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Galveston Bay
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Summary Information
| Year Established: | 1988 |
| Location: | Texas |
| Area of Watershed: | 63,306 square kilometers |
Priority Management Issues: |
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habitat loss/alteration conventional pollutants freshwater inflow | |
Major Habitat Types: |
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sumberged aquatic vegetation (sea grass) reefs (oyster) barrier islands/sand bars lagoon/shallow open water shellfish growing areas |
beach/dune (vegetated) sand/mud/salt flats salt/brackish marsh freshwater marsh (non-tidal) riparian/riverine (tidal and floodplain) |
Federally Endangered or Threatened Species: |
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birds: bald eagle brown pelican peregrine falcon piping plover |
reptiles: green sea turtle Kemp's ridley sea turtle leatherback sea turtle loggerhead sea turtle |
Overviews and Highlights
Subsidence, development, and shoreline erosion have contributed to the highest priority problem in Galveston Bay-- loss of habitat. The Galveston Bay Estuary Program is coordinating with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to incorporate innovative methods for oyster reef and wetland construction. The goals of this project are habitat enhancement and shoreline erosion protection. The techniques developed during this project have bay-wide applications to enhance bay resources.
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