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- 1. Leslie D. Hartman Matagorda Bay Ecosystem Leader
- 3. Bays – What They are Good For Definition - An estuary is a body of water formed where freshwater from rivers and streamsfreshwater from rivers and streams flows into the ocean, mixing with the seawatermixing with the seawater. Although influenced by the tides, estuaries are protected from the full force of ocean waves, winds, and storms by the barrier islands, or fingers of land that surround them. Salinity gradient Nutrients Sediment deposition Habitat
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- 10. S S S S S S S S S S S Redfish Lake Tres Palacios Bay Carancahua Bay Venado Lake Lavaca Bay Colorado River Swan Lake Turtle Bay Robbins Lake Crab Lake Keller Bay Freshwater Lake Matagorda Bay Coon Island Bay Mad Island Lake Cox Bay Oyster Lake Salt Lake Redfish Lake Chocolate Bay Powderhorn Lake Matagorda Ship Channel Pass Cavallo Indianola La Salle Magnolia Beach Matagorda Palacios Point Comfort Port Alto Port Lavaca Port O'Connor N 4 0 4 8 Miles 4 0 4 8 Kilometers Gulf of Mexico Mixing Zone
- 11. S S S S S S S S S S Redfish Lake Tres Palacios Bay CarancahuaBay VenadoLake Lavaca Bay ColoradoRiver SwanLake TurtleBay RobbinsLake Crab Lake Keller Bay Freshwater Lake Matagorda Bay CoonIslandBay Mad Island Lake Cox Bay Oyster Lake Salt Lake Redfish Lake Chocolate Bay Powderhorn Lake Matagorda Ship Channel PassCavallo Indianola La Salle Magnolia Beach Matagorda Palacios Point Comfort Port Alto Port Lavaca Port O'Connor N 4 0 4 8 Miles 4 0 4 8 Kilometers FRESH Mixing Zone
- 12. S S S S S S S S S S Redfish Lake Tres Palacios Bay Carancahua Bay Venado Lake Lavaca Bay Colorado River Swan Lake Turtle Bay Robbins Lake Crab Lake Keller Bay Freshwater Lake Matagorda Bay Coon Island Bay Mad Island Lake Cox Bay Oyster Lake Salt Lake Redfish Lake Chocolate Bay Powderhorn Lake Matagorda Ship Channel Pass Cavallo Indianola La Salle Magnolia Beach Matagorda Palacios Point Comfort Port Alto Port Lavaca Port O'Connor N 4 0 4 8 Miles 4 0 4 8 Kilometers OCEANIC Mixing Zone
- 14. What a Critter Wants Shelter Food
- 18. Larvae Eggs 0‰ fresh 5‰ 27‰ 17.5‰ 9‰ 35‰ oceanSalinity MoresaltLesssalt
- 19. Birds Ecological health indicators Eat estuarine species Local economic driver
- 20. Insect Pollinators 76% world crop production requires animal pollination Some marsh plants require bee pollinators Mostly bees
- 22. TPWD Efforts Restoration Hatcheries Long-term trend analysis Age & growth Commercial & Recreational fisheries management
- 23. House Bill 51 Permitted Location Placement Area: Noble Point Reef, Lavaca Bay 758 yds3 3847.25 yds3
- 25. Earth – Closed Loop System No* new Water Land Bays transition land & water Nurseries Buffet
- 26. Leslie D. HartmanLeslie D. Hartman 361 972-6253361 972-6253 Leslie.Hartman@tpwd.texas.govLeslie.Hartman@tpwd.texas.gov