLBA	30,930	25,460	21,910		17.6	14.0
PRMA	25,020	22,210	19,520		11.0	12.0
CWA	35,080	21,600	19,620		38.0	9.0
SLBA	23,900	16,600	13,290		30.5	20.0
SBWA	135,520	112,470	93,240		17.0	17.0
PWA	194,410	171,140	126,650		12.0	26.0
BDA	114,770	51,280	35,670		50.0	30.0

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