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Construction and Enhancement of Artificial Reefs in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico

Summary

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Artificial Reef Program develops and enhances reef sites in the Gulf of Mexico, building important natural fisheries habitat for threatened and endangered species. TPWD will use concrete, limestone, and shell to create habitat for juvenile and adult fish at the Big Man Nearshore Reef Site.
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Basics

Upper Coast
N/A
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
$600,000

Classification

  • CMP 306A
Habitat Restoration/Protection

Timeline

completed
2019

Funding Sources

Source 1

18-098
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Primary
Federal
$300,000
22
2018

Source 2

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Primary
State
$300,000
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Contacts

Responsibility
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Contact
Brooke Shipley 4200 Smith School Road Austin, TX 78744 512.534.0112 Email
Responsibility
General Land Office
Contact
Coastal Resources 800.998.4456 512.475.0773

Install of Artificial Reef