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CEPRA funding was used to design and construct a shoreline protection structure at Starvation Cove on the south shoreline of West Bay near Galveston Island State Park to protect 415 acres of critical habitat.
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Starvation Cove-Shoreline Protection and Marsh Restoration
Shoreline Stabilization and Habitat Protection at Indian Point Peninsula
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The project constructed offshore breakwaters to provide shoreline protection for the southern portion of Indian Point.
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Tracing Fecal and Nutrient Pollution to Corpus Christi Bay and Laguna Madre
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Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi will identify the sources of fecal indicator bacteria and nutrients to Corpus Christi Bay and the Laguna Madre.
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Matagorda Bay Shoreline Resilience: Restoring Seagrass Phase II
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Matagorda Bay Foundation to (1) document steps to implement successful seagrass restoration and (2) collect data on resiliency services returning as the seagrass is restored in Matagorda Bay.
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A Coastwide High Resolution Seagrass Map for Texas
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The University of Texas at Austin will map the current extent and distribution of seagrasses on the Texas coast using modern satellite imagery (Worldview 3) and an existing image classification algorithm.
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Evaluating the trophic value of beneficial uses restoration sites for coastal birds
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Texas A&M University at Galveston assessed the value of the beneficial-uses restoration sites in the Salt Bayou ecosystem for migratory and resident waterfowl and shorebirds, using invertebrate assemblages as a proxy for habitat quality.
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Old Queen Isabella Causeway Removal & Artificial Reef Construction
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Project will remove the Old Queen Isabella causeway, then transport and place the salvageable materials to create a submerged, engineered reef.
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Shamrock Island Protection and Habitat Enhancement Phase II
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This project placed three offshore breakwaters totaling 915 linear feet of shoreline protection along the southeast portion of the Shamrock bird rookery island.
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Clear Creek Riparian Restoration Project
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Bayou Preservation Association completed the final phase of the Clear Creek Riparian Restoration project at Challenger Seven Memorial Park.
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Jumbile Cove-Marsh Restoration
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This project built marsh mounds and vegetated the mounds with Spartina alterniflora to restore over 78 acres of habitat.