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Oyster reefs are one of the most important environmental and economic resources within the coastal regions of the United States. Although oyster reefs in deeper water have been mapped, the extent and condition of intertidal reefs has not been sufficiently inventoried in most states. Understanding the geographic extent and condition of intertidal oyster reef and shell bottoms is important for assessing parental stock and to determine potential recruitment bottlenecks for oysters within an estuary. These intertidal areas have traditionally served as a sanctuary from commercial harvest pressure due to closures, safety, and operational barriers preventing the harvesting of oysters in shallow water. The location...
Categories: Data,
Project;
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: 2015,
2016,
ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES,
Academics & scientific researchers,
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, All tags...
BIVALVES,
Christmas Bay,
Conservation NGOs,
Conservation Planning,
EARTH SCIENCE,
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF > OYSTER REEF,
Federal resource managers,
Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative,
LCC,
LCC Network Science Catalog,
MOLLUSKS,
Map,
Methodology/Protocol,
OYSTERS,
Project,
State agencies,
TX-02,
TX-07,
TX-09,
TX-14,
TX-18,
TX-22,
TX-27,
TX-29,
Texas,
Texas,
Texas Coastal Zone,
West Bay,
biota,
completed,
oyster reef,
side scanning sonar, Fewer tags
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