The goal of this study is to conduct offshore surveys of the Sabine and Heald banks and modeled shoals in BOEM Protraction areas High Island Area, High Island Area East Addition, Sabine Pass Area, West Cameron Area, and West Cameron Area
The GLO Offshore Sediment Inventory Project will utilize approximately $1,000,000 in federal funds to expand data collection into portions of the Outer Continental Shelf along Texas' lower coastline.
The project will conduct high-resolution geophysical surveys offshore Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan (TCRMP) Region 4 and Lower Texas Coast Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and will obtain tracklines in a gap that occurs between Upper and
Coast and Harbor Engineering (CHE) is conducting a desktop analysis to develop strategies for implementation into the Texas Regional Sediment Management Study.
The study evaluated the effects of grazing by wintering redhead ducks on shoalgrass throughout the Laguna Madre, determine if distribution of redheads are influenced by the proximity of freshwater wetlands. And develop a conservation strateg
Fluvial inputs to the Galveston Bay system were estimated based on discharge and sediment concentration data from the U.S.
This project will address the fourth year of a cooperative research study, which seeks to document the effects of the Lake Livingston dam on downstream sedimentation processes, in particular the delivery of sediment to the lower Trinity River and the T
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will use GOMESA funds to develop engineering and design plans for the removal of the of the Queen Isabella Causeway in South Padre Island, TX.
Project to
replace the R. V. Anomaly with a smaller research vessel capable of
continuing THC's progressive marine archeology program.
The purpose of this project is to create an accessible, flexible and updatable GIS database and web-based graphical user interface (GUI) that elected officials, emergency management officials, and the general public can use for predictive analysis and
Texas A&M University at Kingsville will establish plant repositories of native vegetation harvested from local dunes and assess dune integrity and vegetation development in Cameron County.
The Galveston Bay Foundation will reclaim spent oyster shell from local seafood restaurants and properly cure the shell in preparation for reuse in oyster reef restoration work in Galveston Bay. Shell obtained from the program is used for (separa
Armand Bayou Nature Center will address three facets of wetlands habitat loss: Marsh Restoration (by employing an innovative process using California bulrush (Shoenoplectus californicus); Prairie Restoration (with the propagation of native prairie gras
Project to conduct a hydraulic analysis to determine the best alternative for maintaining Cedar Bayou as an open pass.
Texas AgriLife Research will create a construction and financing plan for restoration in the interconnected wetlands in Calhoun County, Texas. A large expanse of degraded wetlands stretches from Magnolia Beach to Indianola in Calhoun County.
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station restored Sea Oats, Uniola paniculata, to Galveston Island. During this project the importance of mycorrhizal fungi and a seaweed-containing organic fertilizer to the re-introduction of sea oats.
The San Antonio Bay Partnership will restore a segment of Bill Day’s Reef, near Port O’Connor, to create a viable nesting site for American Oystercatchers.
The Slop Bowl Marsh, located adjacent to the Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge in Brazoria County, Texas, was historically known for its extraordinary bird habitat and high fish productivity.
The Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program will (1) manage rookery islands to maintain viability for current nesting birds; (2) monitor rookery islands to ensure nesting activities are proceeding as expected; and (3) complete engineering and design