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Landscape Scale Oyster Restoration in Galveston Bay

Implementing Organization

State of Texas

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$9,500,000

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

Natural Resource Damage Assessment Trustees (NRDA)

Funding Program

Natural Resource Damage Assessment NRDA

Details

Project Category

Environmental

Project Actions

Species Restoration

Targeted Resources

Oysters/Reefs

Project Description

The project will restore approximately 50 acres of degraded subtidal and intertidal oyster reefs across the Galveston Bay system. The project will involve construction of a network of intertidal and subtidal reef complexes focusing on Trinity Bay and Upper -Galveston Bay. The network approach used will allow for increased oyster population sustainability and oyster habitat resiliency while maximizing the benefits to oyster fisheries through larval supply and transport. This project will include 1) site assessment, engineering & design, and permitting; 2) construction; and 3) monitoring.

Contact

Kimberly Biba
(281) 534-0133
kimberly.biba@tpwd.texas.gov
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Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

For official trustee information regarding the Deepwater Horizon NRDA, including information regarding the NRDA process and the status of projects, see https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov/

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