Innovative Technology Seaweed Prototype Dunes Demonstration Project

Summary

The project is located on the Gulf of Mexico side of Apffel Park in Galveston County, Texas. The Study uses fresh sargassum that has been baled in a prototype hay baler as the base for engineered dunes. The dunes containing the sargassum bales are compared to dunes without bales to determine if the bales provide additional stability and promote vegetation growth on the outside of the dunes.

Basics

Galveston
N/A
Texas A&M University - Galveston
$148,775

Classification

  • CEPRA
Planning Study Data Collection

Timeline

completed
2015

Funding Sources

Source 1

1581
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Primary
State
$88,775
08
2014

Source 2

1581
Texas A&M University of Galveston
Secondary
Other
$60,000

Contacts

Responsibility
General Land Office
Contact
Coastal Resources 800.998.4456 512.475.0773