Restoring and enhancing structurally complex nursery habitat to enhance reef fish populations
Implementing Organization
Texas A&M University Galveston
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$223,752
Known Leveraged Funding
$0
Funding Organization
The U.S. Department of Treasury
Funding Program
The RESTORE Act Funds Bucket 5: Centers of Excellence Research Grant Program
Details
Project Category
Environmental
Project Actions
Habitat Restoration and Enhancement
Targeted Resources
Corals/Coral Reefs
Project Description
Develop structurally complex nursery habitat using both natural and man-made materials to improve the early life survival and recruitment success of reef-dependent fishes, and gather baseline biological information on the fishery benefits of creating and enhancing these habitats in the northwest Gulf of Mexico.
Contact
Larry McKinney(361) 825-2070
Larry.McKinney@tamucc.edu
Project Website
Antonietta Quigg
Grant funds to support a research study to provide critical data on the function and efficacy of low-relief nurseries. The proposed research will provide baseline biological information on the fishery benefits of creating and enhancing low-relief nursery habitat on the inner continental shelf in the NW Gulf of Mexico.