batch_auto_20260713 202607131256465730 BOEM ESP geoESPIS ESPIS@boem.gov Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Assessment of Ship Shoal Borrow Areas for Coastal Restoration of Louisiana Barrier Islands Louisiana State University Louisiana State University A geological and physical oceanographic study of Caminada and Block 88 borrow areas on Ship Shoal in the inner Louisiana shelf was conducted using comprehensive approaches of geophysical surveys, coring, field observation, and data synthesis. Data collected in Ship Shoal borrow areas were used to assess present pit morphology. Existing data from mud-capped pits and newly acquired data from sandy pits were compared and analyzed, and employed to validate numerical models. The study built on BOEM’s investment toward better understanding sandy shoal dredge pit problem by filling data gaps and validating predictive models and focused on evaluating the effectiveness of mitigations applied to existing sandy dredge pits. 461000 U.S. Department of the Interior https://doi.org/10.13039/100012475 M16AC00018 10.67297/9A1DF3 https://boem.gov/awardpages/100211